Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE: Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aaron Ramsey all score
Re-live the latest from the Premier League fixture at Craven Cottage
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal breezed past Fulham in what proved to be their best performance of the season so far as Unai Emery's side stretched their run of consecutive victories to nine in all competitions.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring in the first half with a neat finish from close range, and although Fulham's Andre Schurrle was able to peg the visitors back just before half-time, the Frenchman added a second soon after the second half began.
Aaron Ramsey then finished a beautiful move that will be in the running for goal of the season as a deft backheel added the third, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came off the bench to score a double of his own to seal the rout. Re-live the live action below.
What time does it start?
Fulham vs Arsenal kicks off at 12pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 11:30am. BT Sport subscribers can also watch the game online via the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Aleksandar Mitrovic: The Serb started the Everton game well but became increasingly frustrated with the lack of service and connection with the midfield. The former Newcastle man will be confident of fashioning opportunities for himself at the weekend against Shkodran Mustafi, but he will need to show greater impact throughout the game if Fulham are to emerge victorious for the first time in over a month.
Weird /best stat…
51.3: Arsenal have the best win rate in Premier League London derbies, with wins in 51.3% of such matches. They face the team with the worst ratio in such fixtures, with Fulham recording wins in just 20.8% of these encounters.
Remember when…
Lukas Podolski became something of a cult hero during his time at Arsenal, but that assessment somewhat does a disservice to his incredible finishing prowess. This double against the Cottagers was just one example of the typical Podolski strikes that fans all over the world became accustomed to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIIJhpVHuDY
Player to watch…
Bernd Leno: The German goalkeeper has finally got his chance to impress following a hamstring injury to Petr Cech in the first half against Watford and he seems to have grasped it with both hands. He looked assured when he replaced the Czech and pulled off a fantastic save to deny Troy Deeney, before putting in another impressive display against Qarabag in midweek.
Past three-meetings…
Arsenal 2 (Cazorla x2) Fulham 0, Premier League, January 2014
Fulham 1 (Bent) Arsenal 3 (Giroud, Podolski x2), Premier League, August 2013
Fulham 0 Arsenal 1 (Mertesacker), Premier League, April 2013
Form guide…
Fulham: WDLDWL
Arsenal: WWWWWW
Odds…
Fulham to win: 4/1
Arsenal to win: 8/13
Draw: 10/3
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
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Arsenal are on their best run of form since 2015, but can they keep the winning streak going against Fulham, who could do with a win of their own.
Follow live updates and the latest team news as it breaks from 12:30.
Ryan Sessengon may be key if Fulham are to best Arsenal at Craven Cottage today, but it could be a proud day for twin brother Steven on the Fulham bench. The 18-year-old is in line for a Premier League debut should he come on.
Plenty of attacking threats in the Fulham side but Slavisa Jokanovic may be concerned with his reshuffled defence. Joe Bryan and Timothy Fosu-Mensah both suffered injuries last time out against Everton, which means Denis Odoi and Tim Ream will potentially have two new full-backs to manage, with Cyrus Christie and Maxime Le Marchand coming in.
Tom Cairney came off the bench in that Everton game, but does not make the match-day squad today as he continues his recovery after an ankle injury.
Rob Holding will make his 50th appearance in an Arsenal shirt today.
15 minutes until kick-off at Craven Cottage.
A first Premier League start for Bernd Leno in goal. The German impressed off the bench last week, and made a string of good saves in Baku in the Europa League.
A bit of chatter that Fulham may opt for a back-three today, with Cyrus Christie and Ryan Sessegnon utilised as wing-backs. From what I've seen of the latter, I think left wing-back might be his best position.
Arsenal themselves deployed a back-three in midweek against Qarabag - can they exploit the untried trio of Tim Ream, Denis Odoi and Maxime Le Marchand?
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