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Arsenal Thrash Fulham 3-0, Saka Returns, Gyökeres Double

5/3/2026

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Arsenal Crush Fulham

Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 at the Emirates on Saturday, widening their lead to six points.
Bukayo Saka, back since March, set up Viktor Gyökeres’s ninth-minute opener.
Gyökeres scored again in stoppage time after a Trossard cross and created Saka’s half-time chance.
Riccardo Calafiori struck the crossbar and saw a goal disallowed for offside by VAR.
Arsenal rested Saka at half-time ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final leg with Atletico Madrid.

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Shearer predicts Arsenal

Alan Shearer and Paul Merson predict Arsenal will clinch Premier League by beating Fulham.
Shearer told Betfair a Fulham loss would cause Arsenal to lose the Champions League leg to Atletico.
Merson said Arsenal must ignore the Atletico second leg and focus on Fulham.
Both warned that Manchester City faces pressure, noting a six-point gap could be decisive and a poor display vs Burnley might let Everton or Bournemouth trouble them.

History

Historical Context

Arsenal’s 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’ went unbeaten in 38 league games, amassing 90 points with 26 wins and 12 draws – a record still cited by fans. After Arsène Wenger’s era, Mikel Arteta, appointed in December 2019, has steered the club back into the Champions League, now facing Fulham as they chase another title challenge.

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Arsenal Crush Fulham

Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 at the Emirates on Saturday, widening their lead to six points.
Bukayo Saka, back since March, set up Viktor Gyökeres’s ninth-minute opener.
Gyökeres scored again in stoppage time after a Trossard cross and created Saka’s half-time chance.
Riccardo Calafiori struck the crossbar and saw a goal disallowed for offside by VAR.
Arsenal rested Saka at half-time ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final leg with Atletico Madrid.

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