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Arsenal moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League as Leandro Trossard's goal from a corner clinched a hard-fought win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
A tight game was broken open by another Arsenal set-piece when Trossard bundled home from close range at the back post after Gabriel had flicked on Bukayo Saka's second-half delivery.
The goal was Arsenal's 50th from a corner since the start of the 2022/23 season. No other Premier League side has scored more than 34 in that timeframe, underlining their dead-ball threat.
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Fulham, a bogey side for Arsenal having taken four points from the last two meetings at Craven Cottage, provided stiff resistance but struggled to create clear openings at the other end, with Harry Wilson spurning their best chances.
Arsenal's best opportunities fell to the misfiring Viktor Gyokeres, who was twice denied by Bernd Leno, and also fired wastefully over on another occasion in the second half.
The Gunners also had a penalty overturned following a VAR check after Kevin had initially been adjudged to have fouled Saka.
Trossard's close-range corner goal proved sufficient in the end for the visitors, with the excellent Saka leading the charge at one end and Gabriel and William Saliba helping to secure a fifth clean sheet of the season at the other.
Liverpool will have the chance to cut the gap to one point at Anfield on Sunday, but it's Arsenal who have seized the early initiative in the title race. For Fulham, a third consecutive loss leaves them 14th.
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