Premier League: Arsenal Moves back into third place

Arsenal moved back into third place in the Premier League with an unconvincing London derby win over 10-man Fulham.

The Gunners dominated early on and seemed to have been gifted a path to victory by Steve Sidwell's 12th-minute dismissal for a lunge on Mikel Arteta.But Fulham posed the greater threat and Arsenal were fortunate to lead at half-time from Per Mertesacker's header.

Arsenal held on, despite Olivier Giroud's red card for a last-minute lunge on Stanislav Manolev.

That evened the numbers up for a thrilling period of injury time, in which the Cottagers came close to salvaging an unlikely but deserved draw. A surging early run from Manolev apart, Fulham had barely got out of their own half before Sidwell's dismissal for his needless challenge. But following his red card, they were the better side for long spells and could easily have gone ahead. 

Fulham, who have picked up just one point from their last four matches, already looked intent on sitting deep and frustrating opponents who had failed to break down a resolute Everton defence in midweek.

Source: BBC