Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE: Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aaron Ramsey all score
Re-live the latest from the Premier League fixture at Craven Cottage
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Arsenal breezed past Fulham in what proved to be their best performance of the season so far as Unai Emery's side stretched their run of consecutive victories to nine in all competitions.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring in the first half with a neat finish from close range, and although Fulham's Andre Schurrle was able to peg the visitors back just before half-time, the Frenchman added a second soon after the second half began.
Aaron Ramsey then finished a beautiful move that will be in the running for goal of the season as a deft backheel added the third, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came off the bench to score a double of his own to seal the rout. Re-live the live action below.
What time does it start?
Fulham vs Arsenal kicks off at 12pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 11:30am. BT Sport subscribers can also watch the game online via the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Aleksandar Mitrovic: The Serb started the Everton game well but became increasingly frustrated with the lack of service and connection with the midfield. The former Newcastle man will be confident of fashioning opportunities for himself at the weekend against Shkodran Mustafi, but he will need to show greater impact throughout the game if Fulham are to emerge victorious for the first time in over a month.
Weird /best stat…
51.3: Arsenal have the best win rate in Premier League London derbies, with wins in 51.3% of such matches. They face the team with the worst ratio in such fixtures, with Fulham recording wins in just 20.8% of these encounters.
Remember when…
Lukas Podolski became something of a cult hero during his time at Arsenal, but that assessment somewhat does a disservice to his incredible finishing prowess. This double against the Cottagers was just one example of the typical Podolski strikes that fans all over the world became accustomed to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIIJhpVHuDY
Player to watch…
Bernd Leno: The German goalkeeper has finally got his chance to impress following a hamstring injury to Petr Cech in the first half against Watford and he seems to have grasped it with both hands. He looked assured when he replaced the Czech and pulled off a fantastic save to deny Troy Deeney, before putting in another impressive display against Qarabag in midweek.
Past three-meetings…
Arsenal 2 (Cazorla x2) Fulham 0, Premier League, January 2014
Fulham 1 (Bent) Arsenal 3 (Giroud, Podolski x2), Premier League, August 2013
Fulham 0 Arsenal 1 (Mertesacker), Premier League, April 2013
Form guide…
Fulham: WDLDWL
Arsenal: WWWWWW
Odds…
Fulham to win: 4/1
Arsenal to win: 8/13
Draw: 10/3
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
12 minutes
A stopover from Alex Iwobi does not fool Cyrus Christie, but Andre-Frank Anguissa is dispossessed when dilly-dallying on the edge of his own box and is fortunate that Nacho Monreal's touch is too heavy.
Goal-kick to the home team.
13 minutes
Denis Odoi shows good pace and strength to step across Alex Iwobi when the Nigerian tries to beat him on Arsenal's left. Odoi is rewarded with a free-kick after he is felled by Iwobi.
14 minutes
Fulham need to be careful - they are committing plenty of men forward and leaving their back three exposed. Better passing from Arsenal on the counter and they might have worked an opportunity in a three-on-three situation.
15 minutes
Arsenal hoist a free-kick into the Fulham box. A bit of head tennis and then Hector Bellerin tries to piggy-back on Andre Schurrle. He wins the header, but is rightly deemed to have fouled the German and Fulham will clear.
16 minutes
Aleksandar Mitrovic shows his ability as target-man, knocking Granit Xhaka out of the ball's path, chesting down and earning a free-kick as Nacho Monreal tries to nip in for the bouncing ball.
Monreal falls awkwardly and is in a little bother. He trots back in to position for Jean Michael Seri's 35 yard free-kick, though.
17 minutes
He tries to loft one from a central area to the left edge of the box but only finds an Arsenal head.
It is more up than out, however, and Mitrovic can get a volley off. Wide.
19 minutes
More intricate passing from Arsenal and Mkhitaryan finds space in behind. A sliding Jean Michael Seri concedes the corner.
20 minutes
Some jostling in the six-yard box delays the taking of the corner, and when Granit Xhaka does finally deliver it is poor. Nodded away by the first man from about chest height.
22 minutes
Outstanding defending from Maxime Le Marchand.
Tim Ream is panting as Danny Welbeck burns past him. Alex Iwobi feeds Welbeck, and Alexandre Lacazette is waiting to sweep home. Le Marchand is alert, though, and slides the ball clear.
23 minutes
Still 0-0, then, with half of the first half passed. Both sides look bright and you sense there will be goals in this one.
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