Gunners restore five-point lead for Premier League table as dem beat Fulham 3 goals to nil

Fulham vs Arsenal

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Arsenal don restore dia five-point advantage at di top of di Premier League for outstanding fashion with a ruthless victory for Fulham.

Mikel Arteta side respond to Manchester City narrow victory for Crystal Palace on Saturday night by wrapping up dis win by half-time as dem open up a 3-0 lead with a devastating attacking display.

Gabriel Martinelli already don get a goal narrowly ruled out for offside by di Video Assistant Referee (VAR), before defender Gabriel head in Leandro Trossard corner after 21 minutes - di first of a trio of assists for di Belgian.

Trossard dem cross for Martinelli to beat di static Antonee Robinson to head home for di far post five minutes later, before providing di delivery for captain Martin Odegaard cool finish in first-half stoppage time.

Fulham bin mount a belated threat after di break as visiting keeper Aaron Ramsdale deny Bobby de Cordova-Reid, while Tosin Adarabioyo bin head against di woodwork.

Arsenal, however, always dey in control and Arteta dey able to re-introduce influential striker Gabriel Jesus for di first time since e require knee surgery after being injured playing for Brazil against Cameroon for di World Cup for a 13-minute cameo.

SECOND HALF

FULL-TIME

Fulham 0-3 Arsenal

E don finish

Arsenal dey 10 wins away from di Premier League title.

74mins' Odegaard na di first Arsenal player to receive a yellow card after a tactical foul on di edge of di box.

72mins' SUBSTITUTION

Reiss Nelson na Arsenal hero against Bournemouth last weekend. Dem no need a hero this time as e replace Bukayo Saka.

Kieran Tierney come on for Oleksandr Zinchenko.

68mins' Pereira drive into di middle of di pitch before poking am to De Cordova-Reid. Gabriel no fit stretch far enough to intercept di pass wit Ramsdale getting low to push away im strike from a tight angle.

66mins' Good move from Arsenal. Martinelli play di ball inside to Odegaard wey drive a pass to di edge of di box wit Xhaka waiting. Di midfielder den flicks am out to di left with Martinelli rushing forward. Im goal-bound shot dem dey blocked by Adarabioyo.

60mins' Saka flick di ball to Trossard, wey runs onto di pass looking to keep am under control. However, Reed gets back and poke am away from di Arsenal man.

58mins' Saka inswinging corner from di right finds Martinelli. Di Brazil international slams im shot against a Fulham defender, wey out to block.

56mins' Fulham look like a completely different side for di second half and dey pin Arsenal into dia own third. Di Gunners dey hold low block and no dey allow Fulham to advance di ball into dia box.

50mins' Ramsdale is now down after clashing with Mitrovic. He punched De Cordova-Reid's cross away before colliding with the striker but gets up without needing any medical assistance.

47mins' A bright start from di home side. Reed bursts down di right and puts a low cross into di box looking for Pereira. Arriving for di box, e drag im low attempt wide.

46mins' Fulham get di game back under way.

FIRST-HALF

Half-time Fulham 0-3 Arsenal

45+3 mins'GOALLLLLL

Martin Odegaard

Fulham give Martin Odegaard all di time for di world to take down Leandro Trossard cross down on im chest and take a couple of touches to steady imsef before smashing in.

42mins' CHANCE FOR FULHAM!

Ramsdale play di ball straight to Pereira wey receive possession for di right side of di box. E rush di opportunity, shooting over wit Mitrovic unmarked for di middle.

40mins' Fulham dey try slow di game down and stop Arsenal momentum from growing. Dem dem pass di ball around calmly waiting for an opening. However, wen dem get close to Arsenal box, dem dey look back to recycle di ball.

38mins' E be like sayArsenal dey toying with Fulham now. Leandro Trossard shoot just wide with dia latest chance.

36mins' Wonderful football from Arsenal. Dem don dey groove mood now. Stepovers and first-time passes galore but Granit Xhaka heavy touch allow Bernd Leno scoop di ball up.

33mins' Not sure if dis na cross or a shot but e dey well wide from Fulham Sasa Lukic.

26mins GOAL!!!!!! Fulham 0-2 Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli.... Di gunners be like say dem dey on goal spree dis afternoon

22mins' GOAL!!!!!0-2 Arsenal

Gabriel Magalhães

17mins' DISALLOWED GOAL

Fulham 0-0 Arsenal

17mins' Video Assistant Referee

Dem dey check dis for a Gabriel Martinelli offside.

16mins' GOAL - Fulham 0-1 Arsenal

Antonee Robinson own goal

10mins' Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo beat Gabriel Martinelli in a duel on di wing.

7mins' Xhaka and Zinchenko switch positions wen Arsenal dey in possession.

5mins' Arsenal pass di ball around dia defence well and dey control di ball. However, one pass from Ramsdale go under di Gabriel and dem give away a cheap throw-in for dia half.

4mins' Saka make di most of a loose touch from Ream and cross di ball into di box from di right. Martinelli swing im boot at am but no fit get a connection on di ball.

1min' Pereira launch imsef into Gabriel wit di Fulham man giving away a free-kick. Early signs say di home side go press with intensity for dis game.

KICK OFF Arsenal start di game for Craven Cottage. Trossard play di ball back to Ramsdale.

Line-ups

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Reed, Mitrovic, Solomon, Ream, Cordova-Reid, Pereira, Lukic, Robinson.

Subs: Rodak, Wickens, Wilson, James, Vinicius, Diop, Francois, Harris, Robinson.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Partey, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saliba, Trossard, Xhaka, Zinchenko.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Holding, Tomiyasu, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson.