LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Arsenal were held to a 2-2 home draw by 10-man Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, denying Mikel Arteta's side provisional top spot in the table.
But Arsenal won a penalty for a foul on Fabio Vieira after the hour-mark and Saka redeemed himself with a confident spot kick in the pouring rain.
Arsenal made it 2-1 two minutes later when Vieira whipped in a cross for Eddie Nketiah to score.
Fulham were reduced to 10 men when Calvin Bassey received a second booking for a cynical foul on Nketiah to prevent a counter-attack, but they equalised in the 87th minute when Joao Palhinha swept home from a corner to rescue a point.
Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Fulham, Mikel Arteta's, Andreas Pereira pounced, Aaron Ramsdale, Fabio Vieira, Vieira, Eddie Nketiah, Calvin Bassey, Joao Palhinha, Rohith Nair, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
Arsenal, Premier League, Fulham, Thomson
Locations:
Bengaluru