following the interval, when Saliba scored with a shot from inside the box in the 52nd minute after a headed pass from Kai Havertz.
The goal – which came from yet another corner kick – stood after a video assistant referee (VAR) check for offside, prompting huge celebrations from the Gunners.
Since the start of 2022-23, Arsenal have scored 36 league goals from corner situations, according to the BBC. It is at least 10 more than any other side in this period – the next best is Liverpool with 26.
There was another dangerous corner in the 70th minute, but the unmarked Thomas Partey’s header went wide of the Fulham right post by just a few centimetres.
The Gunners pressed on in search of a winner and the impressive Rice nearly fed substitute Gabriel Jesus with a ball over the top of the defence in the 76th minute, but Leno reacted well to intercept in windy conditions.
Arsenal thought they had scored the winner with just a minute left in regulation time via a goal from the lively Saka, but VAR deemed that there was an offside in the build-up play.
In the end, Arsenal had to share the points, much to Arteta’s disappointment.
