Fulham hosted Arsenal at Craven Cottage by the banks of the Thames. Read on for Layth Yousif’s PLAYER RATINGS

Fulham:

Marcus Bettinelli: 6

Ryan Sessegnon: 6

Denis Odoi: 6

Alexsandar Mitrovic: 6

Tim Ream: 6

Andre Schurrle: 6.5

Luciano Vietto: 6.5

Maxime Le Marchano: 6

Cyrus Christie: 6

Jean Michael Seri: 6

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa: 6

Arsenal:

Bernd Leno: 7.5 - Showed excellent footwork and reflexes early on to keep out a deflected shot by Andre Schurrle.

Hector Bellerin: 7.5 – Provided assist for PEA’s late goal to seal the rout

Shkodran Mustafi: 7 - Positive start showing good anticipation to be alert to dangerous balls into the box for the lively Alexsandar Mitrovic

Rob Holding: 7.5 – Solid and hard-working

Nacho Monreal: 7.5 – Involved in Lacazette’s opener. Supplemented attacks whenever possible.

Lucas Torreira: 8: Arsenal teams have been crying out for a Torreira for years. Defensively disciplined and tough. An excellent combination

Granit Xhaka: 7: Worked hard

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 7: Flitted in and out of the game as his wont

Alex Iwobi: 8 - A different player to the youngster who cut a sorry figure during the dying days of the Arsene Wenger reign

Danny Welbeck: 7 - Replaced by PEA midway through the second half. Deserved his ovation from the Arsenal fans massed by the banks of the Thames for his hard work

Alexandre Lacazette: 8.5 - Showed clinical finishing ability in bagging his brace. A superb striker who is reaping the rewards of his hard work – and a manager who believes in him

Substitutes:

Aaron Ramsey: 7.5 - Scored with a delightful backheel with only his third touch

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 7.5 - Two late goals to seal the win