Meanwhile, Emile Smith-Rowe scored on his home debut to help Fulham to a 2-1 win over Leicester City.
The former Arsenal man, making his first Premier League appearance at Craven Cottage following his £34m move across London this summer, gave Fulham a deserved lead on 18 minutes when he latched onto Adama Traore’s through ball and surged into the penalty area to finish beyond goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.
Another former Arsenal man, Alex Iwobi, struck in the second half with a fine solo goal to give Marco Silva’s side victory after Leicester had levelled in controversial circumstances through Wout Faes.
Much like in Leicester’s first half against Spurs, the newly promoted side found themselves under significant pressure with Adama Traore, Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz all testing Hermansen, though Foxes attacker and former Fulham man Bobby De Cordova Reid forced Bernd Leno into a diving stop from his long-range strike.
But Smith-Rowe made Fulham’s early dominance count with a fantastic run and finish. It has been a frustrating past year for the 24-year-old, who struggled for game time under Gunners’ boss Mikel Arteta but showed why Silva was so keen to bring him to the club.
