English Premier League

Arsenal vs Fulham, 2020-21 English Premier League

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Arsenal
  • 90'+7': Eddie Nketiah
FT
1 - 1
Fulham
  • 59': Josh Maja (P)

Nketiah's late equalizer heartbreak for Fulham in 1-1 draw

— Arsenal substitute Eddie Nketiah’s equalizer in the final moments crushed Fulham’s hopes of a big win and denied the team a huge boost as it tries to avoid relegation in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a through ball.
  • 3': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
  • 5': Foul by Josh Maja (Fulham).
  • 5': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 10': Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 15': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 15': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 18': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 18': Josh Maja (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 26': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
  • 28': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 33': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 35': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 38': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 40': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Fulham.
  • 43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 44': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
  • 44': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Fulham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Fulham 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 49': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 49': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 56': Ola Aina (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Penalty Fulham. Mario Lemina draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 56': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': VAR Decision: Penalty Fulham.
  • 59': Goal! Arsenal 0, Fulham 1. Josh Maja (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 61': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
  • 61': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Héctor Bellerín.
  • 69': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette because of an injury.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 76': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Josh Maja.
  • 77': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 77': Mario Lemina (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
  • 84': Substitution, Fulham. Joe Bryan replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
  • 86': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
  • 87': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 87': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 89': Alphonse Areola (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 90'+1': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ola Aina.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mat Ryan with a headed pass.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Arsenal 1, Fulham 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 90'+8': VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Arsenal 1-1 Fulham (Eddie Nketiah).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Fulham 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 11
4 Saves 0
30.5 Possession 69.5
3 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
212 Accurate Passes 558
286 Passes 633
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 30
0.0 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 32
15 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 6
32 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Mathew Ryan (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
16 Rob Holding
34 Granit Xhaka
2 Héctor Bellerín
32 Emile Smith Rowe
8 Dani Ceballos
25 Mohamed Elneny
9 Alexandre Lacazette
35 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Pablo Marí, Bernd Leno, Nicolas Pépé, Cédric, Eddie Nketiah, Willian, Calum Chambers, Reiss Nelson, Thomas Partey.

FUL Fulham (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alphonse Areola (GK) Yellow Card
16 Tosin Adarabioyo
5 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
33 Antonee Robinson
34 Ola Aina
18 Mario Lemina
29 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
19 Ademola Lookman
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid Yellow Card
17 Ivan Cavaleiro
27 Josh Maja
Fulham Substitutes:
Tim Ream, Joe Bryan, Josh Onomah, Harrison Reed, Fabri, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Michael Hector, Denis Odoi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

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