Arsenal's past will reunite with the club's present on Sunday afternoon, when the Gunners face Fulham in a Premier League London derby, with the side featuring several former Arsenal players.
Both capital clubs won 2-0 in midweek, with Mikel Arteta's side beating Manchester United 2-0, while Fulham beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 to boost their European hopes.
Latest Fulham vs Arsenal team information
After being taken off early against West Ham last weekend, neither Riccardo Calafiori nor Gabriel Magalhaes were risked for the midweek clash with Manchester United; neither were involved in Friday's training session, but they could return in time.
With long-term knee injuries to Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu, these are likely to be the visitors' only absentees for Sunday's derby, where a few changes to the line-up are not out of the question just three days before the Champions League clash with Monaco.
Leandro Trossard and Mikel Merino – who recovered from a knee injury last week – are the frontrunners to start, while Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko would make way if Gabriel and Calafiori are allowed to return.
As for Fulham, winger Reiss Nelson, who is on loan from Arsenal, will not be able to face his parent club, but the 24-year-old midfielder also suffered a thigh injury in the win over Brighton and could be out for the foreseeable future.
Nelson joins Harrison Reed (knee injury) and Joachim Andersen (calf injury) on Fulham's absentee list, while Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon will undergo last-minute fitness tests, but will not be considered for a starting place.
Tom Cairney – who was sent off in last weekend's draw with Tottenham Hotspur – remains suspended, while Sasa Lukic returns from a yellow card suspension and will be an alternative option in midfield for the hosts.
Latest expected lineup for Fulham vs Arsenal
Fulham:
Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez
Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Saka, Havertz, Trossard
Latest Fulham vs Arsenal football review
Arsenal scored three goals against Nottingham Forest, five against West Ham United and Sporting Lisbon, but could not maintain that strong attacking form against Manchester United, who produced a solid defensive system that made life difficult for the Gunners in the first half at the Emirates.
However, Ruben Amorim became the latest manager to succumb to Arsenal's free-kick prowess, with Jurrien Timber scoring with a header and William Saliba finishing strangely from a corner to give Arsenal a deserved win.
With free-kick coach Nicolas Jover again earning praise, Mikel Arteta is looking to secure a fifth straight win in all competitions for his side, who have cut the gap on leaders Liverpool to seven points thanks to Liverpool's slip-up against Newcastle United.
Chelsea's 5-0 win over Southampton pushed Arsenal down to third in the Premier League table, but the visitors' record in London derbies is still impressive, having won seven of their last eight Premier League London derbies.
In their thumping win over West Ham, Arsenal scored at least five goals in an away game for the fifth time in 2024 - no English side has ever done so in six different away games in a calendar year - but that's not to mention their most recent trip to Craven Cottage.
Arsenal lost 2-1 to Fulham on New Year's Eve 2023, a result that affected their title race, after also only getting a point in the home game against Marco Silva's side, who had strengthened with several former Emirates players.
One of Hale End's former players, Alex Iwobi, was in impressive form in Fulham's 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 December, with two goals and a Matt O'Riley own goal helping Fulham improve their chances of qualifying for Europe.
With this win, Fulham has helped Brighton lose points in the race for Europa League or Conference League places, while improving their chances of qualifying for the Champions League as they currently stand in sixth place, just one point behind Brighton and four points behind Manchester City.
Like Arsenal, Fulham have shown their prowess in London derbies, remaining unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against local sides. Their last longer unbeaten run in London derbies was in 2001, but that nine-game run was ended by Arsenal's 3-1 win at Craven Cottage.
Fulham vs Arsenal score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Fulham vs Arsenal match:
- Sportsmole: Fulham 1-2 Arsenal
- WhoScore: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal
- Our prediction: Fulham 1-3 Arsenal
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