Fulham 1-5 Arsenal: 5 Hits and Flops

Fulham FC v Arsenal FC - Premier League
Lacazette and his teammates celebrate one of Arsenal's goals in a memorable win

#3 Flop: Jean-Michael Seri

Fulham FC v Arsenal FC - Premier League
Back to the drawing board: Another frustrating afternoon for Seri, who underperformed here

Given such fanfare over his £25m arrival from Nice over the summer, you'd be right in thinking this type of match against top opposition is one where Jean-Michael Seri looks to flourish, displaying his quality.

Here, he was comfortably ineffective and struggled to impose his ability on a match where Fulham really needed him to, particularly after Schurrle levelled the scoring and Arsenal retook the lead.

Efficiently squashed by Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira in midfield battles, the 27-year-old persisted in getting touches on the ball (77) and playing forward, but his partnership alongside Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa is not blossoming just yet.

Unsurprisingly the Cameroon international was replaced on the hour mark and Seri was left to pick up the pieces, though he left a lot to be desired defensively with only two completed tackles during the 90 minutes. Two key passes, a foul committed and 80.6% passing accuracy, his display was not an awful one but not good enough for someone of his abilities.

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