• Date: Sun 29 April 2007
  • Venue: Emirates Stadium
  • Ref: Clattenburg, M
  • Attendance: 60,043
Arsenal

Arsenal

Julio Baptista (4)

Adebayor (84)

Gilberto Silva (87) P

3 - 1
Fulham

Fulham

Davies (78)

Arsenal vs Fulham

Team Lineups

Arsenal

Jens Lehmann
Gael Clichy
William Gallas
Emmanuel Eboue
Kolo Toure, K
Cesc Fabregas
Vassiriki Abou Diaby
Cesar Julio Baptista (Pereira Neves Denilson, 71)
Aparecido Gilberto Silva
Alex Hleb
Emmanuel Adebayor

Fulham

Antti Niemi
Zat Knight
Philippe Christanval
Liam Rosenior (Moritz Volz, 68)
Carlos Bocanegra
Simon Davies
Papa Bouba Diop
Claus Jensen (Clint Dempsey, 59)
Michael Brown
Brian McBride (Heidar Helguson, 59)
Tomasz Radzinski


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

The full time whistles goes here at the Emirates with Arsenal taking all three points thanks to two lates goals as Fulham plunge further into relegation crisis.

90

A Davis' corner is flicked on by Diop for Christanval at the far post who strikes the ball first time but can only send it straight at Lehmann.

90

Clichy slides the ball across the edge of the penalty area to set up Adebayor who hits the ball first time but curves it wide of the goal.

86
Goal
 

Gilberto converts the penalty very well sending it low down into the bottom left hand corner with Niemi well beaten.

85
Penalty
 

Volz gifts Arsenal a penalty after Hleb took the ball around the former Gunner the midfielder was brought down with a poor challenge.

85
Yellow Card
 

Diop is booked after his extended protests about Dempey's booking

85
Yellow Card
 

Clint Dempsey is booked after bringing down Hleb with a late challenge.

83
Goal
 

Arsenal regain the lead against the run of play thanks to Adebayor who skipped past Diop before passing the ball past Niemi with a very cool finish.

82

Radzinski floats in another cross and finds Dempsey who wins the header, but again can't keep it down sending it up and on to the top of the goal.

80

Davis swings in a corner for Fulham and an unmarked Dempsey gets his head on the ball but gets too much power on it, sending it high over the bar.

78
Goal
 

Fulham pull level through Davis after a cross from the Cottagers caused chaos in the box Lehmann coming for a ball he didn't have to gifting the ball to davis who expertly lobbed the goalkeeper from outside the area.

73

Daivs swings in a cross for Fulham looking for Helguson but the Cottagers striker is beaten to the ball as Arsenal clear.

70

Adebayor shows a good turn of pace to get away from two Fulham defenders before trying to beat Niemi with a toe poke towards the near post but the Fulham goalkeeper is equal to the shot saving well.

69
Substitution
 

Arsenal make their first change of the game with goalscorer Julio Baptista being brough off and is replaced by Pereira Neves Denilson

67
Substitution
 

Liam Rosenior has been brought off apparently through illness and is replaced by Moritz Volz.

64

Fabregas delivers another corner for Arsenal but once again Fulham deal with the corner and clear the ball away from danger.

64

Clichy tries to swing in a cross for Arsenal, looking for someone to attack the ball but Knight is first to the ball to knock it behind for a corner.

62

Brown tries to loft one over the top for Dempsey to chase but there is just too much on the pass as it skips off the pitch before bouncing out of play.

59
Substitution
 

Double substitution for Fulham as McBride and Jensen are brought off to be replaced by Heidar Helguson and Clint Dempsey.

58

Jensen fires in a corner for Fulham which Lehmann comes to claim but gets nowhere near as Arsenal survive a scare from that corner.

56

Arsenal have been very sloppy in possession so far in this half and are leting Fulham get back into this game.

54

Fabregas floats in another corner for Arsenal which Adebayor manages to get on the end of but its a tame header which Niemi gathers easily.

51

Jensen has Fulham's first chance of the half with a snap shot that goes just a few yards wide of Lehmann's right hand post.

50

Hleb fires in a low cross towards the near post for Adebayor to attack who tries to flick the ball past Niemi but only manages to send it wide of the right post.

48

Fabregas swings in a corner for Arsenal but before anyone can challenge for the ball the linesman judges the ball has gone out of play and came back in.

47

Hleb shows some great feet to before threading the ball through to Adebayor who steps past Knight before skying the ball from 8-yards out.

Second half
 

Fulham get the second half underway needing at least a goal to get tyhem back into this game and help their plight against relegation.

Half time
 

Arsenal go in ahead at half-time after a comfortable half for the Gunners in which they should have scored more than one against a Fulham side who have struggled to come to terms with the home side.

44

Bocanegra launches a long free kick into the area, which Knight flicks on but unfortunatly for Fulham he flicks it out of play.

42

Davis swings in a free kick towards the back post but Lehmann is off his line well to palm the ball away from danger.

42
Yellow Card
 

Eboue is booked after dragging Radzinski back as he sprinted away from the defender.

37

Radzinski swings a deep cross into the area, looking for McBride who heads the ball back across the face of goal, but again Arsenal are quickest to react to clear the ball away.

35

Hleb and Adebayor combine with a nice one-two, setting up Adebayor with a shooting oppurtunity which the striker wastes, blasting it straight into Knight.

33

Another great move from Arsenal gives Baptista with a great chance to score his second but the striker wastes the chance stabbing the ball well wide of goal.

31

Another magnificent save from Niemi denies Adebyor who manage to get on the end of a Clichy cross with a powerful header

29

Hleb makes a good run down the right before pulling the ball back for Fabregas to hit forcing Niemi to make a good save at full stretch.

29

Fabregas sends in a corner for Adebayor to attack but Knight just nods the ball away from the striker.

27

Radzinski shows some quick feet to get around Eboue before whipping in a great cross which gallas just flicks away from McBride as the Gunners clear.

25

Fabregas chips a free kick into the area for Baptista to attack but the striker just moves too early and is ajudged to be offside.

22

Davis plays a a free kick down the line for Radzinski who gives it back to the Welsh international before Davis decides to hammer the ball stright into Hleb as Arsenal clear.

20
Yellow Card
 

Gilberto goes into the referees book after cynically bringing down Brown who had just gotten past the midfielder.

17

Brown launches a long throw into the area which McBride flicks on for Davis who miss kicks the ball, his shot rebounding to Bocanegra who hammers his shot high and wide of Lehmann's goal.

15

Another flowing arsenal attack set-ups Baptista for another oppurtunity but again the Brazilian wastes the chance, scuffing it wide of goal.

12

Davis swings a low free kick into the area which Arsenal clear, launching a counter-attack which results in Fabregas squaring the ball for Baptista who drilled the ball high and wide from inside the area.

11

Fabregas lays the ball off for Toure who strikes the ball well from 30-yards out, forcing Niemi into a save low down to his left.

10
Yellow Card
 

Michael Brown is booked after catching Fabregas with an outstretched leg.

8

Fabregas takes a corner for Arsenal but its nowhere near a redshirt as Bocanegra gets a good clearing header on the ball.

3
Goal
 

Baptista gives Arsenal an early lead after Adebayor skipped around Rosenoir and picked out the Brazilian striker who beaten Christanval to the ball and headed home.

2

Fabregas swinga free kick into the area which Adebayor flicks on for Gallas but Niemi is off his line to claim the ball calmly.

1

Toure plays a long ball over the top for Adebayor to chase but the ball just skips away from the striker, going out of play for a goal-kick.

Kickoff
 

Mark Clattenburg gets this London derby underway here at the Emirates Stadium after the minutes applause for Alan Ball and Arthur Milton, Arsenal taking the kick-off.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Fulham XI: Niemi, Rosenior, Knight, Christanval, Bocanegra, Davies, Brown, Diop, Jensen, Radzinski, McBride

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Fulham go into this game just a point above the drop zone after yesterdays game and are looking for their first win in nine games. The Cottagers have no fresh injury worries but are still without Queudrue and Pearce.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Arsenal XI: Lehmann, Eboue, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Hleb, Fabregas, Silva, Diaby, Julio Baptista, Adebayor

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Arsenal are forced to make two changes from the side that drew with Tottenham last weekend with Thomas Rosick and Freddie Ljungberg both out with hamstring injuries.