Early and easy for Arsenal, rather than demanding everything at the death. This 3-0 win away to Fulham might not have raised the emotions of recent games but, crucially, had the exact same effect of raising hopes of the title. It might have even been more important in how it allowed the leaders to conserve energy, and perhaps had a potentially influential moment in the title race in the return of Gabriel Jesus.
The Brazilian still enjoyed what was almost a training exercise, the only disappointment that he didn't score a late chance. As it was, Mikel Arteta’s side enjoyed an easy Sunday afternoon away to a Fulham team that look to be levelling out, the leaders this time well ahead by half-time rather than well behind. It’s maybe just as well it didn’t go to the emotional heights of Aston Villa or Bournemouth.
