Gyokeres double and Saka strike push Arsenal six clear with 3-0 win over Fulham
Arsenal stretched their Premier League lead with a 3-0 demolition of Fulham at the Emirates on Saturday, all three goals arriving inside a one-sided first half. Viktor Gyokeres scored twice, Bukayo Saka added the second, and Marco Silva's side went in at the break with the title race already feeling further away.
The early goal came in the ninth minute. Saka picked the ball up on the right, drifted inside, and slid Gyokeres in for the kind of clinical finish the Swede has built his Arsenal year around. By the time Fulham settled, the home side had a hold on the game they never let go.
A Saka strike, then a Gyokeres second
The lead doubled in the 40th minute. Gyokeres turned provider, finding Saka with a clipped ball, and the winger took one touch before beating Bernd Leno at his near post. Five minutes later, Leandro Trossard whipped one in from the left, Gyokeres got across his marker, and the brace was up before half-time. Arsenal had three by the break, 64 per cent of the ball, and had not allowed Fulham a single shot on target.
Mikel Arteta did not need to chase a fourth in the second half. Arsenal saw the lead out without alarm, kept the tempo down, and waited for the final whistle. Marco Silva's side, with mid-table safety long since secured, never looked like the team that has held its own against the top six for stretches of this season.
Six clear, with Manchester City still in the room
The win pushes Arsenal six points clear at the top, although Manchester City have two games in hand. Pep Guardiola's side beat Arsenal at the Etihad on April 19 and have spent the fortnight since closing in. The cushion now is real, but only on the points column. The fixture list still puts the title back in City's hands if they win their games.
For Arsenal, the test was about not slipping. Beat the team you should beat, build a lead with one half of football, and walk off without needing a second-half stress. They did all three. Gyokeres now has more than a dozen Premier League goals in his first Arsenal season, Saka has been the constant on the right, and three matches remain. Whether that is enough still depends on how Manchester City handle their two extra fixtures.
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