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mikel arteta hailed his Premier League table-toppers for rewriting recent history after Arsenal’s 1-0 win fulham,
The Gunners extended their lead at the league summit to three points after Leandro Trossard scored from a corner shortly before the hour mark at Craven Cottage.
armory Taking only one point in their away matches at Newcastle and Fulham and at home West Ham Last season.
This time they have recorded nine points from nine and their victory here, at a ground where they have failed to win on their two previous visits, is another statement of the club’s intent to end their 22-year wait for a league title.
“Recent history was not in our favor and we wanted to change that, as we did against Newcastle and West Ham at home,” Arteta said.
“And this is another step towards having that mentality and the ability to win matches like this against a really good opponent and a really tough place to come.
“When the context is 0-0, and the game goes longer and longer it becomes more difficult, but we showed a lot of maturity. We kept knocking on the door in different ways, and in the end we found a way to do it with set-pieces but we deserved it.”
Moments after Trossard’s opener, Bukayo Saka looked to have earned his team a penalty when it was turned over by substitute Kevin Pietersen on the corner of the area.
Anthony Taylor Wasted no time in pointing to the spot, but VAR found that Kevin had touched the ball before the man was ruled out. Taylor turned to his pitch-side monitor and lamented his decision.
Arteta, who was clearly frustrated on the touchline, continued: “I was getting excited because it was taking so long.
“I asked Anthony ‘Why is it taking so long.’ It had nothing to do with the process, it was just that the screen was not working.
“It probably wasn’t a penalty so they made the right decision in the end, and I was excited because of the process.”
The only blemish for Arteta after Arsenal’s fifth consecutive win in all competitions was Victor Gyökeres’ failure to find the net for the seventh consecutive game.
Arteta said: “He was very close again today. We were all begging him to score. The work rate he puts in for the team is phenomenal. We try to give him support and love, and he will come.”
As for Fulham, who have now lost three consecutive league games, manager Marco Silva admitted he was disappointed to allow Arsenal to score their 37th goal from a corner in the league since the start of the 2023-2024 season – a remarkable 16 more than any other side.
He said: “Arsenal are in a great moment and they are a difficult side to play against, but there was nothing really special for them until they scored.
“It’s hard to stop offensive set-pieces. The frustration for us is that we thought we were well prepared, and we showed in the game that we were, but you have to concentrate for 95 or 100 minutes and in that one moment we let them in.”