The French striker also obtained a card, in the moment, which seemed a harder decision from referee Andre Marriner compared to Sidwell dismissal. It scarcely seemed a foul as Giroud questioned Stanislav Manolev by the touchline but Wenger acknowledged it a short while later. aI talked to Giroud and he said he did slide when he went for the ball,a Wenger said. aIt wasn't a handle but he went a little on the ball. Knowing that Sidwell had been sent down before I'd no illusion within the card.a Fulham manager Martin Jol was under no illusion either. Sidwell overstretched to challenge Mikel Arteta and caught the midfielder on the foot. It could have been very nasty; a potential leg-breaker. Marriner was close by and the card was quickly out as Sidwell set on the grass, showing to feign injury, dreaming about some compassion. He knew the colour. Jol said: aYou saw from his response straight away he was in trouble. However it was the first foul and spoiled the overall game a little. But when you're consistent then, yeah, itas a red card.a Absolutely, today, Arsenal might canter to victory and it was game over? Intriguingly Fulham played better when paid off with smart players such as for instance Dimitar Berbatov and Bryan Ruiz springing on the counter while there was threatening pace from Alexander Kacaniklic and Eyong Enoh separated play with growing efficiency. Chances came. Ruiz broke and slipped the ball to Berbatov whose strong right-footed drive was sent away by Wojciech Szczesny and then Kacaniklicas cut-back just evaded the striker before Urby Emanuelson matted with Monreal, acquired property, and forced a sharp low save your self from Szczesny at his near post. Arsenalas threat was minimal although there was a view of quality when Santi Cazorla found Giroud who struck a cross-shot that defeat Mark Schwarzer a in his 500th Premier League sport a' hitting the beyond the article. Then came the Arsenal purpose. It appeared with Walcott flighting a free-kick and Ruiz allowing Laurent Koscielny to head right back across goal and run free. Mertesacker, perhaps not monitored by Philippe Senderos, then had on a regular basis he wanted to nod the ball within the point. The timing, just before half-time, was harsh on Fulham but Arsenal did not press home their advantage and create control, and seemed seasoned with the 2nd half winding. aIt was tight because we could not score the 2nd goal and we turned cautious,a Wenger acknowledged while Jol was more favorable a or indeed a' leonine: shock fought like lions and had better chances than them.a Not that there have been many chances even though Manolev had the ball in the internet, after Szczesny spilt Kieran Richardsonas free-kick, simply to be appropriately taken up for offside. The tension grew. Fulham thought their opponentsa nerves, and wearing confidence, and the pressure mounted. Can they strike? Corners came, crosses came but there is not a clear-cut chance while Arsenal didn't make their numerical advantage count till that advantage was lost by them with Giroudas termination. Would Arsenal hold on? They did. Only. Nonetheless it was definately not effective.
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