Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Gunners bid to move to within four points of leaders Liverpool

Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE!

After the Merseyside derby was postponed on Saturday, Arsenal can take advantage and move to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool when they play Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Gunners are back in form under Mikel Arteta but face a tough test against a Fulham side enjoying a brilliant season under Marco Silva.

Fulham can move fifth with a win and former Arsenal players Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi will be out to hurt their former club. Arsenal have recorded four straight wins in all competitions since the November international break and are buoyed by their 2-0 win against Manchester United on Wednesday, when their set-piece prowess once again came to the fore.

Arteta has been sweating over the fitness of defender Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori but will be confident his side can continue to hunt down Liverpool. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Simon Collings at Craven Cottage.

Fulham vs Arsenal latest

Kick-off: 2pm GMT | Craven Cottage

How to watch: Sky Sports

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Arsenal XI

Arsenal XI: Raya; Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Timber; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard

Substitutes: Neto, Tierney, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven, Merino, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Sterling, Jesus

Fulham XI

Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

Substitutes: Benda, Castagne, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Andreas, King, Godo, Wilson, Muniz

Team news imminent

We are expecting the starting line-ups for both Fulham and Arsenal to be announced shortly.

Stay tuned...

Fulham stat

An interesting statistic ahead of kick-off, Fulham have scored and conceded in every home game in the league so far this season.

However, they are yet to record back-to-back home wins and go into this game on the back of a 3-1 victory over Brighton.

Marco Silva previews the game

Fulham boss Marco Silva believes there is zero chance Arsenal will be taking his side lightly this afternoon after what happened last season.

“No-one surprises anyone in Premier League no more,” he said. “You know how Mikel [Arteta] and the Arsenal team respect everybody in this competition, they know that it’s really tough to play and win games at this level.

“And probably they are going to be even more aware because the reality is we played two great games against them last season – at the Emirates with the draw, and of course with the three points at Craven Cottage.

“But I really believe that it’s going to be even more difficult. Firstly, because with the game last night, it’s going to be [a] really short [turnaround], and because they are in a great moment, definitely.

“And they are going to be more aware, probably, about our strengths, and it's going to be tougher for us. But we like this type of challenge."

Arteta on Smith Rowe transfer

Mikel Arteta says it was a “very tough decision” to let Emile Smith Rowe go this summer, but has explained part of the reasoning behind it.

“We allowed Fabio [Vieira] to go as well because we wanted to create the room and the space for Ethan [Nwaneri],” the Arsenal manager said.

“He has given us every reason to trust him. He’s shown that he’s ready to make the next step and it’s great to have him.”

Last time out

Fulham took four points off Arsenal last season with Raul Jimenez scoring the equaliser in the corresponding fixture just under a year ago.

The 33-year-old hasn't scored in his previous six Premier League appearances, will he end the drought today?

Predicted Arsenal XI

If Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori are able to return to the team then it could be that Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko make way.

Elsewhere, Mikel Arteta could also look to make a change in attack with Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus all options should the Arsenal boss rotate his squad during what is a busy month.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR PREDICTED ARSENAL XI

Smith Rowe 'excited' to face former club

After swapping North London for West London during the summer, naturally this fixture is special to Emile Smith Rowe.

Speaking ahead of kick-off, the attacking midfielder is excited for the reunion with his former club.

“It’s a massive game for me personally,” he said. “At the start of the season, in my head I’ve always been thinking about playing against my former team. It’s going to be an exciting game.

“I think it’s going to be a bit weird, knowing the players for so long, and having been there for a lot of my life, so it probably is going to be a bit of an emotional day.

“But I have to make sure I do the job for Fulham.”

Arsenal kit selection

Behind the scenes at Craven Cottage as the Arsenal dressing room is prepared ahead of kick-off.

For only the second time this season, the Gunners will be wearing their third kit. They suffered a 2-0 loss against Bournemouth on the previous occasion.