Fulham 2-1 Arsenal (2023-24 Premier League)

Sun 31 Dec 2023 14:00	Fulham	(1) 2-1 (1)	Arsenal	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 24,444 Referee: Josh Smith
	Jiménez  29' De Cordova-Reid  59'	Report	Saka  5'

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FULHAM (4-2-3-1) GK 17 Bernd Leno 90+6' DR 21 Timothy Castagne DC 4 Tosin DC 3 Calvin Bassey 77' DL 33 Antonee Robinson DM 26 João Palhinha DM 10 Tom Cairney (c) 65' 90+3' AMR 14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid 80' AMC 22 Alex Iwobi 72' AML 20 Willian 80' ST 7 Raúl Jiménez 90+2' Substitutes: GK 1 Marek Rodák DF 2 Kenny Tete DF 12 Fodé Ballo-Touré DF 31 Issa Diop 80' MF 6 Harrison Reed 90+3' MF 18 Andreas Pereira 72' MF 28 Saša Lukić FW 8 Harry Wilson 80' FW 19 Rodrigo Muniz Manager: Marco Silva

ARSENAL (4-3-3) GK 22 David Raya DR 4 Ben White 67' DC 2 William Saliba 86' DC 6 Gabriel DL 15 Jakub Kiwior 46' MRC 8 Martin Ødegaard (c) MC 41 Declan Rice MLC 29 Kai Havertz 77' FR 7 Bukayo Saka ST 14 Eddie Nketiah FL 11 Gabriel Martinelli 67' Substitutes: GK 1 Aaron Ramsdale DF 17 Cédric Soares DF 18 Takehiro Tomiyasu 46' MF 10 Emile Smith Rowe MF 20 Jorginho MF 25 Mohamed Elneny FW 9 Gabriel Jesus 67' FW 19 Leandro Trossard 67' FW 24 Reiss Nelson 77' Manager: Mikel Arteta

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Assistant referees: Eddie Smart Nick Greenhalgh Fourth official: Tim Robinson VAR: Paul Tierney Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger Previous Meeting: Arsenal 2-2 Fulham (2023-24 Premier League) (26 Aug 2023) Following Meeting: n/a Trivia Harry Wilson makes his 100th appearance in all competitions for Fulham Statistics Fulham Arsenal Possession 39% 61% Total shots 15 13 Shots on target 4 3 Shots off target 5 7 Shots blocked 6 3 Corner kicks 5 4 Fouls conceded 11 10 Offsides 4 0 Yellow cards 4 1 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 408 633 Passing success 82% 89% Tackles 15 13 Tackles success 71% 65% Clearances 23 13 Images 0-1: Arsenal break away on a counter attack and Gabriel Martinelli exposes Fulham's right flank; after cutting inside and unleashing a shot it was parried away by Leno into the path of Bukayo Saka who scored from close range 1-1: Fulham grab a deserved equaliser just before half an hour of play when Tom Cairney played a great ball across goal from the left which Raúl Jiménez connected with, slotting past David Raya 2-1: Arsenal fail to clear a corner kick, and a loose ball fell kindly for Bobby De Cordova-Reid who slammed the ball into the roof of the net to give Fulham a memorable victory Highlights 2023-24 season Pre-season: Premier League Summer Series - Brentford (n) • Aston Villa (n) • Chelsea (n) Additional friendly - Hoffenheim (h) Premier League: Everton (a) • Brentford (h) • Arsenal (a) • Man City (a) • Luton (h) • Crystal Palace (a) • Chelsea (h) • Sheff Utd (h) • Tottenham (a) • Brighton (a) • Man Utd (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Wolves (h) • Liverpool (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • West Ham (h) • Newcastle (a) • Burnley (h) • Bournemouth (a) • Arsenal (h) • Chelsea (a) • Everton (h) • Burnley (a) • Bournemouth (h) • Aston Villa (h) • Man Utd (a) • Brighton (h) • Wolves (a) • Tottenham (h) • Sheff Utd (a) • Nottm Forest (a) • Newcastle (h) • West Ham (a) • Liverpool (h) • Crystal Palace (h) • Brentford (a) • Man City (h) • Luton (a) FA Cup: 3rd round: Rotherham (h) • 4th round: Newcastle (h) EFL Cup: 2nd round: Tottenham (h) • 3rd round: Norwich (h) • 4th round: Ipswich (a) • Quarter-final: Everton (a) • Semi-final 1st leg: Liverpool (a) • Semi-final 2nd leg: Liverpool (h)