Arsenal struggle during visit to Fulham

On the 27th day of the England – Premier League 2022-2023 tournament, the Gunners won a comfortable 3-0 victory at Fulham. The visitor’s goals were scored by Gabriel Magalhães (20′ 1T), Gabriel Martinelli (25′ 1T) and Martin Odegaard (46′ 1T).

Harrison Reed took a shot that hit one of the posts and Fulham had no chance to reduce in the 68th minute of the second leg.

Leandro Trossard was the party figure. The Arsenal striker finished the opposite goal 4 times and made 32 correct passes.

Another relevant player in the game was Gabriel Magalhães. The Arsenal defender was important to score 1 goal and kick 4 balls outside the danger zone.

The game was fairly contested, in which the fouls began to pile up. There was only one card, in the 73rd minute of the second half, Martin Odegaard received a yellow card.

Fulham manager Marco Saraiva da Silva presented a 4-5-1 strategy with Bernd Leno in goal; Kenny Tete, Tosin Adarabioyo, Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson on the defensive line; Harrison Reed, Sasa Lukic, Bobby Reid, Andreas Pereira and Manor Solomon in the middle; and Aleksandar Mitrovic in attack.

For their part, those led by Mikel Arteta stopped with a 4-3-3 pattern with Aaron Ramsdale under the three sticks; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and Olexandr Zinchenko in defence; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka in midfield; and Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli up front.

Referee David Coote was chosen to carry out the actions of the match.

On the next date, Fulham travel to Liverpool and the Gunners play at home to Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium.

After the game, the home team find themselves with 39 points and in eighth place in the standings. While the visit has 66 units and occupies the top of the tournament.

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