Craven Cottage, London—Arsenal once again had to rely upon a set-piece goal, earning a scratching 1–0 win away to Fulham on Saturday evening courtesy of Leandro Trossard and the proudly prominent Nicolas Jover.
“Focus on what we can control,” was Mikel Arteta’s message to his players as they set about defending their lead at the Premier League summit this weekend. As has become increasingly obvious, the title challengers cannot control competent opposition from open play. But when the game is broken down into discrete scenarios in either penalty box, the Gunners are unmatched.
