Fulham vs Arsenal

12 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alexandre Lacazette 9’
  • Gabriel 49’
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 57’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 3-0 away at Fulham. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 9th minute, Gabriel made it 0-2 from a corner in the 49th minute, set up by Willian, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 0-3 in the 57th minute, set up by Willian.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Fulham's 0.13 from 5.

Match stats

Fulham Arsenal
5 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.13 xG 2.16
0.13 Non-penalty xG 2.16
0 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Fulham Arsenal
Kick-off
9’
Alexandre Lacazette0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
49’
Gabriel
Assist: Willian0-2 (Arsenal)
57’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Willian0-3 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Fulham
  • Michael Hector
  • Tom Cairney
Arsenal
  • Héctor Bellerín
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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 0.13 2.72 9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 0-1 9’ 49’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 0-2 49’ 57’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-3 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.13 2.72 9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 0-1 Lacazette 9’ 49’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 0-2 Gabriel 49’ 57’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-3 Aubameyang 57’
Fulham 0.13 xGArsenal 2.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Fulham attacking 
9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 49’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 27’ Willian (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Neeskens Kebano (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Denis Odoi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ Willian (Arsenal), open play, 0.65 xG, saved 49’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 27’ Willian (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 37’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Neeskens Kebano (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Denis Odoi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marek Rodák GK900 0.000.000
Denis Odoi DEF901 0.020.000
Michael Hector DEF900 0.000.000
Tim Ream DEF900 0.000.000
Joe Bryan DEF900 0.000.000
Harrison Reed MID900 0.000.000
Tom Cairney MID900 0.000.000
Neeskens Kebano MID641 0.050.000
Josh Onomah MID760 0.000.000
Ivan Cavaleiro MID900 0.000.072
Aboubakar Kamara FWD641 0.020.000
Franck Zambo Sub260 0.000.031
Aleksandar Mitrovic Sub261 0.030.000
Bobby Reid Sub141 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 18% Avg odds 5.36
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.93
Arsenal win 58% Avg odds 1.67

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

Form going into the game

Fulham WWWLL
Arsenal DLWLW

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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.