Wenger relieved as Gunners stop rot

Fulham 0 Arsenal 1

The Gunners, however, had to rely on a freak own goal from Steve Marlet and some generous refereeing from Jeff Winter who waved away appeals for Fulham penalties twice after Arsenal defender Sol Campbell had brought down Luis Boa Morte.

The victory saw Arsenal who had lost two European games and Premiership matches against Everton and Blackburn in October close the gap with Liverpool to four points at the head of the Premiership.