Marco Silva’s Fulham defeated Arsenal 2-1 today on matchday 20 of the Premier League. After three defeats in a row, in which they did not score any goals, the formation of the Portuguese coach and Palhinha, who once again performed at a high level, defeated the title candidate who could be five points behind first place if in the second Liverpool won at home on Friday against Newcastle.
you gunners They took the lead after just five minutes, with Bukayo Saka lucky enough to make it 1-0 without any problems with a rebound that fell at his feet. The equalizer came after a loss of ball, with Palhinha launching Tom Cairney on the left, who then crossed to the far post where former Benfica player Raul Jiménez equalized (1-1).
The turnaround came in the 59th minute, after a corner in which Palhinha headed on some rebounds, forcing the ball to be cleared for Jamaican Cordova-Reid. With Carlo on the bench and Fábio Vieira injured, Arsenal were not sharp enough to salvage a point – Andreas Pereira hit the post with an 87th-minute free kick in what could have been the third – and ultimately reinforced the bad situation. stage in the championship, as they have won only one of the last five matches and have only achieved four points in the fifteen matches contested.
With one match to play, Liverpool lead with the same 42 points as Aston Villa, while Arsenal are fourth with the same 40 as Manchester City, with Tottenham rounding out the top 5 with 39.
Fulham climbed to thirteenth place with 24 points, nine above the waterline, one behind Bournemouth, who today saw their best ever spell in the Premier League come to an end. Andoni Iraola’s side had secured 19 out of a possible 21 points – conceding just a draw in seven challenges – but today they were beaten 3-1 at home at Tottenham.
In the 9th minute, Pape Matar Sarr took advantage of an opponent’s mistake to open the scoring, in the 71st minute, South Korea’s Son Heung-Min isolated on the left and set out, before Richarlison scored the third in the 80th. do not reflect the replica of Bournemouth, who always discussed the game, still reduced, at 84, via Alex Scott.
Source: DN
