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)
39 minutes
Ryan Sessegnon shows his pace to out-run Hector Bellerin and earn a free-kick for his team.
40 minutes
Rob Holding has been impressive at the heart of Arsenal's defence thus far. He is in good position to cut out Andre Schurrle's forward pass ahead of Aleksandar Mitrovic.
42 minutes
More excellent pressing from Fulham and Rob Holding's ambitious curling pass is intercepted by Ryan Sessegnon.
The wing-back surges forward and squares for Andre Schurrle and the German should really do better with his lashed, left-footed shot. It flies wide.
NOT ANYMORE! ANDRE SCHURRLE LEVELS WITH A LOVELY WORKED FULHAM GOAL!
Nacho Monreal gives the ball away to Andre-Frank Anguissa and hence is out of position when the midfielder finds Luciano Vietto.
Vietto runs threateningly at the Arsenal defence before slotting through Schurrle, who timed his run perfectly. The German cooly lifts over Bernd Leno and Fulham are back level. 1-1.
Andre Schurrle runs the ball out of play and the half-time whistle is blown.
1-1 at the interval.
Honours even at half-time, and deservedly so, one would argue. Fulham have struggled to get to grips with their new structure defensively, with Cyrus Christie often caught too far up the pitch and Alex Iwobi impressive in exploiting his lack of positional awareness during the first half.
Fulham have always looked dangerous in possession, however, and Slavisa Jokanovic will be pleased with the response his side showed after they looked like capitulating in the wake of Alexandre Lacazette's well-taken opener. But they did respond towards the end of the half to wrestle back a little momentum, and Andre Schurrle's 44th minute equaliser will lift his team for the second half.
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