English Premier League

Fulham vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Fulham
    FT
    0 - 1
    Arsenal
    • 58': Leandro Trossard

    Arsenal move clear at top of Premier League after win at Fulham

    Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to three points after Leandro Trossard's goal fired Arteta's side to victory at Fulham.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
    • 2': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
    • 11': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 16': Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
    • 17': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 17': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
    • 18': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 19': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Declan Rice.
    • 19': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 25': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
    • 25': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 27': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 27': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Raya.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Cairney (Fulham).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 36': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Josh King (Fulham).
    • 42': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Joachim Andersen because of an injury.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 45'+5': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 47': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Goal! Fulham 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães following a corner.
    • 60': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Cairney (Fulham).
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Eberechi Eze.
    • 63': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Josh King.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 67': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
    • 75': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 75': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
    • 75': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 77': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 77': Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 82': Substitution, Fulham. Calvin Bassey replaces Jorge Cuenca.
    • 82': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
    • 85': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
    • 87': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
    • 90': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin with a cross.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
    • 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 90'+9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Fulham 0, Arsenal 1.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    10 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 4
    63 Possession 37
    16 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    475 Accurate Passes 248
    546 Passes 313
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    48 Long Balls 54
    20 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 13
    9 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    1 Interceptions 7
    29 Effective Clearances 35
    29 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Craven Cottage
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 27,736

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 10 +15 25
    2 Manchester City 10 +12 19
    3 Liverpool 10 +4 18
    4 AFC Bournemouth 10 +3 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    15 Jorge Cuenca
    5 Joachim Andersen
    30 Ryan Sessegnon
    21 Timothy Castagne
    24 Josh King
    10 Tom Cairney
    16 Sander Berge
    7 Raúl Jiménez
    17 Alex Iwobi
    8 Harry Wilson
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey, Kevin, Adama Traoré, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Benjamin Lecomte, Harrison Reed, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    33 Riccardo Calafiori
    12 Jurriën Timber
    36 Martín Zubimendi
    41 Declan Rice
    10 Eberechi Eze
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    19 Leandro Trossard
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Cristhian Mosquera, Max Dowman, Ben White, Mikel Merino, Christian Nørgaard.

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