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Arsenal find a cure for the Thursday/Sunday hangover

Arsenal have faced up to many tests this season and they've generally passed them with flying colours. Bouncing back from a devastating defeat to title rivals? No problem. Winning games from behind in the dying seconds of matches? Check. Going four months without your best centre forward? Completed it mate. Their trip to Craven Cottage to play Fulham represented a new challenge though.

The history of the Premier League is littered with corpses of promising seasons bogged down the Thursday/Sunday quagmire that comes with playing in the Europa League. Last time Arsenal were in it in the 2020/21 season they managed just six wins from 14 matches directly after clashes in Europe's second tier competition. Even this year's much improved vintage laboured to a slim victory over Leeds and a disappointing draw with relegation-bound Southampton after games against Bodo/Glimt and PSV. The Thursday/Sunday hangover is real.

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