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Lukas Podolski fires twice for Arsenal

Updated on: 25 August,2013 03:39 AM IST  | 
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German striker scores brace as Wenger's Arsenal beat Fulham 3-1 in their own backyard

Lukas Podolski fires twice for Arsenal

Lukas Podolski claimed a brace as Arsenal kicked their Premier League campaign into gear on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Fulham at a sodden Craven Cottage.


Lukas Podolski
Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski (right) is ecstatic after scoring his second goal in Saturday’s EPL tie against Fulham. Pic/AFP.


Arsene Wenger’s side were beaten at home by Aston Villa on the season’s opening day, but they beat Fenerbahce 3-0 in mid-week in the first leg of their Champions League play-off and carried that momentum into Saturday’s game.


Heavy downpours in west London made for a saturated playing surface, but it did not stop Arsenal taking the lead in the 14th minute when Olivier Giroud gathered a low shot from Aaron Ramsey and stabbed the ball past Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale.

Podolski made it 2-0 four minutes before half-time when he side-footed home after Stockdale saved from Theo Walcott, and the Germany forward sealed victory in the 68th minute by gathering a pass from Santi Cazorla and arrowing a shot into the bottom-right corner. Darren Bent pulled one back for the hosts (77th min), tapping in a low cross from Dimitar Berbatov.

“It’s never easy to play away or win away and we did it in a convincing way. We had a disappointing result against Villa and it was important to respond,” Arsenal manager Wenger told BT Sport.

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