Mikel Arteta’s Premier League table-toppers, Arsenal swept Fulham aside with a brace from Gyokeres complimented by Saka’s 80th goal for the club.

A goal from lively Viktor Gyokeres, flanked by Bukayo Saka’s strike, ensured triumph over Fulham on Saturday night, as Arsenal advanced six points ahead of Manchester City.

The Gunners controlled the match from start to finish against Marco Silva’s lackluster Cottagers, delighting fans in north London on Saturday, as Gyokeres netted his 20th and 21st goals of a flourishing season.

Saka, making his first start for Arsenal since the loss to Manchester City in the League Cup final, netted his 80th career goal for the club he joined at the age of six.

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The Hale End academy product led the team in Martin Odegaard’s absence, as the latter’s injury issues persisted after he was substituted in the match against Atletico and didn’t make the squad.

Leo Trossard shot wide just 120 seconds into the match against a loud bank holiday audience at the Emirates Stadium.

It indicated what was to come, as Gyokeres scored to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead just nine minutes in, thanks to great efforts from captain Saka.

Arteta’s team believed they had scored again when Calafiori found the net shortly after, but VAR ruled it out for offside.

With the clock nearing half time, Trossard struck a long-range shot that Leno, the Fulham keeper, collected without issue.

Five minutes prior to the break, Saka increased the Gunners’ advantage at a lively Emirates, marking his 80th goal for the club.

Eze almost scored again with a low, curling shot that barely missed the far post, but the home team’s superiority paid off four minutes into added time before halftime, when Gyokeres netted his second of the game and 21st of a flourishing season, extending the lead to 3-0.

The win puts Arsenal six points clear with four more goals than second place Man City who has two matches outstanding.