Beat Fulham, Arsenal Keep Hope of Premier League Trophy

Arsenal left their rivals Manchester City behind after a 3-0 win over Fulham in an English Premier League match. (X/@premierleague)

JAKARTA - Arsenal refused to give up after losing 2-1 to Manchester City. Arsenal maintained consistency and hopes to win the English Premier League trophy after beating Fulham 3-0 in a match at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday, May 3, 2026 WIB.

Arsenal have not lost hope after winning two consecutive Premier League victories. Since losing to Man City, they have indeed lost their position at the top of the standings.

The victory in the big match at the Etihad made Man City manage to seize the throne with a goal productivity advantage because both teams have the same points, 70. The competition for the league title is also getting tighter and tighter.

While Man City still has to play the FA Cup semi-final match, Arsenal took the opportunity to regain the top position. Mikel Arteta's team beat Newcastle United 1-0 and then won 3-0 against Fulham in the London Derby.

The success of winning the crucial three points not only confirmed Arsenal's position at the top but also left Man City who will only face hosts Everton, Monday, May 4, 2026 WIB.

Man City still has two matches and has the opportunity to reclaim the top of the standings if they win it as long as their goal difference is better. Currently, Arsenal has a +41 goal difference. While Man City only +37 so if their points are the same and Man City fails to improve the goal difference, then Arsenal will still be in the top position.

Even if they lose points in the match against Everton, Pep Guardiola's team's chances of winning the league title are predicted to start to thin out. Man City will still play five matches in the domestic competition. Meanwhile, Arsenal will only play three more matches.

"With the position and competition like this, we have to win every remaining game. We have also shown a good performance and are happy to get three points," striker Viktor Gyokeres, who scored a brace in the match, told The Sun.

"We always believe we can play very well when we play and create a lot of chances. We really enjoyed the game and did it well. We don't stop believing. So, we just need to focus on the next game," he said again.

Meanwhile, Fulham manager Marco Silva stated that the absence of some of the pillar players made the team unable to perform optimally when facing Arsenal. They had difficulty putting pressure and even couldn't keep up with the Gunners' game.

"We really wanted to play more aggressively with high intensity to put pressure on them. But we found it difficult to do so. In fact, overall we were not at their level in the first half," said Silva.

"Of course, this team will be stronger if all the best players can be played. Unfortunately, we lost key players in crucial weeks like this," he replied.

Arsenal, who are preparing to play the second semi-final of the Champions League against Atletico Madrid, tried to be aggressive when hosting Fulham. The dominance of the North London club was immediately visible from the first minute. As a result, the match only lasted nine minutes, Arsenal was already ahead.

The goal was created after Bukayo Saka, who returned to the starting line-up for the first time after recovering from an achilles injury last March, managed to pass Raul Jimenez and then delivered a cross that was greeted by Gyokeres.

The score changed 1-0 for Arsenal and they were more aggressive pressing the Cottagers. Arsenal's offensive game made it difficult for Fulham to develop. However, they threatened David Raya's goal through Jimenez. However, Raya did not have any trouble dealing with it.

Not long after, Saka got his turn to break Fulham's goal. This time, Gyokeres gave an assist that Saka finished to defeat goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the 40th minute.

2-0 unggul tidak membuat pemain Arsenal merasa puas. Mereka tetap menekan pertahanan Fulham. Gyokeres pun berhasil mencetak gol keduanya pada injury time babak pertama.

The goal started when Gyokeres, who ran through Fulham's defense, greeted Leandro Trossard's cross. Gyokeres, who won the aerial duel, headed the ball to break the guest team's goal. The score became 3-0 and lasted until halftime.

In the second half, Arsenal had slowed down the pace of the game. They were no longer insistent and saved their energy to face Atletico in the second semi-final of the Champions League at the Emirates in the middle of the week. Both teams played a 1-1 draw and Arsenal had to win the match with any score to qualify for the final.

Arsenal who played more relaxed did not add a goal. On the other hand, Fulham also still struggled to penetrate the home team's defense so that Raya successfully made a clean sheet in this match. The score of 3-0 for Arsenal lasted until the end of the match.