Fulham 2–1 Arsenal
2023-12-31 · Matchweek 20
· Referee: Josh Smith · VAR: Paul Tierney
Fulham were booked 4 times — 2.5× their usual 1.6 — to Arsenal's 1.
How Josh Smith refereed it
Smith showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.2, and awarded 21 fouls against an average of 24.2.
Match statistics
| Fulham | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 4 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 10 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | Normal Goal | Arsenal | B. Saka | 0-1 |
| 29' | Normal Goal | Fulham | R. Jiménez | 1-1 |
| 59' | Normal Goal | Fulham | B. De Cordova-Reid | 2-1 |
| 65' | Yellow Card | Fulham | Tom Cairney | 2-1 |
| 77' | Yellow Card | Fulham | Calvin Bassey | 2-1 |
| 86' | Yellow Card | Arsenal | William Saliba | 2-1 |
| 90+2' | Yellow Card | Fulham | Raúl Jiménez | 2-1 |
| 90+6' | Yellow Card | Fulham | Bernd Leno | 2-1 |