Arsenal Form and Squad
Defeats to Bournemouth and Manchester City (both 1:2) shook up Arteta's team. At home against Newcastle United (1:0) Arsenal were extremely solid, scoring the only goal right at the start of the match. Eze's precise strike was the 17th goal the team have scored from set pieces in the current Premier League campaign – a new competition record. In Madrid against Atletico Madrid Arsenal slowed the tempo after the break but still generated a respectable 1.51 xG. The London side could have taken a win, but after a VAR review the referee overturned a penalty awarded for a foul on Eze.
Key Arsenal numbers:
The London side are the best in the Premier League based on home results (41 points from 17 games).
Arsenal rank in the top three for xG (66.83).
Since the 2022/23 season Arsenal have scored 2 or more goals in four of seven derbies against Fulham.
Potential Arsenal Lineup
(4-3-3): David Raya – Piero Hincapie, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Ben White – Declan Rice, Marten Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard – Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke.
Unavailable: Kai Havertz, Mikel Merino, Jurrien Timber (all injured).
Fulham Form and Squad
The Cottagers still have a chance of qualifying for European competitions, but only recently returned to the top half of the Premier League table. What helped them do that was a win over Aston Villa (1:0), in which they played on the counterattack – 39% possession and 1.17 xG were enough for victory.
Key Fulham numbers:
The Cottagers have collected only 16 points away from home – only Leeds United (14), Burnley (9) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (5) have fewer.
In 2026 Fulham have suffered four away defeats – only Burnley have more (5).
Fulham have allowed 54.02 xGA – the worst figure among the Premier League's top 10 clubs.
Potential Fulham Lineup
(4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno – Ryan Sessegnon, Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Timothy Castagne – Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic – Samuel Chukwueze, Emile Smith Rowe, Harry Wilson – Raul Jimenez.
Unavailable: Kevin, Kenny Tete, Alex Iwobi (all injured).
