English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 18, 2025
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

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Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 15Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 30Ryan SessegnonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 24Josh KingAM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 16Sander BergeRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Emile Smith RoweSUB
  2. 3Calvin BasseySUB
  3. 22KevinSUB
  4. 11Adama TraoréSUB
  5. 18Jonah Kusi-AsareSUB
  6. 23Benjamin LecomteSUB
  7. 6Harrison ReedSUB
  8. 2Kenny TeteSUB
  9. 31Issa DiopSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 10Eberechi EzeRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  2. 22Ethan NwaneriSUB
  3. 11Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellySUB
  5. 3Cristhian MosqueraSUB
  6. 56Max DowmanSUB
  7. 4Ben WhiteSUB
  8. 23Mikel MerinoSUB
  9. 16Christian NørgaardSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Joachim Andersen because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Eberechi Eze.
  4. 63' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Josh King.
  5. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Tom Cairney because of an injury.
  6. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  7. 82' Substitution, Fulham. Calvin Bassey replaces Jorge Cuenca.
  8. 82' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
  9. 90'+6' Substitution, Arsenal. Christian Nørgaard replaces Viktor Gyökeres.

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