Arsenal dominate by the banks of the Thames

Fulham 0 Arsenal 4

Very dominant performance by Arsenal, by the side of the Thames, and at times attacked at will.

Adebayor, Henry and Ljungberg, who looks like returning to form, linked up well, and the defence was never in trouble.

Fulham tend to play an expansive attacking game at home – not like yer Bolton’s or yer Blackburn’s.

Arsenal, if anything were helped by the Fulham injury situation, with Bridge, Niemi, and Diop all out.

Arsenal passed and probed for the first twenty, got on top and this time, unlike last week took their chance. Fulham stood off – and weren’t that physical.

At first, as if to symbolise their approach, Boa Morte made a mistake with a sloppy pass back to Fulham keeper Tony Warner. Ljungberg had a chance from the resultant corner.

Henry had a chance from a good through ball from Diaby but his first touch was poor. He then cleared a free kick from Boa Morte at the other end.

Diaby, who doesn’t appear the most accurate of kickers, shot wide after a multiple pass move.

Arsenal got their triangular passing moves going. Ljungberg was offside at the end of one such move, but Arsenal were gaining the upper hand on possession.

Ljungberg and Adebayor fashioned a chance. But Zak Knight tackled at the last moment.

Henry shot high and wide.

Arsenal were sharp in the tackle today.

Henry had another shot – Warner saved easily.

On 31, Henry went round the outside of a defender and fired near post into the top corner, for his 16th Premiership goal of the season. First goals tend to be very important in the Premiership.

An Adeybayor-Ljungberg link up, just failed. Senderos had a wild overhead miles wide.

Four minutes after the goal, Ljungberg sent a ball in between the Fulham centreback and full-back to Adebayor, and the striker scored his second goal for Arsenal.

Adebayor was through again, but fired just wide.

Helguson fired over.

Adebayor collected a long ball and won a free kick. Henry clashed with Radzinski, with the latter coming off worse.

Fulham were booed off at at half-time. Knight and Volz nearly came to blows and Henry tried to separate them.

Hleb lost out in a tackle, Eboue cleared from a Volz cross, but injured himself in the process.

Adebayor broke, passed to Henry. The Frenchman took on Volz, and fired in a shot which Warner tipped round for a corner.

Hleb passed to Henry who ran through and set up Adebayor who only had Warner to beat, but shot wide.

Henry took on Volz again and set up Hleb for a good chance. But Warner saved again.

Adebayor passed to Henry, Ljungberg shot, Warner saved.

Diaby got a yellow for a foul on Boa Morte, his third booking since joining.

Adebayor went off for Dennis Bergkamp.

Former Gunner, Volz was caught in possession, Ljungberg nipped in, but Warner saved yet again.

On 77, Ljungberg set up Henry and he fired it in the bottom corner. It made him level with Van Nistelroy at 22 goals apiece in all competitions.

Ljungberg set up Flamini, who burst through and crossed to Fabregas who sent Warner the wrong way on 86.