A Sunday of London derbies within the Premier League begins at Craven Cottage as title hopefuls Arsenal journey to Fulham.
The Cottagers have been partly accountable 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 getting 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, symbolize a troublesome 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 kind (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 Additional, Sky Sports activities Most important 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 not too long ago suspended Joachim Andersen was eligible to return to Silva’s squad on Thursday night time towards Brighton however missed out because of a calf harm. He is unlikely to come back again into the group on Sunday.
Reiss Nelson was pressured off with a hamstring harm in midweek, however the winger could not have confronted his father or mother membership anyway. Emile Smith Rowe is obtainable to face the Gunners, however Silva might go for Andreas Pereira, whose exile was temporary, 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 have been with out Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori for Wednesday’s victory over Man Utd. The pair weren’t noticed in group coaching on Friday however they’re mentioned to be working individually in a bid to characteristic on Sunday.
If the pair are preserved once more, Arteta might as soon as once more flip to Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko in defence. Another 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 group remembers. They have been woeful at Craven Cottage final season and can be eager to place a couple of issues proper on Sunday.
Arteta’s males are proving they’ll win through numerous means and, whereas this well-balanced Fulham group with Arsenal roots ought to have the ability to take pleasure in intervals of constructive momentum on Sunday, it is onerous to wager towards the guests in west London.
Whether or not it is with some model or via set-piece dominance, the Gunners are poised to avenge final season’s defeat.
