Arsenal vs Fulham

1 April 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mikel Merino 37’
  • Bukayo Saka 73’
  • Rodrigo Muniz 90+4’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Fulham 2-1. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Mikel Merino put Arsenal ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Ethan Nwaneri, Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 with a header in the 73rd minute, set up by Gabriel Martinelli, and Rodrigo Muniz pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time, set up by Ryan Sessegnon.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Fulham's 1.44 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Fulham
17 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.30 xG 1.44
2.30 Non-penalty xG 1.44
11 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Fulham
Kick-off
Mikel Merino
Assist: Ethan Nwaneri1-0 (Arsenal)
37’
Half-time1-0
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Gabriel Martinelli2-0 (Arsenal)
73’
90+4’
Rodrigo Muniz
Assist: Ryan Sessegnon2-1 (Fulham)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Declan Rice
Fulham
  • Joachim Andersen
  • Sasa Lukic

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.44 37’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 37’ 73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 73’ 90+4’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.44 37’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 Merino 37’ 73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 Saka 73’ 90+4’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 2-1 Muniz 90+4’
Arsenal 2.45 xGFulham 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Arsenal attacking 
73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 81’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 88’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 73’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 43’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 60’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 6’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ William Saliba (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Jorge Cuenca (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+6’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 81’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 88’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 73’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 60’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 43’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+4’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 6’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ William Saliba (Arsenal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Jorge Cuenca (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+6’ Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham), 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
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Jurriën Timber DEF811 0.320.000
William Saliba DEF901 0.050.000
Gabriel DEF150 0.000.000
Myles Lewis-Skelly DEF900 0.000.000
Thomas Partey MID901 0.050.000
Martin Odegaard MID902 0.250.372
Declan Rice MID903 0.170.282
Ethan Nwaneri FWD7012 0.100.192
Mikel Merino FWD9012 0.110.000
Gabriel Martinelli FWD9013 0.391.315
Jakub Kiwior Sub751 0.070.000
Bukayo Saka Sub2011 0.930.000
Leandro Trossard Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 64% Avg odds 1.49
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.16
Fulham win 13% Avg odds 7.46

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WLDDW
Fulham WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.