Arsenal have been criticised on X, or rather Twitter, after today’s 2-1 defeat away to Fulham, because they were very disappointed.
Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners an early lead as they attempted to bounce back from a surprise home defeat to West Ham earlier in the week, but they simply couldn’t manage it at Craven Cottage.
Although Arsenal had plenty of wasted chances in the defeat to West Ham, they simply weren’t as good as Fulham today and can’t complain about the result as they were second best for most of the game.
It’s not entirely clear what went wrong for Mikel Arteta’s side, but a turnaround will now be needed to get back into the title race, with some of Arsenal’s respected journalists not holding back their assessment of this performance…
Arsenal saw a good chance to cement their status as one of the title favourites in games against West Ham and Fulham, but two defeats have now given Liverpool and Manchester City a big boost, while this season’s surprise Aston Villa may still feel they have a serious chance too.
Arsenal’s next game will be against Liverpool in the FA Cup third round, before returning to the Premier League with a home game against Crystal Palace on 20 January.