Arsenal vs Fulham

18 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Eddie Nketiah 90+7’
  • Josh Maja 59’ (pen)

Match summary

Arsenal and Fulham shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Maja put Fulham ahead from the penalty spot in the 59th minute and Eddie Nketiah equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

Arsenal had the better of the chances, with 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Fulham's 0.84 from 3.

Match stats

Arsenal Fulham
18 Shots 3
5 Shots on Target 1
11 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.86 xG 0.84
2.86 Non-penalty xG 0.08
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Fulham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
59’
Josh Maja
Penalty0-1 (Fulham)
Eddie Nketiah1-1 (Arsenal)
90+7’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fulham
  • Alphonse Areola
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Bobby Reid

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.92 0.84 59’ Josh Maja (Fulham), 0-1 59’ 90+7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 1-1 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.92 0.84 59’ Josh Maja (Fulham), 0-1 Maja 59’ 90+7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 1-1 Nketiah 90+7’
Arsenal 2.92 xGFulham 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Arsenal attacking 
90+7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.82 xG, goal 59’ Josh Maja (Fulham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 71’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 67’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+5’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Josh Maja (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+7’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.82 xG, goal 59’ Josh Maja (Fulham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 71’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 67’ Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+5’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Josh Maja (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.061
Héctor Bellerín DEF691 0.220.000
Gabriel DEF901 0.010.000
Rob Holding DEF900 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka DEF901 0.010.000
Dani Ceballos MID901 0.060.063
Mohamed Elneny MID690 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka MID902 0.030.162
Emile Smith-Rowe MID902 0.060.532
Gabriel Martinelli MID904 1.070.562
Alexandre Lacazette FWD712 0.130.431
Thomas Partey Sub210 0.000.000
Nicolas Pepe Sub211 0.340.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub1913 0.980.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Fulham win 22% Avg odds 4.43

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal DWDLW
Fulham WLLLL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.