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🔴 PL LIVE: Fulham drawing vs Arsenal, Ipswich ahead and Leicester losing

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Four games take place in the Premier League on Sunday, with a London derby rounding off the wekeend.

Here’s how it is all unfolding.


Arsenal level with Fulham

Scorers: Jimenez 10′ : Saliba 53′

Title-chasing Arsenal travel to Craven Cottage to take on high-flying Fulham in a London derby.

The Gunners had much of the possession in the opening stages, and William Saliba almost made it two goals in four days as he glanced a header wide.

But with their first attack, the hosts took the lead against the run of play as Raul Jimenez ran in behind the Arsenal defence before firing low into the bottom corner, handing his side the early advantage.

Arsenal continued to dominate possession, but they could not find a way past a stubborn Fulham back five, with Mikel Arteta’s side failing to have a shot on target in the opening stages.

The Gunners could not find a way through before the break, but began the second half more brightly as a series of set-pieces caused havoc in the Fulham box before William Saliba tapped home from a corner for his second goal in four days.

They then grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck once more, dominating possession against an increasingly tired looking Fulham side, as Kai Havertz fired an effort wide.


Ipswich Town ahead vs Bournemouth

Scorers: Chaplin 21′

Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich Town host Bournemouth as they look for just their second win of the season.

The game began in an open fashion, with Liam Delap firing wide from a corner as the hosts looked for an early goal.

Bournemouth came close too, with a fizzed cross just evading two Cherries forwards, who would have had a tap in.

But Ipswich began to move into the ascendency and got the goal that their early promise deserved just before the midway point of the first half.

From a throw in, the ball dropped to Conor Chaplin, who fired low past Kepa from just inside the penalty area to hand the hosts the lead.

They had the ball in the net a second time moments later, only for VAR to rule it out for a foul on Kepa underneath the Bournemouth crossbar.

The Cherries began to push for an equaliser, and had a shout for a penalty turned down as they pushed Ipswich back.

Despite that pressure, Ipswich headed into the break in the lead, hoping for a mammoth three points to move them away from the relegation zone.

Bournemouth continued to see the majority of the ball in the opening stages of the second half, but could not find a way to test Ari Muric in the Ipswich goal as a well-marshalled home defence combined with some wasteful Bournemouth finishing.


Brighton lead Leicester City

Scorers: Lamptey 37′

Ruud Van Nistelrooy is looking to continue his 100% record with Leicester City as he welcomes Brighton to the King Power Stadium.

It was Brighton who began the game on the front foot, pinning the hosts back without being able to find a way through to test Hermansen in the Leicester goal.

Ten minutes before the interval though, the visitors finally found a breakthrough. Tariq Lamptey rescued an overhit cross from fellow fullback Estupinan, before cutting inside and curling a left footed effort into the far corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Leicester offered little, with a late James Justin header their only first half effort on target.

The Foxes improved after half-time, but were still lacking any attacking thrust with Jamie Vardy ploughing a lone furrow at the top of the pitch.

Later…


Tottenham host Chelsea

Under-pressure Ange Postecoglou and his Tottenham side face Chelsea as they look to get their season back on track.


📸 JUSTIN TALLIS – AFP or licensors

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