Andreas Pereira's first-minute finish and Joao Palhinha's late equaliser meant Arsenal could only take one point off a much-improved Fulham
For the next 44 minutes and three seconds, Arsenal’s decision-making scarcely improved. Kai Havertz missed multiple Saka-produced good chances, while Gabriel Martinelli drably curled all three of the Gunners’ first-half shots on target at Bernd Leno. Largely operating as a four-man frontline, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka and Leandro Trossard all struggled to take advantage of the space Fulham’s backline provided them.
Ben White, caught out of position for Pereira’s goal, looked at points somewhere between deeply uncomfortably and genuinely concussed. Tasked with clearing a dangerous ball in his own penalty area, he instead headed it two yards in the path of Raul Jimenez, who was so surprised he could only flash his bicycle kick wide. Not long after, he drilled a long pass to Issa Diop, who had no Arsenal player within 10 yards of him in any direction.
Yet changes after the break seemed to settle Arsenal’s stomachs and disrupt Fulham’s. Nketiah, Fabio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko were all introduced by the 52minute, with the first two proving vital as Mikel Arteta’s side rapidly reasserted themselves onto the Emirates turf. Twisting and twirling down the left and into the penalty area, Vieira was the victim of an ugly hack by Kenny Tete, who aimed for the ball but could only find his man. After a delay as Saka and referee Paul Tierney appeared to disagree over what constituted a penalty spot, Arsenal’s talisman stroked his spot-kick to Bernd Leno’s left as the German dived right.
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