Fulham vs. Arsenal live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Premier League as Odegaard makes it 3-0
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Arsenal face a tough challenge to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League when the Gunners visit Fulham on Sunday.
The Cottagers have lost one of their last seven home games in all competition and are eighth in the table before kickoff.
Manchester City’s late 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday moved them two points behind Arsenal, who have a game in hand.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Fulham vs. Arsenal live score 1H 2H Final Fulham 0 — —Arsenal 3 — —
Goals: Arsenal – Gabriel (21), Gabriel Martinelli (26), Martin Odegaard (45+2)
Fulham vs. Arsenal live updates, highlights from Premier League
Halftime: Fulham 0-3 Arsenal
That was a dazzling half from Arsenal – as good as it gets, even in the context of the marvellous season they’re having.
Fulham, too, have tended to impress until today, but they’ve been repeatedly caught dozing at the back and Trossard has taken full advantage three times to set up Arsenal’s goals.
Back in the mists of time, Arsenal fired a warning when Gabriel Martinelli had a strike ruled out before the legitimate goals had started rolling in. This would be a remarkable turnaround if Fulham can find a way back – and for Arsenal, this already feels like the ideal game in which to give substitute Gabriel Jesus his long-awaited comeback.
45 mins +2: GOAL – Fulham 0-3 Arsenal (Martin Odegaard)
That is probably Arsenal out of sight! You could copy-and-paste the description of most of their attacks this afternoon, finding an abundance of time and space to put together intricate passes and completely bamboozle Fulham’s defence.
Leandro Trossard now has a hat-trick of assists, this time crossing from the left to Odegaard in the middle of the penalty area, who traps the ball, sizes up his options and fires into the far corner of the net to send the away fans audibly wild!
Wonderful football, helped by generous defending. It hasn’t been Fulham’s half, and Manchester City fans have probably tuned out by now.
43 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
Gabriel Martinelli almost has a second, meeting a cross from the right unmarked at the far post but failing to connect cleanly with his finish, which he studs down into the turf and up.
The lack of pace on the ball gives the kneeling Bernd Leno just enough time to slightly readjust on his line and paw it away.
41 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
It might take an error or a moment of genius for Fulham to come back into this game, and Aaron Ramsdale almost provides them with it!
The Arsenal goalkeeper appears to become caught in two minds inside his penalty area, dithering on the ball to gift Andreas Pereira possession.
The midfielder is running away from goal on the right at a tight angle but tries to find the empty net as Ramsdale furiously backtracks. The effort is comfortably over the crossbar.
40 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
Fulham have a spell of possession inside Arsenal’s half but can’t cause any problems. They’ve had such an impressive season, but lots of very good sides have found these opponents just too hard to break down, too slick to stop and too good to beat – which isn’t to say Fulham won’t find a way to solve the puzzle.
38 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
This is resembling a sharp training session for Arsenal. Bukayo Saka breaks inside the penalty area on the right courtesy of a one-two, then Granit Xhaka sets up Leandro Trossard as the visitors toy with Fulham’s defence in front of goal.
Trossard and Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta have their heads in their hands as the Belgium international wedges his finish narrowly wide of a post. Relief for Cottagers fans, who must be dreading every Arsenal attack now.
36 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
Terrific incisive passing again from Arsenal, who almost score what would have been one of the goals of the season.
A move beginning from the halfway line ends with Leandro Trossard capitalising on a dummy inside the penalty area and attempting to find the run of Granit Xhaka in front of goal with a first-time pass.
The sequence is probably a bit too fast for Arsenal’s own good, as Xhaka can’t cleanly connect and nudges the ball into Leno’s arms. Superb to watch.
34 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
Flickers of hope for Fulham, who try to locate Aleksandar Mitrovic inside the penalty area. Aaron Ramsdale and Ben White deal with the danger effectively. They’re keeping the hosts at bay well.
32 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
We’ve seen this one before to thrilling effect during recent weeks: Fulham’s Manor Solomon cuts inside with intent on the edge of the penalty area on the left.
There isn’t the usual conviction to Solomon’s finish, which looks a little like he might not have fully decided whether to cross or shoot. The effort flies comfortably wide of the far post, and Solomon’s boss, Marco Silva, looks unimpressed on the touchline.
29 mins: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
While Arsenal fan Mick Jagger watches Fulham try to find their way into this game, here’s an update on the two other Premier League games that are about 30 minutes in this afternoon.
Relegation-threatened West Ham have made it 1-1 at home to Aston Villa, Said Benrahma scoring a penalty after Ollie Watkins continued his impressive recent scoring record for Unai Emery’s side.
At Old Trafford, Manchester United and Southampton are yet to produce a goal.
26 mins: GOAL – Fulham 0-2 Arsenal (Gabriel Martinelli)
Arsenal fans surely can’t believe how easy this is proving!
The table-toppers launch a direct move from inside their penalty area, culminating in Leandro Trossard – who’s been excellent so far – scampering inside the penalty area on the left, reaching the byline and hanging a high cross into the goalmouth.
Antonee Robinson, who’s had a poor game so far and was fortunate to have an own-goal chalked off earlier, offers precious little resistance to Gabriel Martinelli, who nonchalantly nods past Bernd Leno. 2-0!
23 mins: Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
A reminder: Arsenal will go five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League again if they can maintain the advantage today.
21 mins: GOAL – Fulham 0-1 Arsenal (Gabriel)
Now Arsenal have scored! Leandro Trossard whips his latest corner from the left into the six-yard box, where Gabriel does excellently to rise among a crowd and nod a header beyond Bernd Leno and into the far corner of the net.
Arsenal have dominated the game in terms of chances. That’s their reward!
20 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Leandro Trossard is a busy man at the moment. The playmaker takes successive Arsenal corners from the left.
18 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
No goal! It’s relief for Antonee Robinson, who had little chance of getting his feet out of the way after Bernd Leno parried a fierce Gabriel Martinelli shot into his path in front of goal, where the defender could only divert it into the net.
It was a lovely passage of play from Arsenal down the left, who sliced Fulham open with the help of a nutmeg on poor Kenny Tete. Martinelli looked beyond the last man as he reached the ball. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta claps after the home supporters roar their approval at the decision.
16 mins: GOAL (possibly) – Fulham 0-1 Arsenal
There’ll be a VAR check after Arsenal have the ball in the net!
15 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Andreas Pereira scampers down the right for Fulham and fires a cross in the direction of Aleksandar Mitrovic.
The striker is adjudged to have pushed Ben White in the back, conceding a freekick when he was poised to pounce in front of the far post. You wouldn’t envy White marking Mitrovic, who’s roughed up plenty of elite defenders to goalscoringly unsettling effect from that kind of position.
14 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Fulham’s tally of 12 goals from set pieces is the most in the Premier League so far this season. They curl one in from a useful position on the right, and Oleksandr Zinchenko has to deal with the danger for Arsenal.
12 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Watching Arsenal at their best around the penalty area never gets tiresome. They ping a slick series of passes around Fulham’s box, the penultimate one of which is overhit by Gabriel Martinelli, who’s been lively but struggled to find his range in these early stages.
Granit Xhaka reaches it at full stretch on the left-hand byline but can only hook the ball back into Bernd Leno’s arms at the Fulham goalkeeper’s near post.
10 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
While we have all of the action live from Craven Cottage this afternoon, a reminder that Manchester United are playing Southampton, where kickoff was also at 14:00 GMT.
Stick with us for all the latest from Fulham against Arsenal, or follow that game with my excellent colleague, Kyle Bonn, on the link below.
8 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka is heavily fouled for the first time this afternoon, Antonee Robinson’s late challenge affording Arsenal a chance to cross from a good position on the right.
They play passes to Gabriel Martinelli in a central position, whose delivery into the penalty area bounces behind.
6 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Leandro Trossard, who’s back for Arsenal today, shows typically quick feet after stealing possession not too far from Fulham’s penalty area.
Arsenal work the ball out to Gabriel Martinelli on the left, and the Brazil international swings in a promising but overhit cross that Bernd Leno gathers comfortably.
4 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Oleksandr Zinchenko is ordered backwards as he tries to pinch a few yards while taking a throw-in inside his own half.
That’s about the extent of the action to report until Gabriel lets a routine pass roll under his feet, gifting Fulham a throw-in. Arsenal’s fans produce a loud early chant.
2 mins: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
The first hint of danger comes when Gabriel Martinelli almost takes control of possession inside the Fulham penalty area on the right.
A flag is up. It’s been a quiet start, as you might expect between two well-drilled teams with sound defensive records.
1 min: Fulham 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal start us off! The away side play the ball back to Aaron Ramsdale from kickoff, who launches a diagonal ball towards the right-hand corner flag of Fulham’s half.
Fulham return the ball in due course, allowing Arsenal to start playing passes around at the back.
5 mins from kickoff: The teams are out! Fulham emerge in their usual white-and-black home kit, ready to play. Arsenal are in dark blue and red tracksuit tops for the time being, which possibly makes more sense, given the temperature today.
A reminder of the teams…
Fulham starting XI (4-2-3-1): Leno (GK) — Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson – Reed, Lukic – De Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Solomon – Mitrovic.
Fulham subs: Rodak (GK), Wickens, Wilson, James, Vinicius, Diop, Francois, Harris, Robinson.
Arsenal starting XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko – Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka – Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.
Arsenal subs: Turner (GK), Tierney, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Holding, Tomiyasu, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson.
15 mins from kickoff: Gabriel Jesus is out there warming up. The forward, who has been absent since suffering a knee injury while at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals with Brazil, has just clubbed a shot into the net during the warm-up.
“To have him back for the last 12 games is massive for Arsenal,” says Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, speaking to Sky Sports and saying he believes Bukayo Saka is the club’s player of the season.
30 mins from kickoff: Fulham have provided an update on Willian’s injury. The Brazilian has featured in all of their Premier League matches this season with the exception of two games he missed with a calf injury in October.
Willian has provided three goals and three assists during those matches. With Joao Palhinha also unavailable today, Fulham will have to hope they can still cause Arsenal problems despite their depleted creative ranks.
50 mins from kickoff: Former Arsenal winger Willian will play no part for Fulham today as he’s not in the squad. Issa Diop is on the bench – replaced by Tosin Adarabioyo – and Bobby De Cordova-Reid starts.
55 mins from kickoff: Team news! Aaron Ramsdale replaces Matt Turner in goal for Arsenal, while Thomas Partey, Gabriel, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard return.
The headline development for the visitors is on the bench, where Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus makes his long-awaited comeback from injury.
60 mins from kickoff: Anyone sneaking off early from the crowd today seems at particular risk of missing drama, given the participation of Arsenal in this one.
They’ve scored three 90th-minute winning goals in the Premier League this season – their joint-most in a single campaign in the competition (also three in 1999-00, 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2016-17).
Those three winners have all come in their last eight games (against Manchester Utd, Aston Villa and Bournemouth).
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100 mins from kickoff: Arsenal’s away record in Premier League London derbies this season is formidable, winning all four they’ve played by an aggregate score of 8-0.
Today’s their chance to make history: no English Football League side has ever won five consecutive away London derbies while keeping a clean sheet each time.
“You always want to put yourself up against the best and, at the moment, they are the best,” said Fulham’s Bobby De Cordova-Reid in the build-up, calling games against Arsenal “really tough but enjoyable.”
“It will be an interesting game. When we played them at the Emirates it was a really tough game – one when we could have come away from with something, but we didn’t.”
120 mins from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ coverage of Fulham’s attempt to play their part in the Premier League title race by winning for the first time in 10 attempts against Arsenal!
Describing this game only in terms of the tussle at the top of the table does a considerable disservice to the impressive season the Cottagers are having, A point would lift them above Brighton & Hove Albion into seventh, and victory would put them level with fifth-placed Liverpool – a position you’d have seen long odds on them threatening at the start of the campaign.
Erling Haaland’s 78th-minute matchwinning penalty for Manchester City at Crystal Palace yesterday means the gap between the reigning champions and Arsenal is back to two points. This is Arsenal’s game in hand, so a positive result, as usual, could be critical to the visitors’ hopes of glory.
Arsenal have won 71% of their Premier League games against Fulham (22 from 31), which is their highest win rate against an opponent they’ve faced more than 20 times in the competition.
Fulham vs. Arsenal predicted lineups
Fulham head coach Marco Silva is once again without key midfielder Joao Palhinha, as the Portugal international serves the second game of a two-match ban, and Cedric Soares is ineligible to face his parent club due to their loan agreement.
The hosts could stick with an unchanged starting team despite losing 3-2 at neighbours Brentford last time out, which would see former Arsenal pair Bernd Leno and Willian included in the lineup.
Fulham starting XI (4-2-3-1): Leno (GK) — Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson — Reed, Lukic — Willian, Pereira, Solomon — Mitrovic
Fulham subs: Rodak (GK), Adarabioyo, Kurzawa, Duffy, Wilson, Reid, James, Vinicius, Harris
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta shuffled his options when his side visited Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, and he is expected to rotate some of his big hitters back into the starting XI at Craven Cottage.
Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Magalhaes, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard are all expected to return with a late call on Leandro Trossard’s fitness. Gabriel Jesus is training again, but this is likely too soon for his return.
Arsenal starting XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko — Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka — Saka, Martinelli, Nelson
Arsenal subs: Turner (GK), Kiwior, Holding, Tierney, Tomiyasu, Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Vieira, Trossard
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What time is Fulham vs. Arsenal kickoff?
This Premier League clash kicks off at Craven Cottage on Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
DateKickoff time USA Sun, Mar. 12 10:00 ET Canada Sun, Mar. 12 10:00 ET UK Sun, Mar. 12 14:00 GMT Australia Mon, Mar. 13 01:00 AEDT India Sun, Mar. 12 19:30 IST Hong Kong Sun, Mar. 12 22:00 HKT Malaysia Sun, Mar. 12 22:00 MYT Singapore Sun, Mar. 12 22:00 SGT New Zealand Mon, Mar. 13 03:00 NZDT How to watch Fulham vs. Arsenal
Here’s how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories:
TV channel Streaming USA — Peacock Canada — fuboTV Canada UK Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League SKY GO Australia — Optus Sport New Zealand Sky Sport Premier League Sky Sport NOW India Star Sports Select 2 JioTV, Hotstar VIP Hong Kong — Now E Malaysia Astro SuperSport 3
Astro Go, sooka
Singapore 222 Hub Premier 2, 221 Hub Premier 1 StarHub TV+
UK: This match will be broadcast live in the UK via Sky Sports’ TV and streaming services.
USA: This match streams on the Peacock platform for subscribers in both English and Spanish.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
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