Gunners wallop Fulham
Arsenal swaggered to a ninth successive win as Alexandre Lacazette’s double and a goal of the season contender from Aaron Ramsey inspired a 5-1 rout of Fulham on Sunday.
Unai Emery’s side turned on the style on the banks of the River Thames, recording their biggest win of the season as the resurgent Gunners moved into the Premier League’s top four.
Lacazette was at the centre of Arsenal’s powerful show at Craven Cottage, with his superb second-half strike restoring their lead after Andre Schurrle had cancelled out his opener.
Ramsey’s audacious backheeled goal put Arsenal in complete control.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted twice in the closing stages as Arsenal won six consecutive league matches within a single campaign for the first time since 2016.
They also recorded three consecutive away league victories for the first time in two years.
Arsenal were battling fatigue after touching down in London in the early hours of Friday morning following a 4,000km flight from Azerbaijan, where they beat Qarabag 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.
But Emery freshened up his side with six changes, and there were no signs of fatigue as they took the lead in the 29th minute.
Fulham hit back in the 44th minute as Luciano Vietto slipped a pin-point pass to Schurrle, who chipped a fine finish over Bernd Leno for his third goal this season.
Undeterred, Arsenal stepped on the gas after the interval and Lacazette restored their lead in the 49th minute.
Ramsey sealed the points with a majestic finish in the 67th minute.
Aubameyang put the seal on Arsenal’s stroll in the 79th minute, deftly converting Bellerin’s cross and, in the last minute, he smashed in Ramsey’s pass for his sixth goal of the season. –