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Arsenal restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League in outstanding fashion with a ruthless victory at Fulham.
Mikel Arteta’s side responded to Manchester City’s narrow victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday night by wrapping up this win by half-time as they opened up a 3-0 lead with a devastating attacking display.
Gabriel Martinelli had already had a goal narrowly ruled out for offside by VAR, before defender Gabriel headed in Leandro Trossard’s corner after 21 minutes, the first of a trio of assists for the Belgian.
Trossard then crossed for Martinelli to beat the static Antonee Robinson to head home at the far post five minutes later, before providing the delivery for captain Martin Odegaard to snuff out any hope of a Fulham recovery with a cool finish of the highest class in first-half stoppage time.
Fulham mounted a belated threat after the break as Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale denied Bobby De Cordova-Reid, while Tosin Adarabioyo headed against the woodwork.
Arsenal, however, were always in control and Arteta was able to re-introduce influential striker Gabriel Jesus for the first time since he required knee surgery after being injured playing for Brazil against Cameroon at the World Cup for a 13-minute cameo.
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Fulham
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Squad number21Player nameJames
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 2Tete
- 4Tosin
- 13Ream
- 33Robinson
- 6Reed
- 28Lukic
- 14De Cordova-Reid
- 18PereiraSubstituted forWilsonat 76′minutes
- 11SolomonSubstituted forJamesat 76′minutes
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 8Wilson
- 21James
- 30Alves Morais
- 31Diop
- 35Francois
- 38Harris
- 40Wickens
- 42Robinson
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ramsdale
- 4WhiteSubstituted forTomiyasuat 80′minutes
- 12Saliba
- 6Gabriel
- 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTierneyat 72′minutes
- 8ØdegaardBooked at 74mins
- 5Partey
- 34Xhaka
- 7SakaSubstituted forNelsonat 72′minutes
- 19TrossardSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 77′minutes
- 11MartinelliSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tierney
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Smith Rowe
- 16Holding
- 18Tomiyasu
- 20Jorginho
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 24Nelson
- 30Turner
Live Text
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Match ends, Fulham 0, Arsenal 3.
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Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Arsenal 3.
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Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
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Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
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Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
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Dan James (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
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Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
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Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
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Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
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Offside, Fulham. Tim Ream tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
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Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
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Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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