Overview
- Arsenal, top of the Premier League, reached the interval 3–0 up in a game that would take them six points clear if the score stands.
- Viktor Gyökeres scored in the 9th and 45th minutes and Bukayo Saka netted in the 40th after slick buildup play.
- Arsenal dominated the opening period with 64% possession and they did not allow Fulham a shot on target.
- This league match falls between Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final legs against Atlético Madrid after a 1–1 first leg, adding rotation pressure.
- Fulham face long odds at the Emirates, where they have never won in 33 visits in this fixture.