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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal squandered a chance to start 2024 at the top of the Premier League and instead were resoundingly beaten 2-1 at the hands of Fulham.
Bukayo Saka had given the visitors an early lead after less than five minutes, but Arsenal were unable to push on, and their passing which is usually slick slowed to a crawl. That allowed Fulham back into the game, first equalising inside the first half an hour through the returning Raul Jimenez before Bobby Decordova-Reid scored the winner in the second half.
Mikel Arteta’s side were unable to end a downward slump that will instead see them finish out the calendar year in fourth place, just one point above north London rivals Tottenham.
Arsenal have gone three games without a win, their longest run of the season, while Fulham showed a renewed grit and determination against the Gunners.
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Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90+5’ Trossard fires over the goal and wide of everything and that might have been Arsenal’s final chance.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90+5’ Arsenal have a corner and this could be the last chance of the match, we’re into the final minute.
It’s headed back to Saka for another one...
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90+4’ Arsenal might just have one last chance here, but Fulham have scrambled backwards to defend and block Arsenal from finding a way through.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90+3’ Harrison Reed comes on for Fulham in place of Tom Cairney who has played very well.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90+1’ Leno just falls on a tame chance from Saka which almost sums up their performance following the goal. The England international found himself in a positive position, but the final effort lacked power and direction and was an easy save for the former Gunners’ goalkeeper.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
90’ Fulham have given absolutely everything in this match after their back-to-back defeats and have shown a good fight.
There will be five minutes of added time.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
89’ Arsenal have a corner but it just leads to a Fulham break, but Pereira’s cross was just too far ahead of Wilson and Jimenez.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
88’ Bar! Fulham have a chance from the free kick. Pereira stands over it and clatters the ball into the crossbar! That was another opportunity for the home side to kill the game off.
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
86’ Arsenal could be in trouble here! Saliba has brought down Wilson as he was running through onto the ball behind the backline, he has been shown a yellow card, but Marco Silva believes it should have been a red.
It was a well-weighted ball from Pereira, but VAR has not impacted the decision.
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