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ARSENAL encountered their first draw of the season in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Emirates.The Gunners were behind within the first minute after a howler from goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Fabio Vieira made an impact from the benchCredit: Reuters
Odegaard had the ball in the back of the net just before half-time, but the goal was disallowed for offside against Havertz in the build-up.
Arsenal’s were awarded a 66th minute penalty after substitute Fabio Vieira was taken down by a reckless challenge from Kenny Tete.
Striker Eddie Nketiah then controversially fired the home side ahead just six minutes later.
But ten-man Fulham equalised in the 87th minute when João Palhinha finished from close range.
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Here’s how SunSport’s Andy Dillon rated Mikel Arteta’s men at The Emirates…
Aaron Ramsdale – 6
The Arsenal keeper was caught out for Fulham’s lightning strike inside a minute but was not overwhelmed after that.
He was kept on his toes by wobbly defending throughout the game.
A howler from Ramsdale put the Gunner’s behind after one minuteCredit: PA
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Thomas Partey – 4
The Ghanaian seemed unsure of himself with his dual role in midfield and right back.
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He was a key component of the awful first half for his team and subbed after less than an hour.
Ben White – 5
The England defender got the runaround from Pereira and Jimenez.
He was then drafted in as right back in an emergency reshuffle.
William Saliba – 5
Came back from a lengthy injury and needs to rediscover the form that got him to the World Cup last year.
Jakub Kiwior – 6
Playing a bit out of his comfort zone as left back so uncomfortable and moved to centre half as part of boss Arteta’s tactical rewrite with Arsenal struggling.
Martin Odegaard – 5
The Arsenal captain did score but team-mate Havertz was offside.
Another rising shot well held by Leno but the team needed more from the Norwegian.
The Arsenal captain’s goal before half-time was ruled out by VARCredit: Reuters
Declan Rice – 6
New recruit and club record signing Rice was pretty solid with his defensive duties.
But he unable to provide the ammunition for his forwards or impose his drive on the game like he did last season at West Ham.
Kai Havertz – 4
Havertz seems to have carried the Chelsea offside virus across London with him which denied his team a first half leveller.
The forward looked awkward and was hooked for Fabio Vieira after just 56 minutes.
Havertz endured another toothless performance that saw him taken off earlyCredit: AP
Bukayo Saka – 5
The winger was guilty of the error which gifted Fulham their shock first minute lead.
Improved in his battle with athletic Robinson but still lacked finish until it came to his spot kick.
Leandro Trossard – 6
Surprise victim of the axe at half time as he looked the most likely to carve out something in a frustrating performance.
Gabriel Martinelli – 5
Twisted and turned but lacked the precision to make the breakthrough from his left wing position.
Eddie Nketiah – 7
Nketiah was subbed on in the 46th minute and added some mobility and threat to the forward line underlined by his controversial goal to put Arsenal in front.
Nketiah put his side ahead after 72 minutesCredit: Getty
Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6
Zinchenko – who has been out with a calf injury – came on in the 56th minute.
He failed to make a real impact in a reshuffled defence.
Fabio Vieira – 8
The Portugal midfielder’s substitute gave the home side the momentumCredit: Reuters
Vieira was fouled by Kenny TeteCredit: Getty
Vieira proved something of a super sub after coming on ten minutes into the second half.
Showed good pace and intent to win the spot-kick as Tete brought him down.
And just a few minutes later provided an assist for Nketiah which put the home side into a 2-1 lead.
Jorginho – 6
Brought on late to steady the ship. That went well.
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Fulham equalised shortly after.
Gabriel Jesus – 5
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ARSENAL have been slammed after their controversial second goal in their 2-2 draw against Fulham at the Emirates.The Gunners came back after Andreas Pereira broke the deadlock just one minute after kick-off.
Eddie Nketiah scored Arsenal’s second goal against FulhamCredit: Getty
But Nketiah’s goal was slammed by fans on social mediaCredit: Reuters
Nketiah’s goal took place while Fulham ace Calvin Bassey was down injured
The North Londoners equalised with Bukayo Saka’s penalty in the 70th minute.
And Mikel Arteta’s men turned the game on its head with Eddie Nketiah just two minutes later.
But Arsenal’s attack and Nketiah’s goal took place while Fulham ace Calvin Bassey was down with an injury.
And fans weren’t happy with the way the striker hit the back of the net and lashed out on Twitter.
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Not only were they furious Arsenal kept playing on, they also pointed out Nketiah may have been played onside by the injury defender.
One supporter commented: “Playing and scoring while Bassey is down. Complete b******t.”
Another posted: “Scandalous that the Arsenal goal stands idk why VAR doesn’t check for a foul on Bassey.”
A third tweeted: “Terrible decision in the Arsenal game! Saka fouls Bassey and gets away with it. Leads to a goal.”
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This fan said: “VAR pretending to not see the foul on Bassey… Well done Arsenal.”
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That one wrote: “The Arsenal second was a foul on Bassey.”
And that Arsenal fan posted: “As much as I like to see us winning this, we should have put the ball out because Bassey is injured. No class at all Arsenal, highly disappointed.”
However, Fulham managed to equalise with Joao Palhinha in the 87th minute.
That was four minutes after Bassey was sent off with a second yellow card.
The centre-back was given his marching orders after blocking Nketiah during a counter-attack. More