§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

Fulham 0–1 Arsenal

  • Trossard 58'

18 October 2025

The match in data

Arsenal got the better of Fulham, 1–0, on 18 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), rated 60, thanks above all to 6 completed dribbles and 1 big chance created. Saka produced 1.9 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.8 times the cost.

For Fulham, the highest-rated player was Alex Iwobi, with 59.

60
Player of the match

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal · 90'

Produced 1.85× and cost 0.85× their position's average

Added
  • 6 completed dribbles 4.0×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 7 key passes 4.0×
Took away
  • 4 balls lost 2.7×
  • 13 misplaced passes 2.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Fulham
PlayerPositionMinRating
Alex Iwobi Forward 90 59
Sander Berge Midfielder 90 57
Bernd Leno Goalkeeper 90 54
Josh King Midfielder 63 54
Harry Wilson Forward 82 53
Kevin Forward 27 50
Joachim Andersen Defender 42 48
Jorge Cuenca Defender 82 43
Timothy Castagne Defender 90 41
Raúl Jiménez Forward 90 36
Tom Cairney Midfielder 64 36
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder 26 36
Ryan Sessegnon Defender 90 17
Issa Diop Defender 48 16
Adama Traoré Forward 8 no rating
Calvin Bassey Defender 8 no rating
Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mikel Merino Midfielder 28 70
Bukayo Saka ★ Forward 90 60
Gabriel Magalhães Defender 90 59
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 90 54
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 62 50
Declan Rice Midfielder 90 49
Leandro Trossard Forward 81 49
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 47
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 90 47
Jurriën Timber Defender 90 43
William Saliba Defender 90 43
Riccardo Calafiori Defender 90 26
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 9 no rating
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Fulham player won the most aerial duels?

Timothy Castagne, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Raúl Jiménez 2, Jorge Cuenca 1.

Timothy Castagne led Fulham in the air with 4 aerial duels won, ahead of Raúl Jiménez on 2 and Jorge Cuenca on 1.

Which Arsenal player won the most duels?

Bukayo Saka, with 14 duels won. Next: Gabriel Magalhães 6, Declan Rice 5.

Bukayo Saka dominated the physical battles with 14 duels won in Arsenal's 1–0 win, well ahead of Gabriel Magalhães on 6 and Declan Rice on 5.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Fulham 0–1 Arsenal, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Bukayo Saka, 60
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.