The Community Shield winners open their 2020-21 season with a comfortable win over newly promoted Fulham on Saturday.Willian provided two assists on his Arsenal debut as the Gunners eased past Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage.
Fulham gave Arsenal an early scare when Aboubakar Kamara drew a smart save from Bernd Leno.
Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring on eight minutes, tapping in after Marek Rodak had pushed Willian’s shot to him. In so doing, the forward became the first player to score the opening goal of a Premier League season more than once.
Three minutes after the break, Willian, who also struck a post with a first-half free-kick, sent over a corner that was headed in by another debutant, Gabriel.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang collected Willian’s long pass to curl in Arsenal’s third on 57 minutes.
It gave Arsenal their biggest away league win since beating Fulham 5-1 in October 2018.
Match Stats:
| Fulham | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.6 | Possession % | 54.4 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots | 13 |
| 667 | Touches | 775 |
| 523 | Passes | 626 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Clearances | 11 |
| 2 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls conceded | 12 |
What Next?
- Fulham will play against Leeds on 19th Sep in a away match
- Arsenal will host West Ham in their home opener at Emirates on 19th Sep
2020-21 Premier League Fulham vs Arsenal Match Highlights
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta and Elneny Post-Match comments
