Viktor Gyokeres scored twice and Bukayo Saka was also on target as Arsenal went six points clear at the top of the Premier League with an easy 3-0 win over Fulham.
The Gunners showed no signs of title nerves as they scored all three goals in a one-sided first half, allowing Mikel Arteta to rest some of his key players in the second period.
There were only nine minutes on the clock when Arsenal made the breakthrough, as Saka – in for his first start since the EFL Cup final – turned Raul Jimenez inside-out before centring for Gyokeres to tap home.
The Gunners were completely on top and should have gone 2-0 up in the 27th minute, when Bernd Leno made a reflex save to thwart Gyokeres and Saka skewed wide on the follow-up.
Riccardo Calafiori saw a towering header from Leandro Trossard’s cross chalked off for offside following a VAR review, but Arsenal doubled their lead when Saka lashed inside Leno’s near post in the 40th minute, following some strong hold-up play from Gyokeres.
It’s all about Bukayo Saka
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Gyokeres then clinched his brace four minutes into first-half stoppage time, redirecting Trossard’s hanging cross from the left past Leno.
Arteta withdrew Saka at half-time and did likewise with Gyokeres and Declan Rice just after the hour mark, though Arsenal almost added a fourth goal when Calafiori’s header was touched onto the crossbar by Leno.
The Gunners are now six points clear of Manchester City, who play the first of their two games in hand at Everton on Monday. Fulham remain 10th in the table, three points off the top six.
Data Debrief: Gunners finally fire on all cylinders
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