Fulham have been hanging on for 20 minutes - and they'll have to manage for another four as the fourth official puts up stoppage time.

Dempsey finds Zamora and the striker is fouled by Toure. That will take a bit of pressure off the Fulham defence.

Van Persie goes down in the Fulham box but the referee waves play on.

Murphy plays a long ball out of defence but Almunia collects and the pressure is back on Fulham.

Ten minutes to go and home supporters are getting restless. Can Arsenal turn their pressure into a goal?

Van Persie broke into the Fulham box but was flagged offside just as he was about to pull the trigger.

Fulham are hanging on a bit now but can Arsenal beat Schwarzer?

Schwarzer makes his third great save of the game. It was Diaby who arrived late in the box but his downward header was palmed away superbly by the Fulham stopper.

Van Persie has yet another chance to give Arsenal the lead but he fires wide of the upright.

Zamora blast the ball on target but Clichy gets in a vital block.

Arshavin volleys high over the bar after Bendtner surged into the Fulham box and teed up the Russian playmaker.

Johnson should have put Fulham one up. It was Stoor who sent over a teasing cross but Johnson fired wide from six-yards out.

Good chance for Fulham. It was Murphy who had a shot from the edge of the Arsenal box but his effort hit Toure and bobbled up and over the bar.

Murphy hits a deep cross into the Arsenal box but Almunia lets it run out for a goal kick.

Davies beats the Arsenal offside trap but his first time cross is easily cut out by Sagna.

Arsenal are getting closer. It was that man van Persie again who glanced a header against the post.

Nasri almost finds van Persie in the Fulham box but Hughes cuts out his pass.

Arsenal are starting to take control of the game now. Van Persie goes close again but his header sails just over the bar.

Van Persie unleashes a 30 yard shot but the ball hits Davies in the face and spins out for a corner to Arsenal.

Almunia races off his line to deny Zamora. It was a great pass from Murphy that set up the chance.

Arsenal have made a good start to the second half and Hughes is called into action to volley Clichy's cross clear.

Early corner for Arsenal and Dempsey just manages to get his head on it to clear.

The second half is underway and Fulham have been forced to make a substitution.

Zamora headed on looking for Johnson but his low cross was cut out by Toure.

Baird is back on to a chorus of boos from the Arsenal faithful.

It looks like Baird might have to come off. He's holding his hamstring.

Vela and van Persie link up well but Baird is there to hack clear.

Great save by Schwarzer. Arshavin made room for a cross and found van Persie but the Fulham keeper went down to his right to keep out his low shot.

Fulham really should be ahead here. It was Zamora who again caused the Arsenal defence a problem but his cross-shot was smashed over the bar by Johnson.

Good pressure by Arsenal. Van Persie surged forward and played in Nasri but he tried to do too much in the Fulham box and Hangeland cleared.

The floodlights are on at the Emirates - but it's been a bright opening 28 minutes of football.

Zamora and Johnson are causing Arsenal all sorts of problems. Is there a better front two in the Premier League at the moment?

Almunia punches clear under pressure from Hangeland but referee Peter Walton awards Arsenal a free kick.

Arshavin takes aim from 25 yards out but his shot flies well wide of the target.

Johnson is looking dangerous. Toure's out-stretched leg denies him this time.

Johnson was through on goal after a good ball from Murphy but the former Everton striker was offside.

It's end-to-end stuff at the Emirates as Schwarzer does brilliantly to keep out a free header from van Persie.

Yet another shot on goal from Fulham as Dempsey is denied by a last-ditch Toure block.

Fulham are calling the shots here. Johnson has his second effort of the game but his left-footed drive from Zamora's flick goes wide.

Lovely play by Fulham as Murphy chips a pass over the Arsenal defence but Davies snatched at his shot and fired high over the bar.

Nasri swings over a dangerous cross looking for Toure but Schwarzer is quick off his line to claim the ball.

There's a good early tempo to this game. Both sides look to be going for a win.

Johnson and Zamora combine well but Clichy steps in to clear the danger.

Back come Arsenal as Nasri drags his shot wide of the Fulham goal after good work by Gallas.

First chance and it's Fulham who almost take a shock lead. Davies played in Johnson but he fired across goal and wide of the target.

Vela and van Persie get the game under way.