Arsenal are keeping alive the dream, says Arteta after Fulham win

Dailydispatch · May 03, 2026 · 482 words · By Reuters Agency

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Arsenal kept alive their dream of winning the Premier League with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat of Fulham on Saturday, manager Mikel Arteta said.

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What happened

Arsenal kept alive their dream of winning the Premier League with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat of Fulham on Saturday, manager Mikel Arteta said.

Why it matters

“It says to us and to our dressing room that we keep the dream alive,” Arteta told reporters.

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“What these guys have done, not now but throughout the season, to win that many games in the circumstances we had to do it, without so many players available at times, is remarkable.” Arsenal rediscovered their attacking verve as they blew away Fulham with a…

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Gunners were out of sight at the break after what Arteta described as one of their best first-half performances of the season, allowing him the luxury of resting key players before the visit of Atletico on Tuesday, taking off Saka at halftime and withdrawing Gyokeres and Declan Rice around the hour-mark?
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Claim 1: “The Gunners were out of sight at the break after what Arteta described as one of their best first-half performances of the season, allowing him the luxury of resting key players before the visit of Atletico on Tuesday, taking off Saka at halftime and withdrawing Gyokeres and Declan Rice around the hour-mark.”

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Web search results confirm the 3-0 win and specifically mention that Bukayo Saka was replaced at half-time.

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web search NEUTRAL — Arteta also became the first Arsenal manager to win the award three times in a single campaign, which was the first time that had happened in the league since Liverpool's Jürgen Klopp won five in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta

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web search NEUTRAL — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta celebrates their second goal, scored by Bukayo Saka in the Premier League against Fulham at the Emirates Stadium, London, on May 2 2026.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-03-arsenal-keep-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bukayo Saka was replaced at half-time during Arsenal's 3-0 win over Fulham that send them six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/02/mikel-arteta-explains-bukayo-…

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Claim 2: “But Arsenal shrugged off recent shaky performances and the exertions of Wednesday night’s Champions League semifinal first leg at Atletico Madrid to move six points clear at the top of the league with their assured 3-0 win over Fulham.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the league after a 3-0 win over Fulham and mention the Champions League semifinal first leg against Atletico Madrid.

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web search NEUTRAL — But Arsenal shrugged off recent shaky performances and the exertions of Wednesday night’s Champions League semifinal first leg at Atletico Madrid to move six points clear at the top of the league with…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-05-03-arsenal-keep-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League with Bukayo Saka playing a starring role and Viktor Gyokeres taking his season's goal tally to 21 as they comfortably beat Fulham at Emi…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c362np6j0ndt

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web search NEUTRAL — But Arsenal shrugged off recent shaky performances and the exertions of Wednesday night's Champions League semifinal first leg at Atletico Madrid to move six points clear at the top of the league with…
https://supersport.com/football/news/35e0929a-d5cd-4bba-9db7…

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Claim 3: “Arsenal rediscovered their attacking verve as they blew away Fulham with a first-half masterclass, with fit-again Bukayo Saka on song and summer signing Viktor Gyokeres delivering arguably his best performance for the Gunners.”

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Web search results confirm the 3-0 win over Fulham and specifically mention Viktor Gyokeres hitting a double and Bukayo Saka playing a starring role.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is Arsenal Football Club's 34th season in the Premier League, their 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, becoming the first team to spend 100 seasons stra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Arsenal_F.C._season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year (often called the PFA Team of the Year, or simply the Team of the Year) is an annual award given to a set of 55 footballers across the top fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UEFA Euro 2024 was an international football tournament held in Germany that took place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad…
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Claim 4: “Arteta said his side needed to harness the positivity of Saturday’s performance and take it into Tuesday’s game, with his side four — and possibly five — games from greatness.”

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The Guardian and other sources confirm Arteta urged the team to use the momentum from the Fulham win for the upcoming games.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal team had played some of their best football of the season in the win against Fulham as they extended their lead at the top.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/02/mikel-artet…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mikel Arteta interview: Arsenal manager urges his players to enjoy final weeks of the season with Premier League and Champions League title races.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arteta gives major injury updates on Declan Rice, Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard, confirming Rice still has a chance to travel while Mosquera’s ankle issue is “more complicate…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkOl7DONf0s

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Claim 5: “Arsenal kept alive their dream of winning the Premier League with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat of Fulham on Saturday, manager Mikel Arteta said.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Mikel Arteta said Arsenal kept their Premier League dream alive with a 3-0 win against Fulham.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 season was Arsenal Football Club's 31st season in the Premier League, their 97th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 106th season in the top flight overall. In add…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_Arsenal_F.C._season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mikel Arteta Amatriain (Basque: [mikel arteta amatriãĩn]; born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal. Arteta beg…
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Claim 6: “Their season had seemed to be unravelling, with March’s League Cup final defeat to title rivals Manchester City being followed by an FA Cup quarterfinal loss to second-tier Southampton to end their pursuit of a quadruple.”

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Multiple sources confirm the League Cup final defeat to Manchester City and the FA Cup quarterfinal loss to Southampton (specifically citing a 2-1 loss on April 4, 2026).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 24th consecutive season in the topflight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Man…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rivalry between English professional football clubs Arsenal and Manchester City began in 2008 after Manchester City were the subject of major financial investment. Prior to this, Arsenal were one …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester City Football Club, commonly referred to as Man City, is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. …
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Claim 7: “Back-to-back losses in the league, the second at Manchester City, then saw Arsenal cede the advantage to their rivals, and they were knocked off the top of the Premier League for the first time since October when City beat Burnley last week.”

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While the general context of the season is present, the specific sequence of back-to-back league losses and the detail about City beating Burnley to take the top spot is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Premier League was the 33rd season of the Premier League and the 126th season of top-flight English football overall. Manchester City entered the season as four-time defending champions, b…
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Claim 8: “Having lost just three of 49 games in all competitions, a run of four defeats in eight prompted questions about Arsenal’s mentality and their ability to finally add to the 2020 FA Cup, their only major trophy under Arteta.”

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The specific phrasing regarding the 3 of 49 games lost and the 2020 FA Cup being the only major trophy under Arteta is found in web search results, and Wikipedia confirms the 2020 FA Cup win.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 FA Cup final, known officially as the Heads Up FA Cup final, was an association football match played behind closed doors between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, England on …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. In domestic football…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square before it was shortly renamed to Royal Arse…
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