Set-piece edge at the Cottage: Trossard strikes as Arsenal move three points clear
Leandro Trossard’s second-half tap-in from a corner settled a tight derby at Craven Cottage, edging Arsenal past a resilient Fulham and lifting Mikel Arteta’s side three points clear at the top of the Premier League. In a contest short on rhythm and chances, Arsenal’s now-familiar dead-ball efficiency supplied the difference.
Fulham began on the front foot and restricted Arsenal’s open-play threat for long stretches, but once the visitors increased the tempo after the interval, the pressure told. Trossard arrived at the back post in the 58th minute to turn it in after Gabriel’s near-post glance from Bukayo Saka’s delivery, and a later penalty awarded to Saka was overturned after a VAR review, preserving the slender 1-0 that Arsenal’s defence protected without allowing a shot on target.
Fulham’s fast start meets Arsenal’s resolve