Fulham v Arsenal, 12 September 2020

Score3-0 to Arsenal
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage

View Fulham v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 29 Fulham won: 3 Drawn: 5 Arsenal won: 21 Fulham scored: 21 Arsenal scored: 65 Arsenal had now won all of the last six meetings (all Premier League) by an aggregate score of 18 goals to three.

0 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 9 G
Gabriel 49 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Aboubakar Kamara

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Mitrović for Aboubakar Kamara 63
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa for Neeskens Kebano 63
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Josh Onomah 75

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Willian 76
Dani Ceballos for Granit Xhaka 79
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 87

Cards:

Michael Hector 26 Y
Tom Cairney 61 Y

Cards:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 39 Y
Héctor Bellerín 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

Fulham had now lost their opening game in each of the last three league seasons. The Whites had now lost their last 12 London derbies in the top division; the longest-ever such run by any club. Tim Ream made his 200th appearance for Fulham in this game.

Comments:

This was Arsenal's biggest opening day win in a Premier League season since a 6-1 success at Everton in August 2009. At 22 years and 268 days, Gabriel became the youngest player to score on his debut for the Gunners since Sanchez Watt against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup on 22 September 2009 (18 years and 220 days). [c/o Harvey Downes] Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first player to score in the opening game in consecutive seasons in the Premier League for Arsenal since Robert Pires (2003-04 and 2004-05).

0 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Aboubakar Kamara

Substitutions:

Aleksandar Mitrović for Aboubakar Kamara 63
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa for Neeskens Kebano 63
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Josh Onomah 75

Cards:

Michael Hector 26 Y
Tom Cairney 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

Fulham had now lost their opening game in each of the last three league seasons. The Whites had now lost their last 12 London derbies in the top division; the longest-ever such run by any club. Tim Ream made his 200th appearance for Fulham in this game.

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 9 G
Gabriel 49 G
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 57 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Gabriel Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Willian 76
Dani Ceballos for Granit Xhaka 79
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 87

Cards:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 39 Y
Héctor Bellerín 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

This was Arsenal's biggest opening day win in a Premier League season since a 6-1 success at Everton in August 2009. At 22 years and 268 days, Gabriel became the youngest player to score on his debut for the Gunners since Sanchez Watt against West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup on 22 September 2009 (18 years and 220 days). [c/o Harvey Downes] Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first player to score in the opening game in consecutive seasons in the Premier League for Arsenal since Robert Pires (2003-04 and 2004-05).