{"id":24028,"date":"2025-10-19T06:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T06:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=24028"},"modified":"2025-10-19T06:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T06:04:11","slug":"arteta-encouraged-as-leaders-arsenal-end-fulham-jinx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=24028","title":{"rendered":"Arteta encouraged as leaders Arsenal end Fulham jinx"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s 1-0 win against Fulham was an encouraging sign for the Premier League leaders as they ended their recent struggles at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n

Leandro Trossard’s close-range finish in the 58th minute secured Arsenal’s fifth successive victory in all competitions.<\/p>\n

The Gunners are three points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the title race, with champions Liverpool four points behind prior to their clash with Manchester United on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Arsenal took just one point in their away fixtures at Newcastle and Fulham, and at home to West Ham, last season.<\/p>\n

This term they have already recorded nine points from nine in those matches and their victory at Craven Cottage was a first in three visits to the west London club.<\/p>\n

Arteta believes that those wins are a significant statement of intent as Arsenal — runners-up for the last three seasons — look to win the title for the first time since 2004.<\/p>\n

“The recent history wasn’t in our favour and we wanted to change that, like we did against Newcastle and West Ham at home,” Arteta said.<\/p>\n

“And this is another step to having that mindset and that ability to win these kind of matches against a really good opposition, and a really difficult place to come.<\/p>\n

“When the context is 0-0, and the game gets longer and longer, it becomes more difficult. But we showed a lot of maturity. We kept knocking on the door in various ways, and in the end we found a way, with the set-piece to do it, but we deserved it.”<\/p>\n

In the moments after Trossard’s opener, Bukayo Saka looked to have earned a penalty when he was upended on the corner of the area by Fulham substitute Kevin.<\/p>\n

Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot but VAR ruled that Kevin touched the ball before taking out Saka.<\/p>\n

Arteta, who was visibly frustrated on the touchline, said: “I was getting animated because it was taking so long.<\/p>\n

“I asked Anthony ‘why it was taking so long’. It was nothing to do with the process, it was just that the screen wasn’t working.<\/p>\n

“It probably wasn’t a penalty so they made the right decision in the end, and I was just animated because of the process.”<\/p>\n

The only sour note for Arteta was Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres’s failure to find the net for a seventh consecutive game.<\/p>\n

Signed from Sporting Lisbon in the close-season, Gyokeres is struggling to make an impact in the Premier League after his prolific form for the Portuguese club.<\/p>\n

“He was very close again today. We were all begging for him to score,” Arteta said.<\/p>\n

“The work rate he puts in for the team is phenomenal. We try to give him support and the love, and it will come.”<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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