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Saturday, November 10, 2012
 Full Time
Arsenal
3
 
3
Fulham
O. Giroud  11' 1-0 
L. Podolski  23' 2-0 
 2-1D. Berbatov  29'
 2-2A. Kacaniklic  40'
 2-3D. Berbatov  (Pen)  67'
O. Giroud  69' 3-3 
HT: 2-2
Emirates Stadium (Attendance: 60,093)
Referee: Phil Dowd
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Arsenal vs. Fulham
Minute Commentary
90' ARTETA THE VILLAIN
A stunning game at the Emirates once again highlighted the best and worst of Arsenal. Olivier Giroud looks to have finally acclimatised to the Premier League as he grabbed a deserved brace and may have had more. Lukas Podolski also popped up with a vital goal. Giroud's efforts were more than matched by Dimitar Berbatov, who scored two and set up Alex Kacaniklic's well-taken header. Mikel Arteta nearly surrendered the game to Fulham by giving a penalty away with a poor challenge on Bryan Ruiz, which Berbatov converted. However, Arteta had a chance to win the match with the last kick of the ball but the midfielder's wretched afternoon was complete when Mark Schwarzer saved.
90' FULL TIME
That penalty saved marked the end of the game.
90' MISSED PENALTY
Mikel Arteta hits the penalty to Mark Schwarzer's left and the big keeper gets down to save.
90' PENALTY!
Late drama as Andrei Arshavin's cross hits Sascha Riether's arm and Arsenal are given a penalty.
90' JUST WIDE
Olivier Giroud loses his marker, but the cross is too high for him and he can only nod the ball wide.
88' FULHAM PRESSURE
The away side are not settling for a point here and continue to press a fragile Arsenal.
85' FULHAM SUBSTITUTION
Ashkan Dejagah makes way for Damien Duff.
83' ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION
Theo Walcott is injured and makes way for Andrei Arshavin.
82' WALCOTT LIMPING
Theo Walcott is struggling as he hobbles about the pitch.
79' GREAT SAVE
Olivier Giroud is on fire after his brace. The striker picks the ball up, gets the ball out of his feet and hits a swirling shot that Mark Schwarzer saves. The last ten minutes promises a lot of action.
75' SAVING CHALLENGE
Alex Kacaniklic escapes down the left and picks out Dimitar Berbatov. The striker looks nailed on to grab his hat-trick, but Laurent Koscielny sprints back and blocks the first shot. The ball falls back for Berbatov, but Koscielny bounces up to block a second time.
72' POOR SHOT
Santi Cazorla is still struggling to get back to the form of a couple of weeks ago. The midfielder tries to find some space and hits a shot at goal, but Fulham file back to block.
68' GOOAALL!!
Fulham nearly get a fourth, but Vito Mannone saves from Alex Kacaniklic. Arsenal break and Olivier Giroud looks certain to score, beating the keeper but hitting the post. Theo Walcott retrieves the ball and finds Olivier Giroud, who heads past Mark Schwarzer. Amazing stuff.
66' GOOAALL!!
That was never in doubt. Dimitar Berbatov smashes the ball past Vito Mannone to complete the turnaround.
65' PENALTY!
Mikel Arteta gives the ball away to Bryan Ruiz and then tries to win the ball back, but brings the forward down in the box and the referee points to the spot.
61' YELLOW CARD
Some strange refereeing here. Steven Sidwell fouls Santi Cazorla and the referee goes to show a yellow card to the Fulham midfielder, who is already on a booking. However, Phil Dowd bottles it and calls Aaron Ramsey over, issuing him with a yellow for I don`t know what.
58' GOOD DEFENDING
A real chance for Fulham as they pour forward, but the cut back is not good enough and Laurent Koscielny cuts it out.
54' ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION
Francis Coquelin is replaced by Aaron Ramsey - can the midfielder provide Arsenal with the inspiration they need?
50' WHAT A MISS
Theo Walcott does really well to run at the full back and deliver a floated cross into Olivier Giroud. The striker should find the back of the net, but pulls out of the header at the last minute.
49' LUCKY HANGELAND
The Fulham centre back - often linked with a move to Arsenal - makes a complete mess of a through-ball, but it hits him on the back and bounces back into his path and he is able to clear.
46' SECOND HALF
We are back underway.
45' FOUR-GOAL THRILLER
A bizarre half at the Emirates as Arsenal raced into a two-goal lead without breaking a sweat and then managed to hand the game straight back to Fulham with a show of defensive ineptitude. Olivier Giroud grabbed the opening goal with a fine header from a Theo Walcott corner and Lukas Podolski doubled that lead with a neat finish from a Mikel Arteta cross. With Arsenal two-nil up, the game looked dead and buried as Fulham had looked toothless until Dimitar Berbatov headed home from a corner as the Gunners' defence stood and watched. The former Manchester United striker then set up with equaliser for Alex Kacaniklic, who finished past a hapless Vito Mannone.
45' HALF TIME
We have reached the break.
45' GAME SLOWING
Both sets of teams are looking for the half time whistle after a strangely exciting first 45 minutes.
41' OVER THE BAR!
Mikel Arteta drives a brilliant cross in and Olivier Giroud has a chance to head home, but he can`t twist his body enough to enable him to steer the ball into the net.
38' GOOAALL!!
Sascha Riether finds Dimitar Berbatov, who turns and picks out Alex Kacaniklic. The substitute does well to head past Vito Mannone. Arsenal have given away a two-goal lead for the second time in a week.
35' HEADED CLEAR
Alex Kacaniklic is starting to get involved and runs at the Arsenal defence, before trying to deliver a telling cross. Laurent Koscielny is there to head away.
32' POOR FREE KICK
Arsenal have a free kick from a decent position, but Theo Walcott hits a flat ball in and Dimitar Berbatov is able to clear.
28' GOOAALL!!
They do it to themselves. Just as this game looked to be in Arsenal's hands, they throw it all into doubt with some terrible defending. A corner is swung in and Dimitar Berbatov is the only player to attack it. The striker makes no mistake to head past Vito Mannone.
26' ARSENAL IN CONTROL
The Gunners are in their pomp now as the confidence comes flooding back and Fulham find themselves up against it. The away side had started brightly, but they will surely struggle to find their way back into this match.
22' GOOAALL!!
Santi Cazorla makes it with a great run and pass, before Mikel Arteta rolls the ball across the goal and Lukas Podolski takes advantage of Sascha Riether's dithering to fire past Mark Schwarzer.
20' FULHAM SUBSTITUTION
Kieran Richardson is replaced by Alex Kacaniklic.
18' RICHARSON INJURED
Kieran Richardson only just back from injury has pulled up with what looks like a hamstring problem.
14' FULHAM SET BACK
The away side had settled pretty well until that goal. Dimitar Berbatov had been looking particularly dangerous, but suddenly Fulham find themselves behind without really doing anything wrong.
10' GOOAALL!!
There is Arsenal's first headed goal in the Premier League this season. A corner is swung in by Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud attacks the near post to steer the ball home.
7' GIROUD!
Olivier Giroud robs the Fulham defence, but opts to try to beat Mark Schwarzer from 25 yards out and fails miserably. The striker still seems a bit anxious in front of goal.
4' JUST WIDE
An early chance for Fulham as Vito Mannone gets himself in all sorts of trouble from a Bryan Ruiz shot. The keeper is never getting there, but a deflection takes it wide for the corner.
1' KICK OFF
Following a minute's silence for Remembrance Sunday, we are underway at the Emirates.
0' FULHAM TEAM NEWS
Mahamadou Diarra failed a late fitness test so Steve Sidwell comes into midfield. Kieran Richardson returns from injury and will patrol the left wing, whilst Ashkan Dejagah comes in on the opposite flank.
0' ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
Jack Wilshere is suspended for one match, so Francis Coquelin comes into midfield. Theo Walcott starts on the right with Olivier Giroud leading the attack. Wojciech Szczesny is named on the bench.
0' REF WATCH
Today's official Phil Dowd has been very card happy so far this season, showing 42 yellow cards and three red cards.
0' FULHAM LOOKING UP
Last season Martin Jol's side took a little while to get going, but this year they have come out firing as the manager's methods have finally bedded in. Fulham have the same number of points as today's opponents and could even leapfrog into fourth with a historic victory – they have never won away at Arsenal in 26 visits.
0' GUNNERS NEED TO RELOAD
The most worrying thing for Arsenal isn't the quickly evaporating hope, but the complete absence of confidence following a couple of poor performances. Take the once dazzling Santi Cazorla, who now looks out of sorts and bereft of inspiration. It's plot not unlike an Austin Powers movie, the Gunners need to get their mojo back and soon.
0' WENGER NEEDS A VICTORY
It is officially Arsenal's worst start to a season since Arsene Wenger took over and today they face a team that they have not beaten for almost two years. Fulham's pre-match interviews have all been about piling further pressure on the Gunners and you have to fancy Martin Jol's side to get something out of this match as Arsenal suddenly look woefully short of confidence.
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Team Stats
Arsenal Fulham
3 Goals 3
3 Assists 2
16 Shots 10
8 Shots on Goal 5
2 Saves 6
0 Penalties Scored 1
1 Penalty Kicks 1
31 Crosses 14
8 Corner Kicks 6
1 Offside 5
11 Fouls Committed 12
1 Cautions/Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
Arsenal
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
24Vito Mannone 90 - 0 0 3 2
3Bacary Sagna 90 0 0 0 - -
4Per Mertesacker 90 0 0 0 - -
5Thomas Vermaelen 90 0 0 0 - -
6Laurent Koscielny 90 0 0 0 - -
8Mikel Arteta 90 0 0 0 - -
9Lukas Podolski 76 1 0 0 - -
12Olivier Giroud 90 2 0 0 - -
14Theo Walcott 85 0 0 0 - -
19Santi Cazorla 90 0 0 0 - -
22Francis Coquelin 56 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
15Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 14 0 0 0 - -
16Aaron Ramsey 34 0 1 0 - -
23Andrei Arshavin 5 0 0 0 - -

Fulham
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Mark Schwarzer 90 - 0 0 3 4
3John Arne Riise 90 0 0 0 - -
5Brede Hangeland 90 0 0 0 - -
6Chris Baird 90 0 1 0 - -
7Steven Sidwell 90 0 1 0 - -
9Dimitar Berbatov 90 2 0 0 - -
11Bryan Ruiz 90 0 0 0 - -
15Kieran Richardson 24 0 0 0 - -
18Aaron Hughes 90 0 0 0 - -
24Ashkan Dejagah 85 0 0 0 - -
27Sascha Riether 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
16Damien Duff 5 0 0 0 - -
31Alex Kacaniklic 66 1 0 0 - -
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Arsenal vs. Fulham
Minute Event
90' Game Over  Arsenal 3-3 Fulham
90' Half Over  Arsenal 3-3 Fulham
90' Penalty Miss  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Shot on Goal  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Free Kick  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Yellow Card  Chris Baird (Fulham)
90' Foul  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
90' Cross  Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal)
90' Corner Kick  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Cross  Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal)
90' Shot on Goal  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Corner Kick  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
90' Cross  Per Mertesacker (Arsenal)
90' Corner Kick  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
90' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
90' Shot  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
90' Cross  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
90' Offside  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
89' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
89' Shot  Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
89' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
88' Foul  Riether fouled by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
87' Cross  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
86' Shot on Goal  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
85' Cross  Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal)
85' Substitution  Damien Duff (on). Dejagah (off). (Fulham)
85' Substitution  Andrei Arshavin (on). Walcott (off). (Arsenal)
84' Foul  Oxlade-Chamberlain fouled by Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
83' Cross  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
83' Cross  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
82' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
82' Cross  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
82' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
81' Cross  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
81' Corner Kick  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
80' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
80' Corner Kick  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
80' Shot on Goal  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
79' Cross  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
77' Cross  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
76' Substitution  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (on). Podolski (off). (Arsenal)
76' Offside  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
76' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
75' Cross  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
74' Cross  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
73' Shot  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
71' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
71' Shot on Goal  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
70' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
70' Cross  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
69' Goal  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal). Assist by Walcott
69' Shot on Goal  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
69' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
69' Shot  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
69' Cross  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
68' Shot on Goal  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
68' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
68' Shot on Goal  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
67' Penalty Goal  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
67' Shot on Goal  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
67' Free Kick  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
66' Foul  Ruiz fouled by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
66' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
65' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
64' Foul  Sidwell fouled by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
64' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
64' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
63' Corner Kick  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
63' Shot  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
62' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
61' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
61' Shot  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
61' Free Kick  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
60' Yellow Card  Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
59' Foul  Cazorla fouled by Steven Sidwell (Fulham)
59' Cross  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
58' Foul  Dejagah fouled by Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
58' Throw-In  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
57' Corner Kick  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
57' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
57' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
56' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
56' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
56' Substitution  Aaron Ramsey (on). Coquelin (off). (Arsenal)
55' Shot  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
55' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
54' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
54' Foul  Walcott fouled by John Arne Riise (Fulham)
53' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
52' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
51' Shot  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
51' Cross  Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
51' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
50' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
49' Offside  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
48' Cross  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
47' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
47' Foul  Ruiz fouled by Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
47' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
46' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
46' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
46' Start Half 
45' Half Over  Arsenal 2-2 Fulham
45' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
45' Shot  Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
45' Cross  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
45' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
45' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
45' Cross  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
45' Foul  Hughes fouled by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
43' Offside  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
43' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
43' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
42' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
42' Shot  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
42' Cross  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
41' Yellow Card  Steven Sidwell (Fulham)
41' Foul  Cazorla fouled by Steven Sidwell (Fulham)
40' Goal  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham). Assist by Berbatov
40' Shot on Goal  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
40' Cross  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
39' Foul  Berbatov fouled by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal)
39' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
38' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
38' Cross  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
37' Foul  Ruiz fouled by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
37' Cross  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
37' Throw-In  Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
36' Foul  Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
36' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
36' Cross  Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham)
35' Throw-In  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
35' Cross  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
34' Foul  Dejagah fouled by Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
33' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
32' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
31' Foul  Cazorla fouled by Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
31' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
31' Shot  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
30' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
30' Cross  Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
29' Goal  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham). Assist by Ruiz
29' Shot on Goal  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
29' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
28' Cross  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
28' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
27' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
27' Foul  Vermaelen fouled by Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham)
26' Throw-In  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
25' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
24' Substitution  Alex Kacaniklic (on). Richardson (off). (Fulham)
23' Goal  Lukas Podolski (Arsenal). Assist by Arteta
23' Shot on Goal  Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
23' Cross  Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
23' Cross  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
20' Throw-In  Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
19' Throw-In  Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
19' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
18' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
16' Foul  Richardson fouled by Francis Coquelin (Arsenal)
15' Foul  Giroud fouled by Aaron Hughes (Fulham)
15' Throw-In  Sascha Riether (Fulham)
13' Foul  Sidwell fouled by Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)
13' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
13' Cross  Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)
11' Goal  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal). Assist by Walcott
11' Shot on Goal  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
11' Corner Kick  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
10' Cross  Francis Coquelin (Arsenal)
10' Foul  Walcott fouled by Chris Baird (Fulham)
9' Offside  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
9' Cross  Kieran Richardson (Fulham)
8' Throw-In  John Arne Riise (Fulham)
8' Cross  Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
7' Goal Kick  Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
7' Shot  Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
7' Cross  Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
6' Foul  Walcott fouled by John Arne Riise (Fulham)
5' Goal Kick  Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
4' Corner Kick  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
4' Shot  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
4' Cross  Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
2' Offside  Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
1' Foul  Mertesacker fouled by Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham)
1' Start Half 
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CKCorner Kicks
CRCrosses
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FCFouls Committed
FSFouls Suffered
YCYellow Cards
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