Fulham took the lead but Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka, plus Calvin Bassey’s red card, put Arsenal in control – until João Palhinha’s equaliser made it 2-2
On a wild, storm-wracked afternoon at the Emirates Stadiumand Fulham played out a frantic 2-2 draw that felt by the end like three games in one. Not to mention at least two different, and largely opposed, tactical versions of this Arsenal team.
The Emirates had been a boisterous, hopeful, contended kind of place at kick-off under chilly August north London skies. But it was reduced to a note of baffled silence after just 57 seconds as Fulham took the lead with a goal that was both farcical and supremely well executed in its details. Arsenal’s instant response was frantic. There were high, looped crosses towards Leandro Trossard, some defiantly urgent crossfield switches. But above all some top notes of self-induced tactical incoherence. Partey started at right-back once again here, stepping into central midfield alongside Declan Rice when Fulham had the ball, but even in his more natural role he seemed always wary of Pereira sniping into that outside left position.
Arsenal had most of the ball, but Fulham still made the better chances for long periods, largely because they were up against such a confused looking defensive shape, and in Partey a full-back so positionally vague you half excepted to look down and notice he’s leafing through the manual on the go, wondering why the whole thing is in Swedish.
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