MANCHESTER, England, Feb 11 - Antoine Semenyo scored one goal and laid on another as Manchester City swept to a comfortable 3-0 home win over Fulham on Wednesday to close the gap on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table to three points.

Second-placed City have 53 points from 26 games, but Arsenal (56 points) have a game in hand as they travel to Brentford on Thursday. Fulham remain in 12th place with 34 points from 26 matches.