There are matches that, although played months before the competition closes, are key to how the classification ends up. He Fulham-Arsenal played this Sunday may be one of them and in May may be remembered (or not) as one of the rivalries in which the Mikel Arteta They lost the chance to win this Premier League title. The ‘gunner’ team arrives Craven Cottage know that a victory is enough for him to close 2023 as a leader while waiting for Liverpool play this Monday against Newcastlebut lost (2-1) offers bad feelings against a Fulham who, it must be said, did more than enough merits to get the three points.
He came Arsenal in this rivalry is still painful because of the defeat suffered on Thursday in Emirates he is new West Ham (0-2) and hasn’t fully entered the match yet Craven Cottage. Because they were first on the scoreboard in the 5th minute, when Bukayo Saka He sent the ball into the net after receiving a rejection from Bernard Leno Martinelli’s shot, but even with an advantage on the scoreboard, Arsenal is not comfortable.
Minutes passed with the feeling that, sooner or later, the Fulham looking for the equalizer, and did so in the 29th minute Raul Jimenezwho was sweet, finished a good cross into the net in the area Tom Cairney from the left wing.
At half-time it was 1-1 in beautiful light. Craven Cottage and the second part is presented as epically as possible, even adding to the party a temporary downpour. But that unleashed the perfect storm for Fulham is Decordova-Reid in the 59th minute, the minute in which the defense of Arsenal was unable to stop the danger in his area after a corner kick and the aforementioned winger of Fulham to establish 2-1.
Since then, there is more than half an hour left to play, the Arsenal It’s a want and I can’t. The faces of the ‘Gunner’ team players and his own Mikel Arteta They weren’t the right ones for the comeback to happen, and it didn’t happen.
He Arsenal, who added only 1 point in the last 9 possible, closes 2023 in fourth place in the Premier League. Far from being out of the fight, but feeling that in May he may well miss these points that he has not added.
Source: La Verdad
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