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Mon 04 Apr 2007Fulham closer to the abyssArsenal 3  Fulham  1:Fulham are being dragged into the relegation churn as if by a kraken from the deep. They were seized by the tentacles of fear even after four minutes here yesterday, when Julio Baptista stepped into the land between Philippe Christanval and Liam Rosenior to head in the opening goal.But the reaction of the Fulham team suggests they are unaware or uncaring that theirs is a sinking ship. Though they improved after half-time, there was not enough of the urgency their predicament requires.