Seri Kontra Fulham Results Danger Arsenal In The Premier League Title Competition

JAKARTA - Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by London rival Fulham in the 15th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League, Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Craven Cottage.

Raul Jimenez opened the hosts' lead in the 11th minute before the Gunners equalized through William Saliba in the 52nd minute.

These results made Arsenal stuck in third place in the standings with 29 points. Meanwhile, Chelsea in second place continued to stick to Liverpool after winning against Tottenham Hotspur 4-3.

Fulham, who also beat Arsenal both at home and away last season, has now lost only once to the last seven league games and are in 10th place in the standings with 23 points.

"Very disappointed that we didn't win. We really deserved to win. That's the quality of the opponent, so you can't complain because of it."

"We created all the chances, but it was very difficult to score goals," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told reporters after the game.

Arsenal almost had the ball completely in the first 10 minutes, but Jimenez came as a surprise in the 11th minute. He ran fast on the right and fired a right-footed shot that the David Raya goalkeeper couldn't stop.

Declan Rice almost scored a return goal for Arsenal in the middle of the first half after receiving a pass from Leandro Trossard. However, his left foot volley went wide from the far post of goalkeeper Fulham, Bernd Leno.

Despite controlling the ball nearly 75 percent in the first half and four corner kicks, Arsenal were unable to penetrate the disciplined Fulham defense.

Saliba equalized for Arsenal shortly after halftime from close range. He cheated on the ball when Kai Havertz headed him from a corner.

Arsenal thought they had won in the 88th minute when Bukayo Saka headed the ball from close range. However, the goal was disallowed by the assistant referee for the video (VAR) because it was offside in the process of a goal.

Fulham remain unbeaten in their last nine London Derbys in the league, their best record since 2000-2001.

"They're a good team and they know how to defend. However, we didn't do much."

"We have to learn from there and make sure we reply in the next game," said Martin Odegaard.