Fulham vs Arsenal

31 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Raúl Jiménez 29’
  • Bobby Reid 59’
  • Bukayo Saka 5’

Match summary

Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Arsenal. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 5th minute, Raúl Jiménez equalised in the 29th minute, set up by Tom Cairney, and Bobby Reid won it from a corner in the 59th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fulham created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Arsenal 1.73 from 13.

Match stats

Fulham Arsenal
15 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.53 xG 1.66
1.53 Non-penalty xG 1.66
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Fulham Arsenal
Kick-off
5’
Bukayo Saka0-1 (Arsenal)
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Tom Cairney1-1 (Fulham)
29’
Half-time1-1
Bobby Reid2-1 (Fulham)
59’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Fulham
  • Bernd Leno
  • Calvin Bassey
  • Tom Cairney
  • Raúl Jiménez
Arsenal
  • William Saliba

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.73 5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 5’ 29’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), 1-1 29’ 59’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), 2-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 1.73 5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 0-1 Saka 5’ 29’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), 1-1 Jiménez 29’ 59’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), 2-1 Reid 59’
Fulham 1.54 xGArsenal 1.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Fulham attacking 
5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 59’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 29’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 63’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 33’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 42’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 14’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 59’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), from a corner, 0.60 xG, goal 29’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 63’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 33’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 42’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 88’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 71’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Tom Cairney (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Tosin Adarabioyo (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
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF900 0.000.000
Calvin Bassey DEF900 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF901 0.010.000
Antonee Robinson DEF900 0.000.142
João Palhinha MID901 0.020.011
Tom Cairney MID9011 0.030.361
Bobby Reid MID8411 0.600.041
Alex Iwobi MID762 0.100.092
Willian MID842 0.070.072
Raúl Jiménez FWD9015 0.620.081
Andreas Pereira Sub141 0.080.000
Issa Diop Sub60 0.000.000
Harry Wilson Sub61 0.020.000
Harrison Reed Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 16% Avg odds 5.92
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.22
Arsenal win 61% Avg odds 1.58

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

Form going into the game

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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.