Joao Palhinha scored within the 87th minute to present 10-man Fulham a 2-2 draw at Arsenal within the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal gifted Fulham the lead after simply 57 seconds after a defensive howler however got here again to guide 2-1 because of second-half targets from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah. But the hosts couldn’t see out the win as Palhinha was left unmarked to fit dwelling a nook for the late equaliser. That was regardless of Fulham going a person down when Calvin Bassey was proven a second yellow card within the 83rd.
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus got here on for his first look of the season after a knee damage however the Gunners couldn’t discover a winner by means of 9 minutes of damage time. It was Arsenal’s first dropped factors of the marketing campaign after opening with two wins, and the setback was largely self-inflicted.
Fulham took an early lead when Saka misplayed a again go, sending Andreas Pereira by means of on aim with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale stranded properly exterior his space. As Ramsdale backpedaled towards aim, Pereira calmly slotted the ball previous him into the open internet.
Arsenal missed a handful of first rate probabilities to equalise within the first half, with Gabriel Martinelli drawing three saves from Bernd Leno alone. Kai Havertz had the very best probability within the eleventh minute when Saka met a cross on the far publish and poked the ball throughout aim towards the German, who lunged in however solely managed to poke it broad of the web.
Arsenal gifted Fulham one other probability when Ben White let the ball drop to Raul Jimenez, who almost scored with a spectacular overhead kick that sailed simply broad of the publish.
Jimenez returned to the Emirates for the primary time since 2020 when a head collision whereas taking part in for Wolverhampton left him with a fractured cranium that sidelined him for almost a yr.
Arsenal struggled to create high quality probabilities in a second half performed in the midst of a thunder storm that lit up the sky above Emirates Stadium, till substitute Fabio Vieira helped flip the sport round. The Portuguese midfielder first earned a penalty when he was introduced down within the space, and Saka calmly transformed from the spot.
Nketiah then put Arsenal forward minutes later by poking dwelling a low cross from Vieira. Fulham complained that play went on regardless of Bassey staying down after a problem on Saka within the space moments earlier and Fulham supervisor Marco Silva was booked for his protests.
Arsenal appeared set to see out the win when Bassey was despatched off, however extra sloppy defending from a nook allowed Fulham to equalise.
Vieira almost capped his impactful cameo by netting the winner deep into damage time, however Leno tipped his curling shot over the bar.Joao Palhinha scored within the 87th minute to present 10-man Fulham a 2-2 draw at Arsenal within the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal gifted Fulham the lead after simply 57 seconds after a defensive howler however got here again to guide 2-1 because of second-half targets from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah. But the hosts couldn’t see out the win as Palhinha was left unmarked to fit dwelling a nook for the late equaliser. That was regardless of Fulham going a person down when Calvin Bassey was proven a second yellow card within the 83rd.
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Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus got here on for his first look of the season after a knee damage however the Gunners couldn’t discover a winner by means of 9 minutes of damage time. It was Arsenal’s first dropped factors of the marketing campaign after opening with two wins, and the setback was largely self-inflicted.
Fulham took an early lead when Saka misplayed a again go, sending Andreas Pereira by means of on aim with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale stranded properly exterior his space. As Ramsdale backpedaled towards aim, Pereira calmly slotted the ball previous him into the open internet.
Arsenal missed a handful of first rate probabilities to equalise within the first half, with Gabriel Martinelli drawing three saves from Bernd Leno alone. Kai Havertz had the very best probability within the eleventh minute when Saka met a cross on the far publish and poked the ball throughout aim towards the German, who lunged in however solely managed to poke it broad of the web.
Arsenal gifted Fulham one other probability when Ben White let the ball drop to Raul Jimenez, who almost scored with a spectacular overhead kick that sailed simply broad of the publish.
Jimenez returned to the Emirates for the primary time since 2020 when a head collision whereas taking part in for Wolverhampton left him with a fractured cranium that sidelined him for almost a yr.
Arsenal struggled to create high quality probabilities in a second half performed in the midst of a thunder storm that lit up the sky above Emirates Stadium, till substitute Fabio Vieira helped flip the sport round. The Portuguese midfielder first earned a penalty when he was introduced down within the space, and Saka calmly transformed from the spot.
Nketiah then put Arsenal forward minutes later by poking dwelling a low cross from Vieira. Fulham complained that play went on regardless of Bassey staying down after a problem on Saka within the space moments earlier and Fulham supervisor Marco Silva was booked for his protests.
Arsenal appeared set to see out the win when Bassey was despatched off, however extra sloppy defending from a nook allowed Fulham to equalise.
Vieira almost capped his impactful cameo by netting the winner deep into damage time, however Leno tipped his curling shot over the bar.
Kalajdzic scores later winner as Wolves beat Everton
Sasa Kalajdzic of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after scoring the winner in opposition to Everton.
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Sasa Kalajdzic of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after scoring the winner in opposition to Everton.
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Sasa Kalajdzic scored three minutes from the tip at hand Wolverhampton Wanderers its first win of the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, piling extra distress on its wasteful host.
Substitute Kalajdzic steered in a header from Pedro Neto’s cross to earn Wolves their first factors of the season, having ridden their luck as Everton spurned quite a few alternatives to attain first.
Everton appeared just like the extra harmful crew however is left ready for its first level of the marketing campaign in one other demoralising defeat that was a carbon copy of its opening day loss to Fulham.
Both groups had targets disallowed earlier however Wolves lastly discovered the breakthrough with their solely shot on track within the sport. Everton is now with out a level or a aim in its first three video games for the primary time in its historical past.
