Arsenal are back at the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win over Fulham, after Leandro Trossard thundered home a header to give the Gunners a crucial three points.
Mikel Arteta’s side put in a shaky performance at Craven Cottage, but they were able to find a goal in the second half to get the all-important points they needed.
Arsenal now top the Premier League before Liverpool play on Sunday.
But what did we learn from the Saturday night game? GB News reveals all:
ARSENAL’S SLOW STARTS COULD BITE THEM
Leandro Trossard scored the crucial goal
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The opening 30 minutes of the game were a worry for Arsenal; Fulham played the Gunners perfectly as they sat back and let Arteta’s side have possession and pounced on Arsenal’s numerous mistakes.
Harry Wilson was a standout for Fulham and had more than enough chances to send the home fans wild, but the quality was lacking in front of the final third.
The concern for Arsenal fans and Arteta will be that while Fulham were unable to convert on their chances, if a higher quality team is able to find a way to capitalise, Arsenal are not firing on all cylinders on an attacking front to bring themselves back into the game.
With Liverpool struggling for form as of late, Arteta’s side cannot afford to drop points against teams they are expected to beat if they are to go on and win the title.
WAS THE BIG MONEY SPENT WORTH IT?
Bukaya Saka played a key role in wearing Fulham down
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Arsenal spent a lot of money in the summer transfer window, bringing in Viktor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze, and Martin Zubamendi. The Gunners' attack still doesn’t seem to be clicking.
The big name who has been struggling is Gyokeres, and it is not a secret that many have questioned the choice to spend over £60million on the Swede, his early season struggles were put down to lack of fitness but as we get further into the winter months that can no longer be an excuse, he still looks a step behind the rest of his team rather then catching up.
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Eze is having an up and down start to life at his dream club, in the first half of the game he struggled to create any chances as he was boxed in by a strong Fulham defence, but after the first goal went in and Marco Silva’s side were forced to open up to try to get an equaliser, Eze was able to find more spaces.
He was a star at Crystal Palace for the way he could break down defences, but he seems to be struggling to do the same in the red of Arsenal.
FULHAM’S DEFENCE WILL KEEP THEM UP
Fulham had a very good defence despite the loss
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Despite losing their third game in a row with the loss to Arsenal, coming back from the international break, Marco Silva will see the positives.
His side were able to hold Arsenal to just a goal from a corner, they dominated the opening 30 minutes of the game, and should have capitalised on one of the chances they created.
If they focus on keeping this system in place, they could very easily be a threat to the top teams, causing some big upsets along the way.
Arsenal will now go on to face Atletico Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League before facing off against Crystal Palace in the Premier League next weekend.