Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Goldthorpe | Adrian Goldthorpe | manager | Dan Thomas | Dan Thomas | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Costa | D. Costa |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 82 |  | Fouzi Sinouh | F. Sinouh | |||||||||
| Arturo Butragueno | A. Butragueno |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 85 |  | Alen Javorcic | A. Javorcic | |||||||||
| Dean Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Kostas Grammatopoulos | K. Grammatopoulos | |||||||||
| Jermaine Merson | J. Merson | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Mark Blatsis | M. Blatsis | |||||||||
| David George | D. George | | 70 | M | | 5 | | D | 77 |  | Ahmed Bouzidi | A. Bouzidi | |||||||||
| Gianfranco Tramezzani | G. Tramezzani |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Lautaro Aguirre | L. Aguirre | |||||||||
| Wagneau Blanc | W. Blanc |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Johan Curtolo | J. Curtolo | |||||||||
| Branko Van Himst | B. Van Himst |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 |  | Rigobert Mboma | R. Mboma | |||||||||
| Viorel Stinga | V. Stinga |  | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Peter Nielsen | P. Nielsen | |||||||||
| Les Fowler | L. Fowler | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 90 |  | Christopher Egger | C. Egger | |||||||||
| Stanley Mendez | S. Mendez | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 99 |  | Marco Baechler | M. Baechler | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Fulham. A crowd of 20,775 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Arsenal are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Fulham kicking off!
9.46
0-0Rigobert Mboma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen knocks in a cross ball towards Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.16
0-0Kostas Grammatopoulos knocks the ball to his team mate, Johan Curtolo. Johan Curtolo knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Diogo Costa manages to keep it out.
14.37
Rigobert Mboma knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger goes all the way! Christopher Egger tries a spectacular strike. Diogo Costa easily smothers it.
15.12
0-1Kostas Grammatopoulos brings the ball forward. Kostas Grammatopoulos knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger whips in a cross ball towards Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.33
Kostas Grammatopoulos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rigobert Mboma. Rigobert Mboma flicks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.38
Branko Van Himst flicks the ball to his team mate, Viorel Stinga. Viorel Stinga shoots from distance but somehow Fouzi Sinouh manages to keep it out.
28.36
0-1Kostas Grammatopoulos surges forward with the ball. Kostas Grammatopoulos decides to run forward with the ball. Kostas Grammatopoulos passes the ball forward but Marco Baechler is offside!
32.05
0-1Mark Blatsis makes a probing pass to Lautaro Aguirre. Lautaro Aguirre flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.52
Dean Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Tramezzani. Gianfranco Tramezzani chips the ball to his team mate, Viorel Stinga. Viorel Stinga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.42
Dean Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Tramezzani. Gianfranco Tramezzani sees space and advances. Gianfranco Tramezzani shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.49
Mark Blatsis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johan Curtolo. Johan Curtolo decides to run forward with the ball. Johan Curtolo whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger directs the ball goalwards with his head. Christopher Egger scores for Fulham!!
45.00
1-2Kostas Grammatopoulos clumsily knocks into Les Fowler. The referee calls over Kostas Grammatopoulos and warns him to calm down! Les Fowler runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Arsenal kick off!
47.44
Mark Blatsis makes a probing pass to Lautaro Aguirre. Lautaro Aguirre chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Baechler. Marco Baechler powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Diogo Costa had no chance!! Goal for Fulham!
53.51
Gianfranco Tramezzani flicks the ball to his team mate, Viorel Stinga. Viorel Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fouzi Sinouh who gathers it comfortably.
54.35
Dean Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Tramezzani. Gianfranco Tramezzani threads the ball through to Stanley Mendez. Stanley Mendez finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
55.23
Branko Van Himst makes a beautiful solo run. Branko Van Himst threads the ball through to Viorel Stinga but he's offside!
59.39
Jermaine Merson makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Tramezzani. Gianfranco Tramezzani makes a beautiful solo run. Gianfranco Tramezzani shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Fouzi Sinouh easily smothers it!
65.05
Alen Javorcic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Curtolo. Johan Curtolo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen goes all the way! Peter Nielsen rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.54
Lautaro Aguirre knocks the ball forward to Marco Baechler. Marco Baechler lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Nielsen. Peter Nielsen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Diogo Costa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.49
Alen Javorcic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lautaro Aguirre. Lautaro Aguirre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christopher Egger. Christopher Egger tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
84.43
Gianfranco Tramezzani surges forward with the ball. Gianfranco Tramezzani plays a perfect one-two with Les Fowler and rushes in on goal... Gianfranco Tramezzani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Fouzi Sinouh is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
2-4Rigobert Mboma clumsily knocks into David George. The referee calls over Rigobert Mboma and warns him to calm down! David George grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gianfranco Tramezzani 38, 84 | Peter Nielsen 15, 78 Christopher Egger 42 Marco Baechler 47 |