Inglés
Arsenal Edges Past Fulham in Close Encounter at Craven Cottage
Arsenal secured a 2-1 victory over Fulham in a thrilling Premier League match at Craven Cottage, London, on December 8th, 2024. The game, refereed by Chris Kavanagh, was a high-intensity affair with several yellow cards.
Raúl Jiménez gave Fulham the lead in the 11th minute with an assist from Tete, but William Saliba leveled for the Gunners in the 52nd minute, assisted by Havertz. Despite Arsenal’s superior possession (67%), Fulham managed two shots on target. However, Arsenal’s greater number of shots and chances ultimately decided the match. The final score was 2-1, with four yellow cards for Fulham and one for Arsenal. Statistics showed Arsenal’s dominance in shots (12 vs 2) and corners (6 vs 0), although their possession advantage didn’t translate into a significantly wider margin of victory.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 60 G. Martinelli came in and L. Trossard went out., at minute 74 M. Merino came in and Jorginho went out., at minute 74 Gabriel Jesus came in and K. Havertz went out., at minute 79 E. Nwaneri came in and M. Odegaard went out.
Substitutions fulham: at minute 60 A. Pereira came in and E. Smith Rowe went out., at minute 60 H. Wilson came in and A. Traore went out., at minute 80 Rodrigo Muniz came in and R. Jimenez went out., at minute 90 J. Cuenca came in and S. Lukic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fulham
class=”wg_loader”>
