Thursday, 3 January 2019

Arsenal 4-1 Fulham: Granit Xhaka, Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike to close gap to Chelsea in race for UCL

  • Arsenal cut the gap to fourth-placed Chelsea to two points on New Years' Day with a victory over Fulham
  • Switzerland international Granit Xhaka put Arsenal in front when he stabbed Alex Iwobi's cross into the net 
  • Alexandre Lacazette doubled the lead 10 minutes after the break when he finished a good team move
  • Aboubakar Kamara gave Fulham hope with a close-range finish at the back post after a Ryan Sessegnon cross
  • Their optimism did not last long though as Aaron Ramsey came off the bench to add a third for Arsenal
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rounded things off with a fortunate finish that looped into the net
Arsenal striking duo Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang produced their trademark celebration after making it 2-0

Fulham substitute Aboubakar Kamara drew Fulham back into the game with a close-range finish

Managers Claudio Ranieri and Unai Emery greet each other on the touchline ahead of kick-off on Tuesday afternoon

Arsenal fans reacted angrily to the decision to substitute Lacazette for Ramsey in the closing stages of the game

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