MANCITY GOES CLEAR AT THE TOP
Arsenal in seventh heaven
later and City added a third from Edin Dzeko after 72 minutes to secure all three points as they produced the perfect response to their 1-0 defeat at Everton on Tuesday.
“The players were fantastic this evening, they played very well,” City coach Roberto Mancini told ESPN.
“It was not easy because Fulham are a very good team. It was very important after the defeat to react very quickly - it was important for the future.” Dzeko added: “It was very hard in this weather, and when it's like this, it's always better to score at the beginning of the game and then it's easier to play.“it was difficult with the snow, especially in the second half.”
City now have 57 points from 24 games with second-placed United, who have 54 points, playing at fourth-placed Chelsea on Sunday. Fulham slipped to 14th, seven points clear of the relegation zone.
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City comfortably beat Fulham 30 to move three points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table as snow engulfed northern England in freezing conditions.
Arsenal stayed in contention for a top four finish by crushing Blackburn Rovers 7-1 at the Emirates where Robin Van Persie scored a hat-trick, while Wolverhampton Wanderers climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers.
City's 17th successive home league win since Fulham drew 1-1 there almost a year ago, came after Sergio Aguero fired them ahead with a 10th minute penalty after a Chris Baird foul on Adam Johnson.
Baird's misery continued when he put through his own net 20 minutes