Arsenal seal easy win against Fulham to keep title chase alive

Arsenal scored three first-half goals to land a 3-0 win over Fulham in their English Premier League (EPL) encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

The Gunners relied on Vikto Gyokores, who hit a brace, and Bukayo Saka, who scored one and assisted another in the comfortable win.

Arsenal scored the opener in the ninth minute when Gyokores put away a tap-in from Bukayo Saka’s cross. The home side had Ricardo Calafiori’s effort ruled out for offside, but Saka doubled the lead with a curling finish from a Gyokores pass five minutes from halftime. Mikel Arteta’s side wrapped up the three points with Gyokore’s header from Leandro Trossard’s cross.

The North Londoners stretched their unbeaten run against Fulham to 33 matches and claimed a 17th clean sheet of the season.

Victory sees Arsenal pull into a six-point lead at the top of the league, piling pressure on Manchester City to win their two outstanding matches. In other matches,

Newcastle ended their poor run of form with a 3-1 win over Brighton, while Brentford hit West Ham for three to deepen the Hammers’ relegation worry. Nigeria’s Tolu Arokodare had his hair pulled, leading to a red card for Sunderland as Wolverhampton Wanderers claimed a point in their 1-1 draw.

RESULTS
Arsenal 3-0 Fulham
Newcastle United 3-1 Brighton
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland
Brentford 3-0 West Ham United