Fulham vs Arsenal: Preview, predictions and lineups
A Sunday of London derbies within the Premier League begins at Craven Cottage as title hopefuls Arsenal journey to Fulham.
The Cottagers had been partly answerable for the Gunners’ failed title cost final season as they took 5 factors off Mikel Arteta’s facet. After incomes a 2-2 draw on the Emirates Stadium, Fulham gained the reverse fixture 2-1 on New 12 months’s Eve.
That is the primary duel between the pair this season, with Arsenal coming into the fixture off the again of a 2-0 victory over Manchester United in midweek. Arteta’s males have now gained 4 video games on the bounce in all competitions with their deficit to league leaders Liverpool seven factors after Wednesday’s outcomes.
Fulham, nonetheless, signify a tricky problem.
Marco Silva’s Cottagers are as much as sixth within the Premier League desk after beating Brighton 3-1 on Thursday. Fulham have not batted an eyelid regardless of shedding essential midfield cog Joao Palhinha in the summertime, with their core of former Arsenal stars – Alex Iwobi, particularly – impressing this time period.
This is 90min’s preview of this Sunday’s Premier League conflict.
Fulham vs Arsenal H2H Outcomes (Final 5 Video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Fulham |
Arsenal |
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Fulham 3-1 Brighton – 05/12/24 |
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd – 04/12/24 |
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Tottenham 1-1 Brighton 01/12/24 |
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal – 30/11/24 |
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Fulham 1-4 Wolves – 23/11/24 |
Sporting CP 1-5 Arsenal – 26/11/24 |
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Crystal Palace 0-2 Fulham – 09/11/24 |
Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest – 23/11/24 |
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Fulham 2-1 Brentford – 04/11/24 |
Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal – 10/11/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Further, Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion, Sky Sports activities Premier League, Sky Extremely HD |
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United States |
Peacock |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports activities Community 2 Canada |
Fulham are as soon as once more with out Tom Cairney after he was despatched off following VAR intervention at Tottenham final Sunday. The just lately suspended Joachim Andersen was eligible to return to Silva’s squad on Thursday night time towards Brighton however missed out resulting from a calf damage. He is unlikely to come back again into the staff on Sunday.
Reiss Nelson was compelled off with a hamstring damage in midweek, however the winger could not have confronted his dad or mum membership anyway. Emile Smith Rowe is out there to face the Gunners, however Silva may go for Andreas Pereira, whose exile was transient, this weekend.
Fulham predicted lineup vs Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.
The Gunners had been with out Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori for Wednesday’s victory over Man Utd. The pair weren’t noticed in staff coaching on Friday however they’re stated to be working individually in a bid to function on Sunday.
If the pair are preserved once more, Arteta may as soon as once more flip to Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko in defence. An alternative choice is utilizing Jurrien Timber at left-back and Thomas Partey at right-back.
Partey and Mikel Merino returned to the squad after lacking final weekend’s thumping of West Ham.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are nonetheless sidelined.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Fulham (4-3-3): Raya; Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Timber; Rice, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
This Arsenal staff remembers. They had been woeful at Craven Cottage final season and will probably be eager to place just a few issues proper on Sunday.
Arteta’s males are proving they will win by way of numerous means and, whereas this well-balanced Fulham staff with Arsenal roots ought to be capable to get pleasure from durations of optimistic momentum on Sunday, it is arduous to wager towards the guests in west London.
Whether or not it is with some model or by means of set-piece dominance, the Gunners are poised to avenge final season’s defeat.
