Saka scores Arsenal winner on return from injury
Bukayo Saka scored on his return from injury as Arsenal beat Fulham 2-1 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
Saka had been out with a hamstring injury since December but marked his comeback with a goal from the bench.
Gabriel Martinelli flicked Mikel Merino's 73rd-minute cross onto Saka, whose close-range header proved to be decisive.
Arsenal lost Gabriel Magalhaes to injury early on but went ahead through Merino in the 37th minute.
Saka doubled the Gunners' advantage when he headed home seven minutes after coming on midway through the second half.
It looked comfortable for the Gunners after Saka's goal, until Rodrigo Muniz headed wide when presented with a glorious chance after fine work from former Arsenal playmaker Alex Iwobi.
Muniz made matters interesting, though, when he dragged home in the 94th minute, but it was a case of too little too late for the visitors.
Second-place Arsenal moved within nine points of Premier League leader Liverpool, while Fulham remains in eighth, four points outside the top four, with European football still a very real possibility.
