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)
No changes for either side as the second half kicks-off.
46 minutes
Golden opportunity for Alex Iwobi to find Henrikh Mkhitaryan at the far post. The Armenian is completely unmarked, but Iwobi underhits his cross and Maxime Le Marchand is again there to clear.
He's had an impressive showing on the left of Fulham's back three.
48 minutes
What a save!
Marcus Bettinelli somehow manages to get his right-hand to Hector Bellerin's powerful drive from the edge of the area. He had to dive full-length to his top right. Great stop.
HE CAN'T STOP THAT ONE THOUGH! ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE HAS A SECOND AND ARSENAL LEAD!
Fulham throw the ball in on the right and Rob Holding hoists the ball high into the air with his left boot.
Danny Welbeck tracks the flight of the ball best and flicks across the edge of the area to Lacazette. The French striker brilliantly fires the bouncing ball back across his body and it nestles in the bottom corner, just brushing Bettinelli's fingertips as he dives to his right.
Another excellent finish from Lacazette.
52 minutes
Marcus Bettinelli still has disappointment etched on his face as he takes a goal-kick. He feels he should have got to Lacazette's volley.
54 minutes
First change for Fulham, and a reshuffle will be required.
Tim Ream is off and Aboubakar Kamara comes on. The Frenchman is an attacking player and Fulham will revert to a back four.
56 minutes
Still plenty of time left in this game. The home crowd are more vocal now, trying to lift their team.
Luciano Vietto is cautioned for a shirt tug on Alexandre Lacazette.
57 minutes
An awkward fall for Shkodran Mustafi. He leaps one-legged and his ankle flexes uncomfortably as he lands.
He limps off but seems to want to continue. Arsenal are readying Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but Mustafi will continue.
60 minutes
Fulham are firmly in this game. They are working the ball well from side-to-side but can't find a forward pass.
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