Arsenal extended their perfect run as they produced one of the narrow football results of the weekend in the Premier League. Aleksandar Mitrovic gave the visitors a shock lead in the 56th minute before Martin Odegaard equalized in the 64th minute. It looked like both teams would share the points before Gabriel Magalhaes scored the winner in the 85th minute.
Player ratings
Arsenal: Ramsdale (7), White (7), Saliba (7), Gabriel (7), Tierney (6), Elneny (6), Xhaka (6), Odegaard (8), Saka (7), Martinelli (7), Jesus (7).
Subs: Nketiah (7), Tomiyasu (6).
Fulham: Leno (8), Tete (7), Adarabioyo (7), Ream (8), Robinson (7), Palhinha (7), Reed (6), Pereira (6), Decordova-Reid (6), Kebano (6), Mitrovic (8).
Subs: Diop (6), Cairney (6), Chalobah (6), Stansfield (6).
Player of the Match: Martin Odegaard
Managers Reaction
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta: “It’s a big boost – and obviously to win like this as well. It’s really nice when you feel that adversity during the match after being in control of the match and being on top of it and hoping it was just a matter of time. We made a big mistake and they punished us, but how we reacted against adversity, the connection again with the supporters, the atmosphere that we created, the way we went about it, the mentality that we showed, the way Gabby played after he made that mistake and the way that the team believed we could win the match… We went for it and we managed to do it.
Fulham boss Marco Silva: “All the credit for my players, their commitment, their attitude, their organization from the first until the last minute. We were better in the second half than in the first half. We had more time and more space, and that’s what we expected. They deserve more in terms of points, definitely. They deserve much more. The goals we conceded were unlucky. Many positives we took but unfortunately not points. I’m not making excuses, but nobody can compete at this level with one striker just in the starting XI.”
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