Arsenal run riot in second half to win 5-1 at Fulham
Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Sunday.Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang each scored twice as Arsenal jumped three places in the table with their sixth straight league win. Aaron Ramsey also netted as the Gunners broke the game open with four second-half goals against the league's worst defence. Fulham had levelled through German World Cup winner Andre Schuerrle.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 07 October 2018
- Modified Date: 04:05 | 07 October 2018
Two goals from Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette, a wonderful back-heeled strike from Aaron Ramsey and two more from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Arsenal a 5-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Cottagers had kept the Gunners in check in the first half, letting in one from Lacazette on the half-hour before drawing level through Andre Schurrle just before the break.
But the visitors ran rampant as the second half wore on, with Lacazette scoring again before substitutes Ramsey and Aubameyang all made their way through Fulham's leaky defences.
The loss leaves Fulham on the edge of the relegation zone in 17th place, having let in four more goals than any other team in the league.
Arsenal, meanwhile, move up to third above Tottenham on goals scored and ahead of Chelsea who play at Southampton later in the day.