It was not a routine affair that Arsenal fans around the globe expected as they were forced to work really hard to secure a victory against a resolute Stoke City.Stoke were adventurous in the first-half and did not show any inhibitions going forward. Arsenal were lacklustre to say the least until the hour mark after which they increased the tempo.Both teams had their chances in the second half and Xherdan Shaqiri even hit the upright directly from a corner kick. But it was Arsenal who drew first-blood.Mesut Ozil was tackled form behind inside the box by Bruno Martins Indi and the referee awarded Arsenal a penalty. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stepped up and sent Jordan Pickford the wrong way to give Arsenal the lead in the 75th minute.Aubameyang doubled the lead in the 86th minute as he smashed an effort into the net following a corner from inside the box. Alexandre Lacazette made it 3-0 to the home side as he won a penalty and stepped up to score it.A bit harsh on Stoke, who played extremely well but have little to show for it.Here's how twitter reacted:Goals first:Aubameyang gives Arsenal the lead from the spot. 1-0 pic.twitter.com/2RQhVVQvle— Terje (@TerjeGIFs) April 1, 2018Aubameyang with a lovely finish to score his second goal of the day pic.twitter.com/yhMxZzeseF— Terje (@TerjeGIFs) April 1, 2018Lacazette makes it 3-0 Arsenal from the spot pic.twitter.com/JOHxEDHX7Z— Terje (@TerjeGIFs) April 1, 2018Arsenal fans were not happy with the team's first-half performanceWorst half of football in Arsenal history?— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 1, 2018Arsenal's club record signing and star striker now playing left wing.— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) April 1, 2018You’re taking this April fools day joke a bit far lads. @Arsenal— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) April 1, 2018Arsenal booed off for being level with Stoke at half time...madness! Stoke is their level now. Accept it.#NotaBigClubAnymore— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) April 1, 2018Half-time at the Emirates!All four Arsenal fans have booed the team down the tunnel.— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) April 1, 2018Probably the worst 3-0 win I've ever seen from Arsenal BUT I'LL TAKE IT— Iman | ايمان (@nana_alaouie) April 1, 2018Arsenal players after they play a 3 yard pass pic.twitter.com/rKV4ojJB6d— SaM (@EddictsFx) April 1, 2018‘Arsenal are taking April fools too seriously 🤣😂✊🏻💦’ jokes on you cause we’re fools anyway— Khaleesi ✨ (@khareesei) April 1, 2018Pathetic showing by Arsenal fans ,absolute joke , try going through what City fans did with gross mismanagement for 2 decades. Fickle Tarquins.— Kippax99 (@kippax99) April 1, 2018That was until Aubameyang happened!Since Alvaro Morata last scored a league goal for Chelsea, Aubameyang went on strike for Dortmund, joined Arsenal and scored 5 goals!— Danny WelBeast (@WelBeast) April 1, 2018Love that from Aubameyang 👏🏼 on for a hat trick but let your strike partner take the penalty so he can score. Very unselfish.— David Meyler (@DavidMeyler7) April 1, 2018At least we have Aubameyang. One tiny slither of hope & excitement amid a sea of putrid mediocrity.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 1, 2018Well done Aubameyang to give the penalty kick to lacazette so that he gets his confidence back. Love this sort of attitude and players— P™ (@Cechque) April 1, 2018Aubameyang for Arsenal in the Premier League so far:6 Games🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽🏃🏽5 Goals⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽1 Assist🤝GREAT START🇬🇦⚽😎 pic.twitter.com/NVk5iyOnJH— FF.Report🇬🇭 (@felix_futball) April 1, 2018It's for reasons like that Aubameyang earlier miss that I think assists are the most underrated stats in football. You could serve a ball on a plate with knives and forks but your stat is completely dependent on the attacker not "Welbecking" the chance.— CanonCrested (@canoncrested) April 1, 2018Despite off the field problems at Dortmund and having to adjust to an Arsenal side in their worst form in recent years, Aubameyang has scored 26 goals and provided 4 assists in 31 starts this season. We’ve got one hell of a player on our hands.— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) April 1, 20185 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has now scored five goals in the Premier League; the most by any Arsenal player in their first six appearances in the competition. Alive. pic.twitter.com/Ha3tfxFvSb— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 1, 2018Arsenal's record at the Emirates Stadium vs. Stoke:WWWWWWWWWWA flattering scoreline in the end. pic.twitter.com/hikQvoQkM8— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 1, 2018