Arsenal 2-1 Fulham: Bukayo Saka scores on dream Gunners return

Arsenal get the win!

94 mins | Muniz’s effort takes a big deflection and Raya can’t react quick enough to keep it out.

Two minutes of injury time left…

Too little too late for Fulham?

88 mins | Martinelli makes it three! But it’s ruled out for offside. It’s a wonderful pass from Odegaard to feed him through, cutting a cluster of Fulham players out of the game but the Brazilian is just off.

79 mins | Timber has another knock and this time, he can’t continue. Leandro Trossard is onto replace him with Partey dropping into right-back.

75 mins | Written in the stars, wasn’t it? Martinelli does all the grunt work on the left, teeing up Saka to score the most popular goal of the week.

On the pitch less than 10 minutes and Saka has his goal!

70 mins | As you might expect, every touch from Saka is being roared on by the Emirates crowd. The England international gets a dangerous cross into the box that Partey knocks back to Rice but his effort is blocked.

66 mins | And here he is. 101 days on from his last appearance for Arsenal, Bukayo Saka enters the fray, replacing Nwaneri.

64 mins | A huge let off for Arsenal! Kiwior lets a bouncing ball evade him and Traore races onto it.

Jimenez is waiting for the square pass but Traore decides to go his own way and scuffs a wild effort wide.

58 mins | Arsenal close again! Saliba meets Odegaard’s cross but he hammers his header over the bar.

56 mins | A few nervy moments for Arsenal prior to that Timber chance. Jimenez was able to hustle his way past Timber with his shot on goal parried away with Lewis-Skelly sparing his blushes, just about getting to the rebound ahead of Smith Rowe.

54 mins | A fine save from Leno denies Arsenal a second!

Timber plays a lovely one-two with Odegaard, fed through on goal but the former Arsenal goalkeeper makes a fine save.

50 mins | More tidy work from Martinelli down the left who again cuts an inviting ball back for Odegaard. The Norwegian’s hit is a fairly wretched one, lifting it well over the bar.

And we are back underway in north London.

Another goal for Mikel Merino has the Gunners in charge at the break. Not the most convincing performance – perhaps the introduction of Bukayo Saka can change that?

There will real concern for Gabriel Magalhaes meanwhile with the Brazil international forced off after 15 minutes with what appeared to be a hamstring injury just a week away from the Real Madrid game.

Another goal for Mikel Merino has the Gunners in charge at the break. Not the most convincing performance – perhaps the introduction of Bukayo Saka can change that?

There will real concern for Gabriel Magalhaes meanwhile with the Brazil international forced off after 15 minutes with what appeared to be a hamstring injury just a week away from the Real Madrid game.

The Gunners lead at the break.

41 mins | That goal has given Arsenal the lift they really needed. Martinelli looks to cause some havoc down the left, this time picking out Odegaard whose shot on goal is blocked.

Another very tidy finish from the stand-in centre forward! Nwaneri finds his teammate who’s effort on goal appears to take a big deflection as it finds its way into the bottom corner.