{"id":1431,"date":"2019-01-01T18:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T18:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2019-01-01T18:12:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T18:12:53","slug":"arsenal-4-fulham-1-iwobi-continues-to-fly-high-with-another-assist-exciting-youngster-saka-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/arsenal-4-fulham-1-iwobi-continues-to-fly-high-with-another-assist-exciting-youngster-saka-debuts","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 4 Fulham 1: Iwobi Continues To Fly High With Another Assist; Exciting Youngster Saka Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Arsenal bounced back from their horror show against Liverpool with a 4-1 victory against Fulham in a London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, January 1<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nigeria national-teamer Alex Iwobi was one of the few shining lights in the Gunners loss to The Reds and retained his place in the starting line-up while England U19 star Bukayo Saka made the match day squad for a Premier League game for the third time this season.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Iwobi looked lived in the early stages of the game and tried to feed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the blind side of the Fulham defense in the 14th minute.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cottagers wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon had two big chances to open the scoring in the opening 24 minutes but completely missed the target.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And they were punished in the 25th minute as the unmarked Granit Xhaka stuck the ball into the back of the net after a decent ball from Iwobi, his second assist in as many games.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Fulham had their own moments after the goal but they didn&#8217;t take advantage; Aleksandar Mitrovic&#8217;s header on 33 minutes did not generate the power needed to beat goalkeeper Bernd Leno.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On 40 minutes, Iwobi showed good feet but his delightful cross to Aubameyang was headed wide by the Gabon striker.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nine minutes into the second half, Alexandre Lacazette made it 2-0, the Frenchman picked his place before thumping home following a slick move involving Iwobi and Aubameyang.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Aboubakar Kamara pulled one back in the 69th minute. 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