Fulham 0-3 Arsenal: Gunners cruise to win to cement place at top of table as Leandro Trossard makes history

Leandro Trossard made history with a hat-trick of first-half assists as Arsenal moved five points clear at the Premier League summit with a convincing 3-0 victory at Fulham. The Gunners completely overwhelmed their opponents with a particularly dominant showing, as Mikel Arteta’s men further underlined their intent to end a 19-year wait since their last top-flight title. Ad A two-goal blast in a five-minute period midway through the opening period saw Brazilians Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli nod home simple headers.

It took the latter’s tally to a personal best of 12 league goals so far this term and five in his last five league outings. Europa League'That cannot happen' — Xhaka calls out Arsenal's defending in Lisbon09/03/2023 AT 20:55 Martin Odegaard then put the result beyond doubt on the stroke of half-time as he took down Trossard’s cross and rifled past Bernd Leno. The contribution from the Belgian forward saw him become the first player in Premier League history to clock up a trio of assists in the first half of an away game.

Fulham improved following the interval and went close when Tosin Adarabioyo headed against the crossbar. However, Arsenal continued to comfortably contain their hosts and control the game and were given a further boost 13 minutes from time when Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to make his first appearance since undergoing knee surgery in December. The result means Arsenal are five points ahead of title rivals Manchester City with 11 matches apiece still to play.