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. <img alt="Lukas Podolski" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/Lukas-Podolski_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 374px;" /> Arsenal&rsquo;s Lukas Podolski (right) is ecstatic after scoring his second goal in Saturday&rsquo;s EPL tie against Fulham. Pic/AFP. Arsene Wenger&rsquo;s side were beaten at home by Aston Villa on the season&rsquo;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&rsquo;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. &ldquo;It&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Arsenal manager Wenger told BT Sport. Other Results Everton 0-0 West Brom Hull City 1-0 Norwich City Newcastle 0-0 West Ham S&rsquo;hampton 1-1 Sunderland Stoke 2-1 Crystal Palace Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool

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