Arsenal 2
van Persie(P) 84, Hleb 90
Fulham 1
Healy 1
Arsenal 2 Fulham 1 August 12 2007
Alexander Hleb snatched a dramatic late winner as Arsenal came from behind to earn a fortunate victory over Fulham at the Emirates Stadium.
Fulham had raced into the lead before many of the fans had even taken their seats.
Gael Clichy sent a pass-back rolling back to Jens Lehmann but the German made a complete hash of it, striking the ball against his left leg and gifting possession to David Healy, who promptly rolled home for his first Premier League goal after just 52 seconds.
Stand-in Cottagers goalkeeper Tony Warner went on to make a number of excellent saves to keep the Gunners at bay but he could do nothing about Robin van Persie's well-struck penalty after Kolo Toure had been brought down.
And Warner was beaten again in the final minute when Hleb slotted in from 12 yards to snatch an unlikely victory for Arsene Wenger's men.