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Match Report Arsenal (0) 2-1 (0) Fulham Premiership Match Day 04 22/23 at Emirates Stadium Saturday 27th August 2022     KO: 17:30 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) Live on SkySports

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Gabriel Magalhaes atoned for an earlier error by scoring a late winner as Arsenal came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and maintain their 100 per cent start to the season.

The Arsenal centre-back was caught on the ball on the edge of his own box for Fulham's opener, his mistake allowing Aleksandar Mitrovic to put the visitors in front against the run of play (56).

But after the excellent Martin Odegaard had pulled the Gunners level with a deflected strike from Bukayo Saka's pass (64), Gabriel poked home from a few yards out when former Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno failed to claim a corner (85).

Fulham had shown impressive resolve up until then, with Leno making a string of saves to deny his former side as the hosts dominated, but Arsenal's pressure eventually told at a jubilant Emirates Stadium, Gabriel's strike sending them back to the top of the Premier League.

Match Stats	Arsenal	Fulham
Goals	(0) 2	1 (0)
Scorers	Odegaard 56	Mitrovic 56
	Gabriel 85	-
Goal attempts	22	11
On target	8	3
Shooting Accuracy	36%	27%
Possession	72%	28%
Passes	589	221
Passes Success	86%	61%
Crosses	19	11
Crosses Success	26%	64%
Corners	9	2
Tackles	15	24
Tackles Success	73%	50%
Saves	2	6
Fouls	6	12
Offsides	1	0
Yellows	2	3
Reds	0	0
source: SkySports

Arsenal came into the game seeking to maintain their winning start to the season but Fulham had an unbeaten start of their own to defend and showed resilience in the face of first-half pressure.

The hosts lacked some of their recent fluency without Thomas Partey and Oleksandr Zinchenko, both of whom picked up injuries in training on Friday, but they dominated possession and territory from the start - albeit without creating many clear chances.

Granit Xhaka should have hit the target when set up by Gabriel Jesus, while Gabriel Martinelli hit the bar direct from a corner, but their best opportunity of the first period fell to Bukayo Saka, whose one-on-one effort was well saved by Leno.

The Gunners created a flurry of chances after the break, with Odegaard and Jesus denied by Leno, but Fulham's opener arrived moments later when Gabriel dawdled and Mitrovic, whose physicality caused problems throughout, punished him to steal possession and beat Aaron Ramsdale four his fourth goal of the campaign.

Odegaard's leveller went in with the help of a deflection after Saka had picked up William Saliba's pass and moved it on to the Norwegian, and while Fulham came close to going back in front moments later, when Mitrovic was denied by Ramsdale and Ben White blocked the follow-up, the Gunners eventually made the breakthrough.

Leno could not keep hold of Martinelli's corner under pressure from several Arsenal players and Gabriel reacted quickest to prod the ball over the line and spark delirious celebrations in north London as Arteta's side maintained their flying start to the campaign.

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Saliba, Tierney (Nketiah 61), White, Gabriel, Elneny, Odegaard, Saka, Xhaka, Martinelli, Jesus (Tomiyasu 89)

Unused substitutes: Holding, Marquinhos, Smith Rowe, Turner, Sambi, Soares, Vieira

Goals:
Odegaard 64 (A lovely goal from Odegaard, who drags his side back into this one. Saka does well to collect the ball and turn in midfield before slotting into the feet of Odegaard at the top of the area. He finds himself some space before firing goalwards, taking a slight nick off Adarabioyo on the way through. )
Gabriel 85 (The corner comes in and Leno completely misses it. VAR checks for a possible handball as the ball ricochets off of Saliba, touching part of his arm on the way through. But he knows little about it as the ball lands in Gabriel's path and he smuggles the ball over the line. He redeems himself after being beaten by Mitrovic for Fulham's opener.)

Booked: White (36,f), Jesus(44,f)

Fulham: Leno, Ream (Stansfield 88), Adarabioyo, Tete (Mbabu 79), Robinson, Kebano (Cairney 69), De Cordova-Reid, Reed, Palhinha (Chalobah 88), Pereira (Diop 79), Mitrovic

Unused substitutes: Harris, Rodak, Duffy, Francois

Goals:
Mitrovic 56 (Gabriel has had an absolute shocker. He dallies for too long on the ball and Mitrovic senses an opportunity. He muscles the Arsenal defender off the ball with far too much ease before slotting into the far corner. It's classic Mitrovic and Arsenal have some serious work to do now.)

Booked: Palhinha (44,arg), Robinson (52,f), Decordova-Reid (70,f)

Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Attendance: 60,164