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Once again, Arsenal are bottling as they had gone fourth place from the top spot! They bottled the league the previous season and are doing the same now. Arsenal were at the top of the point table before last night’s game against Fulham FC. But Marco Silva’s boys stunned the Gunners at Craven Cottage as Fulham beat Arsenal by a 2-1 margin.
As a result, Arsenal have lost the top spot and have gone straight to fourth place in the point table. Meanwhile, Fulham FC registered their first win against the Gunners with this match since 2012. The stunning win also moves Fulham to the 13th in the point table.
Match Report
Fulham FC welcomed Arsenal last night to play their final game of the year. Fulham boss Marco Silva played his team in a 4-2-3-1, while Mikel Arteta set up Arsenal’s lineup with a 4-3-3 formation. Bukayo Saka led Arsenal’s attack along with Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nkhetiah.
However, the game started with Arsenal getting a very early lead. The visitors got a goal in just six minutes of the match when Bukayo Saka beat Bernard Leno, the former Arsenal goalkeeper, to find the net. But the home team responded brilliantly after conceding an early goal. They were very desperate to find the equalizer.
Finally, Fulham FC got the leveler when Raul Jiminez scored a brilliant goal in the 29th minute with the help of Tom Cairney. After that, both sides fought neck to neck, but no one could score more in the remaining minutes of the first half. As a result, the first half ended in a 1-1 tie at Craven Cottage.
Coming back from the break, Fulham continued their dominance from the start, getting another goal early in the second half. This time, Bobby De Cordova-Reid scored a brilliant goal to put Fulham ahead of the match in the 59th minute.
The two teams, after that, got plenty of chances but failed to convert. In the end, Arsenal lost a crucial match to Fulham FC, leading them to move to the 4th place in the point table.
It was a painful defeat – Arteta
Mike Arteta was very disappointed following the defeat against Fulham FC. “It was a painful defeat and a really sad day. Three days ago, we lost a game that we totally merited to win, but today feels really different. We weren’t anywhere near the level and we didn’t deserve to win the game.” said Artetain in the post-match conference.
Arteta added, “In this league you have to play at a really high level for 100 minutes and we haven’t done that today. I don’t like to find excuses, especially when we lose. We could have played much better than we have done, and we haven’t done it and that’s the reason we lost the game.”
