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Arsenal edges Fulham to climb to third

Arsenal held on to a 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday to climb up to third place in the Premier League table.Per Mertesacker produced the lone goal of the game, striking just before halftime to help the Gunners improve to 63 points on the season. Arsenal can fall back into fourth place should Chelsea claim a victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.A moment of madness in just the 12th minute of Saturday's affair saw the home side fall to 10 men as Steve Sidwell, starting his first match after serving a three-match ban, saw red due to a dangerous two-footed challenge on Mikel Arteta.Arsenal struggled to make the most of the extra man, failing to put the Cottagers under much pressure until the 43rd minute when the visitors capitalized on a set piece. Laurent Koscielny got on the end of the long delivery into the box and headed the ball back across goal for Mertesacker to nod home from close range.It looked as if the home side had grabbed an equalizer in the final 15 m...

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