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90+1 min That\u2019s a bit negative. This has been an excellent day for Arsenal<\/a>, whose first-half performance \u2013 their most relaxed in ages \u2013 bodes well for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min There will be four added minutes. The second half has been a bit of a non-event. I hope, for their sake, that Arsenal<\/a> don\u2019t regret that when the music stops on 24 May.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 88 min Manchester City have five to play.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 87 min Arsenal\u2019s remaining games \u2013 look I know you know, but some people might not know \u2013 are as follows<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 85 min Dowman turns Lukic majestically in the centre circle and heads for goal. He holds off Bassey on the edge of the D, dances back inside and screws a right-foot shot wide of the far post. No real threat to Fulham<\/a> in the end but it was a charming piece of play from an unimaginably talented 16-year-old.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.17 EDT<\/p>\n 83 min: Arsenal<\/a> substitution Cristhian Mosquera for Ben White.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>80 min: Calafiori hits the bar!<\/p>\n An excellent inswinging corner from Madueke is headed against the crossbar by Calafiori, who punches the air in frustration.<\/p>\n Replays show that Calafiori\u2019s effort hit the head of Leno, who was trying to punch the ball clear, and then deflected up onto the bar.<\/p>\n Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori rises highest and his header clatters against the woodwork. Photograph: Ben Stansall\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.16 EDT<\/p>\n 78 min: Fulham<\/a> substitution Smith Rowe limps off to be replaced by Jonah Kusi-Asare.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 78 min: Arsenal<\/a> substitution Max Dowman replaces the superb Eberechi Eze. That\u2019s a clever idea, not just because of Dowman\u2019s quality but because a goal from him would add to the feelgood vibe.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 76 min Smith Rowe hits the side netting from a very tight angle and then flops to the turf, apparently injured. The physios are coming on.<\/p>\n Fulham’s Emile Smith Rowe shoots at goal but can only find the side netting. Photograph: Paul Childs\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.14 EDT<\/p>\n 75 min \u201cHi Rob,\u201d says Simon McMahon. \u201cReally hoping Arteta gets the \u2018Yea Pep, Talk Nah\u2019 piece of paper out of his pocket at full time…\u201d<\/p>\n Blimey, I didn\u2019t have Denesh Ramdin on my bingo card today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 73 min: Fulham<\/a> substitution Rodrigo Muniz for Raul Jimenez.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 72 min The corner is headed away but Fulham<\/a> keep the pressure on. The ball drops kindly for Castagne, who rakes a half-volley towards goal from 17 yards. Raya is well positioned and keeps it out.<\/p>\n That was Fulham\u2019s first shot on target.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 71 min King is fouled just outside the area by Madueke. The free-kick is to the left of centre\u2026 and Jimenez slaps it into the wall. Cairney\u2019s follow-up deflects behind for a corner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 69 min An animated Arteta shouts some instructions to his team, who have lost their way in the second half. No matter how mindful you are of the potential importance of goal difference, it must be so hard to play at maximum intensity when you lead 3-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 67 min Andersen makes a last-ditch tackle on Jesus, though it wouldn\u2019t have counted as he was fractionally offside.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 66 min Lukic, on a yellow card, takes a big risk by pulling back Myles Lewis-Skelly. The referee lets him off.<\/p>\n Lewis-Skelly has been quietly excellent in midfield.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65 min \u201cI\u2019d make Arsenal<\/a> pretty strong title favourites now,\u201d writes Max Williams. \u201cThey have points on the board, the easier run in and a home match against relegated Burnley to further rack up the goals. Plus it feels a little like City got too carried away with erasing the deficit \u2013 the fan tears, Haaland smirk, etc \u2013 and might struggle to do it again, especially with the added scoreboard pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65 min: Double substitution for Arsenal<\/a> No hat-trick for Gyokeres, but it\u2019s a compliment that he\u2019s being rested ahead of Tuesday. Declan Rice also comes off, with Gabriel Jesus and Martin Zubimendi the replacements.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 64 min: Triple substitution for Fulham<\/a> Tom Cairney, Josh King and Oscar Bobb replace Reed, Chukwueze and Wilson.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 62 min Fulham\u2019s passing has been better in the second half, helped no doubt by Arsenal<\/a> sitting deeper and playing on the break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 60 min \u201cSeeing this reminds me of something,\u201d writes DAvid Howell. \u201cSpecifically, the Climate Clubs campaign a few years ago that reimagined various club badges to make a point about climate change (and raise money for relevant charities). One of those was the Fulham<\/a> badge being changed to read FFS \u2013 something I\u2019m sure fans of Manchester City would sympathise with right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s next home game is against Burnley, which could be a test of Manchester City fans\u2019 joie de vivre.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.53 EDT<\/p>\n 59 min Trossard slices a shot from the edge of the area that is easily saved by Leno.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>56 min: Big chance for Gyokeres!<\/p>\n Viktor Gyokeres comes tantalisingly close to his first Arsenal<\/a> hat-trick. He made a perfectly timed run onto a deft through pass from Trossard, but Leno was quickly off his line to narrow the angle and block Gyokeres\u2019s shot. Good goalkeeping.<\/p>\n Fulham\u2019s keeper Bernd Leno denies Viktor Gy\u00f6keres a hat-trick. Photograph: Dylan Martinez\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.54 EDT<\/p>\n 54 min It\u2019s not easy for Arsenal<\/a> to balance the Atletico Madrid game, which begins in 73 hours, and the need to score as many as possible. We\u2019ll have a better idea after Monday night, when Manchester City go to Everton, but there\u2019s every chance both teams will win all their remaining league games. If so, the title will be decided on goal difference.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 51 min Eze controls Madueke\u2019s pass on the stretch and is shaping to shoot when Bassey makes a vital challenge.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 49 min Smith Rowe\u2019s near-post corner is headed across goal by Castagne, with no Fulham<\/a> player able to poke it into the net.<\/p>\n Timothy Castagne of Fulham sends a header across the Arsenal goalmouth. Photograph: Javier Garc\u00eda\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.02 EDT<\/p>\n 49 min Robinson\u2019s cross is sliced over his own bar by Saliba. Fulham<\/a> have started the second half pretty well.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 48 min Jimeneze has a pop from 25 yards. It\u2019s a good effort that fades a few yards wide of the goal with Raya at full stretch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 47 min I missed a half-time substitution for Arsenal: Noni Madueke has replaced Bukayo Saka, presumably to rest the main man ahead of Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 46 min Arsenal get the second half under way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Press release\u2019 is the subject of Charles Antaki\u2019s email.<\/p>\n double quotation mark(Reads from piece of paper): On behalf of a significant fraction of Arsenal fans, I am prepared to consider revising my opinion of Victor Gy\u00f6keres, subject to further developments.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Half-time reading<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cRob,\u201d writes Sean Orlowicz, \u201cyou said fighting for a title was supposed to be miserable. \u201cI\u2019m having a blast!!!<\/p>\n \u201c(I\u2019ve been miserable since January.)\u201d<\/p>\n Arf. That first half reminds me of the title-winning sides under Wenger, who had \u2013 for a Manchester United fan \u2013 a sickening habit of being 3-0 up after 20 minutes in April and May.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Half time: Arsenal 3-0 Fulham<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka\u2019s return to the starting XI inspired a joyous first-half performance from Arsenal<\/a>, who now have the chance to massage their goal difference in the second half. Saka made the first for Viktor Gyokeres, who returned the favour and then scored his second with a fine header.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the Premier League<\/a> table as things stand.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Trossard led an Arsenal<\/a> break with a surge through the inside-left channel. He beat his man in the area and stood up an inviting cross towards the far post. It was slightly behind Gyokeres, who showed his finishing expertise by straining his neck muscles to loop a header over Leno. He took that beautifully.<\/p>\n Viktor Gy\u00f6keres rises high and sends a header goalwards \u2026 Photograph: Kieran McManus\/ShutterstockThen watches as it loops into the Fulham net, for his second goal of the game. Photograph: Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.26 EDT<\/p>\n GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Fulham (Gyokeres 45+4)<\/p>\n Another terrific goal clinches victory for Arsenal<\/a>, already.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45+2 min I think this is the first time Saka has scored and created a goal all season, since 2024 in fact. If so, he\u2019s picked a very good time to signal a return to form. The Emirates is a totally different place to the Newcastle game a week ago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45 min Three minutes of added time. Arsenal<\/a> are hunting a third before the break, which would then allow them to concentrate on goal difference in the second half. It\u2019s an awkward thing to manage but they should be mindful of it as it may well decide the title.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 44 min A delicious cross from Saliba just evades the stretching Gabriel at the far post. This is Arsenal\u2019s most relaxed attacking performance in ages, probably since they walloped Spurs 4-1 in February.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 43 min The return of Bukayo Saka has made Arsenal<\/a> smile again.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In his first start for six weeks, a rejuventated Bukayo Saka has made one and scored one. Eze swept a nice pass down the right for the ever-willing Gyokeres, who held the ball up until Saka made a sudden dart infield. Gyokeres played him in with a nice reverse pass, and Saka rifled a low drive past Leno at the near post. That\u2019s a lovely goal.<\/p>\n A fiery finish from Bukayo Saka doubles Arsenal\u2019s lead. Photograph: Marc Atkins\/Getty ImagesSaka celebrates. Photograph: Paul Childs\/Action Images\/ReutersAs does his manager Mikel Arteta \u2026 Photograph: Dylan Martinez\/ReutersAnd the Gooners. Photograph: Kieran McManus\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.57 EDT<\/p>\n GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Fulham (Saka 40)<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka\u2019s back, baby!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 40 min Trossard chops away from a defender on the edge of the area and sweeps a daisycutter that is comfortably saved by Leno.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 38 min Sounds odd to say, but Fulham might be the happier team if it\u2019s still 1-0 at half-time. Arsenal<\/a> have been much the better team and will be keen to put the game to bed before we reach the jitterzone.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.10 EDT<\/p>\n 37 min Wilson\u2019s corner is cleared by Saliba, but then White loses his balance and is robbed by Lukic. His defensive mates get him out of trouble by clearing Lukic\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 36 min Fulham are having a decent little spell. Calafiori gives Raya problem with a short backpass in a crowded area; Raya\u2019s clearance hits Gabriel and ricochets behind for a Fulham<\/a> corner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 35 min \u201cI\u2019ve never understood the criticism of Gyokeres, I have to say,\u201d have to says Joshua Keeling. \u201cI think he\u2019s a very good player. Not in the absolute top rank of strikers (Haaland et al), but very few are. He\u2019s a good finisher and gives Arsenal<\/a> something different.\u201d<\/p>\n I can understand it \u2013 he is a relatively limited player \u2013 but like everything it has been way over the top.<\/p>\n