{"id":11983,"date":"2026-11-07T17:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T17:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/epl-arsenal-edge-hull-city-1-0-to-extend-lead-at-top\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T17:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T17:31:23","slug":"epl-arsenal-edge-hull-city-1-0-to-extend-lead-at-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/epl-arsenal-edge-hull-city-1-0-to-extend-lead-at-top\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Arsenal edge Hull City 1-0 to extend lead at top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"72.918580375783\">\n<p>Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League table after captain Martin \u00d8degaard scored a late winner to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Hull City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian midfielder struck in the 72nd minute, reacting quickest after Hull goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis failed to hold Noni Madueke\u2019s effort, to break the visitors\u2019 resistance.\n<\/p>\n<p>The victory extended Arsenal\u2019s winning run in the league to five matches and preserved their 100 per cent home record, a post match report on the Arsenal website noted this.\n<\/p>\n<p>Hull, however, made the hosts work for the three points, threatening early and frustrating Arsenal for much of the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>John Egan came close to giving the visitors an early lead when he headed narrowly wide from a corner, while former Arsenal academy player Semi Ajayi also tested goalkeeper David Raya with a headed effort.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal struggled to create clear-cut chances in the first half, with Declan Rice firing wide and Kai Havertz unable to control \u00d8degaard\u2019s through-ball to get a shot away. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The hosts also had a penalty appeal overturned before the break after Havertz was pulled by a Hull defender inside the box. Referee Farai Hallam reviewed the incident at the pitchside monitor and identified a foul, but no penalty was awarded because Havertz was deemed offside.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal increased the pressure after the restart, with Madueke forcing a save from Tzolakis before \u00d8degaard capitalised on the goalkeeper\u2019s failure to hold the winger\u2019s subsequent effort.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners pushed for a second goal, but Madueke was denied by the goalkeeper after attempting to round him, before his follow-up effort was cleared off the line.\n<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal held on to secure another clean sheet \u2014 their seventh in the Premier League this season \u2014 and strengthen their position at the summit.\n<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the squad will now join their national teams for the international break before Arsenal return to league action away to Newcastle United on November 21.\n<\/p>\n<p>They are also scheduled to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on November 24.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"17.269565217391\">\n                                                                <b><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/toyediran\">Tosin Oyediran<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tosin Oyediran is a journalist with Punch Newspapers, bringing over eight years of newsroom experience to his coverage of politics, health, advocacy, sports, and entertainment. Known for sharp interviews and human-centered reporting, his work focuses on public accountability, civic issues, and the stories shaping everyday lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League table after captain Martin \u00d8degaard scored a late winner to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Hull City&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}