Craven Cottage is generally considered to be a “good away”. The walk through Bishop’s Park from Putney Bridge tube. The river view. The genteel home support. It really was for Arsenal here, a victory to respond to that of Manchester City on Saturday and not in doubt from the early running when Mikel Arteta’s team made it plain that they would be operating on another level.
It has been a stellar season for Fulham – Marco Silva has overseen an unexpected push for European qualification – but they were abject during the first half, pulling up seats for eleven and watching Arsenal sweep into an unassailable lead.
