Premier League Gameweek 35 Sat, May 2 2026 · 17:30 Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal
3–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 3.23 – 0.37
Fulham
  • V. Gyökeres 9’, 45’
  • B. Saka 40’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Arsenal cruise past Fulham

Arsenal entered as favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Gyökeres and Saka. Arsenal finished with the higher xG (3.23 vs 0.37).

Arsenal ✓58%
Draw24%
Fulham18%

Model vs reality

Arsenal goals
3
Model 1.84 · xG 3.23
Fulham goals
0
Model 0.94 · xG 0.37
Total goals
3
Model 2.78 · xG 3.60
Score 3–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
No
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. SakaArsenal · 1 goal · 1 assist
9.3
  • RefereeJarred Gillett
  • VenueEmirates Stadium
  • Table before kick-offArsenal 1st · Fulham 10th

Timeline

  1. V. Gyökeres 1–0Assist B. Saka
    9’
  2. S. LukićYellow card · Foul
    23’
  3. VAR R. CalafioriGoal cancelled
    30’
  4. B. Saka 2–0Assist V. Gyökeres
    40’
  5. V. Gyökeres 3–0Assist L. Trossard
    45’
  6. Half time · 3–0
  7. ⇄ C. MaduekeFor B. Saka
    46’
  8. ⇄ G. de JesusFor V. Gyökeres
    64’
  9. ⇄ Martín ZubimendiFor D. Rice
    64’
  10. ⇄ T. CairneyFor H. Reed
    64’
  11. ⇄ O. BobbFor H. Wilson
    64’
  12. ⇄ J. KingFor S. Chukwueze
    64’
  13. ⇄ Rodrigo MunizFor R. Jiménez
    73’
  14. ⇄ M. DowmanFor E. Eze
    78’
  15. ⇄ J. Kusi-AsareFor E. Smith Rowe
    78’
  16. ⇄ Cristhian MosqueraFor B. White
    83’
  17. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Arsenal18 shots · 14 in box, 4 outside
Fulham10 shots · 5 in box, 5 outside
ArsenalFulham
54% Possession 46%
3.23 Expected goals (xG) 0.37
2.79 Expected points (xPts) 0.13
18 Shots 10
9 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 6
14 Shots inside the box 5
4 Shots outside the box 5
511 Passes 433
89% Pass accuracy 83%
3 Corners 4
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
7 Fouls 12
7 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.37 Team rating 6.49

Line-ups

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

16.9 David Raya(G)
337.5 R. Calafiori 66.9 Gabriel Magalhães 27.6 W. Saliba 47.2 B. White ↓83’
497.2 M. Lewis-Skelly 417.3 D. Rice ↓64’
198.2 L. Trossard A 106.6 E. Eze ↓78’ 79.3★ B. Saka A↓46’
148.3 V. Gyökeres A↓64’
  • 1David Raya (G)6.9
  • 33R. Calafiori7.5
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães6.9
  • 2W. Saliba7.6
  • 4B. White↓83’7.2
  • 49M. Lewis-Skelly7.2
  • 41D. Rice↓64’7.3
  • 19L. TrossardA8.2
  • 10E. Eze↓78’6.6
  • 7B. Saka ★A↓46’9.3
  • 14V. GyökeresA↓64’8.3

Substitutes used

  • 9G. de Jesus↑64’6.3
  • 20C. Madueke↑46’6.9
  • 36Martín Zubimendi↑64’6.9
  • 3Cristhian Mosquera↑83’6.6
  • 56M. Dowman↑78’6.6

Unused: Kepa, Gabriel Martinelli, P. Hincapié, C. Nørgaard

Fulham 4-2-3-1

17.2 B. Leno(G)
336.2 A. Robinson 36.9 C. Bassey 56.7 J. Andersen 216.2 T. Castagne
206.3 S. Lukić 66.5 H. Reed ↓64’
196.2 S. Chukwueze ↓64’ 326.3 E. Smith Rowe ↓78’ 86.2 H. Wilson ↓64’
76.2 R. Jiménez ↓73’
  • 1B. Leno (G)7.2
  • 33A. Robinson6.2
  • 3C. Bassey6.9
  • 5J. Andersen6.7
  • 21T. Castagne6.2
  • 20S. Lukić6.3
  • 6H. Reed↓64’6.5
  • 19S. Chukwueze↓64’6.2
  • 32E. Smith Rowe↓78’6.3
  • 8H. Wilson↓64’6.2
  • 7R. Jiménez↓73’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 10T. Cairney↑64’6.7
  • 14O. Bobb↑64’6.9
  • 24J. King↑64’6.6
  • 18J. Kusi-Asare↑78’6.5
  • 9Rodrigo Muniz↑73’6.9

Unused: B. Lecomte, K. Tete, I. Diop, Jorge Cuenca

Player stats

Top rated
B. SakaArsenal9.3
2nd
V. GyökeresArsenal8.3
3rd
L. TrossardArsenal8.2

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
David Raya G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 52% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
R. Calafiori D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 92% 26 1 1 2/3 0/0 7.5
Gabriel Magalhães D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 69 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.9
W. Saliba D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 95% 75 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.6
B. White D 83 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 54 0 3 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Lewis-Skelly M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 66 2 1 0/0 0/4 7.2
D. Rice M 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 62 1 2 0/0 2/1 7.3
L. Trossard F 90 0 1 4 (2) 2 92% 38 0 0 6/6 0/2 8.2
E. Eze M 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 21 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
B. Saka F 46 1 1 2 (1) 4 80% 30 0 0 1/2 0/0 9.3
V. Gyökeres F 64 2 1 4 (4) 1 89% 9 0 0 0/1 0/1 8.3
G. de Jesus F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Madueke F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 0 0 0/2 2/1 6.9
Martín Zubimendi M 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 16 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
Cristhian Mosquera D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
M. Dowman M 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 1 2/4 0/1 6.6

Fulham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Leno G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 79% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Robinson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 53 4 1 1/1 2/1 6.2
C. Bassey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 73 4 1 0/0 0/1 6.9
J. Andersen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 63 3 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
T. Castagne D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 81% 32 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Lukić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 40 1 1 1/1 3/0 6.3
H. Reed M 64 0 0 0 (0) 2 96% 24 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
S. Chukwueze F 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 24 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.2
E. Smith Rowe M 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 35 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
H. Wilson M 64 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 14 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
R. Jiménez F 73 0 0 2 (0) 0 56% 9 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
T. Cairney M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
O. Bobb M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. King M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
J. Kusi-Asare F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Rodrigo Muniz F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.