English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
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Emirates Stadium · 60,196 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Viktor Gyökeres' brace helps Arsenal to vital win over Fulham in title race

Viktor Gyökeres scored twice as Arsenal sent out an emphatic Premier League title warning to Manchester City with a 3-0 victory against Fulham at the Emirates Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
4
Corner Kicks
3
6
Saves
1
46.2
Possession
53.8
10
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
9
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
453
433
Passes
511
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
48
13
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
2
22
Tackles
6
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
5
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
15
20
Clearances
15

Highlights

02:45 Hislop: Bukayo Saka was outstanding vs. Fulham Watch on ESPN 01:02 Mikel Arteta: Myles Lewis-Skelly was incredible in midfield vs. Fulham Watch on ESPN 01:50 Do Arsenal now have the edge over Man City in the title race? Watch on ESPN 01:46 Nicol: Saka could win Arsenal the Premier League title Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 20Sasa LukicLM
  8. 6Harrison ReedRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 19Samuel ChukwuezeAM-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Arsenal 1, Fulham 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a set piece situation.
  2. 23' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Arsenal 2, Fulham 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  4. 45'+4' Goal! Arsenal 3, Fulham 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  5. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  6. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed.
  7. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  8. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Oscar Bobb replaces Harry Wilson.
  9. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.
  10. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  11. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  12. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Eberechi Eze.
  13. 78' Substitution, Fulham. Jonah Kusi-Asare replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
  14. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Ben White.

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