Fulham vs Arsenal

7 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 1–1

André Schürrle 44’

Alexandre Lacazette 29’, 49’
Aaron Ramsey 67’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 79’, 90+1’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 5-1 away at Fulham. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Nacho Monreal and André Schürrle equalised in the 44th minute, set up by Luciano Vietto. In the second half, Lacazette put Arsenal back in front in the 49th minute, set up by Danny Welbeck, Aaron Ramsey made it 1-3 in the 67th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 1-4 in the 79th minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín, and Aubameyang made it 1-5 in stoppage time, set up by Aaron Ramsey.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fulham created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Arsenal 1.14 from 9.

Match stats

21 Shots 9

4 Shots on Target 7

4 Corners 2

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1.32 xG 1.14

1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.14

5 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Fulham Arsenal

Kick-off

29’

Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Nacho Monreal

0-1

André Schürrle
Assist: Luciano Vietto

1-1

44’

Half-time1-1

49’

Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Danny Welbeck

1-2

67’

Aaron Ramsey
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

1-3

79’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Héctor Bellerín

1-4

90+1’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Aaron Ramsey

1-5

Full-time1-5

Bookings

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

Fulham

Luciano Vietto
André Schürrle

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.

Fulham 1.32 xGArsenal 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Arsenal attacking Fulham attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Marcus Bettinelli	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Denis Odoi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.03	1
Maxime Le Marchand	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Tim Ream	DEF	55			0	0.00	0.00	0
Cyrus Christie	MID	90			1	0.03	0.48	5
Ryan Sessegnon	MID	90			1	0.09	0.07	2
Jean Michael Seri	MID	90			1	0.01	0.04	2
Franck Zambo	MID	63			4	0.08	0.02	1
Luciano Vietto	FWD	84		1	2	0.09	0.46	2
Aleksandar Mitrovic	FWD	90			3	0.20	0.07	3
André Schürrle	FWD	90	1		7	0.48	0.00	0
Aboubakar Kamara	Sub	35			2	0.33	0.00	0
Kevin McDonald	Sub	27			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stefan Johansen	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Bernd Leno	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Héctor Bellerín	DEF	90		1	1	0.05	0.14	1
Shkodran Mustafi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rob Holding	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nacho Monreal	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.43	1
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	MID	90			3	0.21	0.00	0
Granit Xhaka	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lucas Torreira	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Alex Iwobi	MID	68			0	0.00	0.00	0
Alexandre Lacazette	FWD	81	2		2	0.45	0.00	0
Danny Welbeck	FWD	63		1	0	0.00	0.07	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Sub	27	2	1	2	0.28	0.15	1
Aaron Ramsey	Sub	22	1	1	1	0.15	0.14	1
Matteo Guendouzi	Sub	9			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 19% Bet365 odds 5.25

Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.33

Arsenal win 59% Bet365 odds 1.66

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fulham W D L D L

Arsenal W W W W W

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