Fulham vs Arsenal: Preview and Prediction

Sunday 7th October 2018

England Premier League
Sunday 7th October 2018
Kick off at 12pm BST
Venue: Craven Cottage

Match Preview:

Fulham will be looking to win their first game since August but they face one of the most in form teams in the league when they host Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

With two draws and two losses Fulham have slipped to 17^th in the league and they have looked like easy pickings on the road with last weekend the club falling to Everton 3-0. The team will hope that Craven Cottage can produce a good atmosphere like it has in the clubs last two games here where they have beaten Burnley 4-2 and drawn against Watford.

Arsenal have won 8 consecutive games in all competitions and have not achieved this feat in 3 years. Their latest win was away to Qarabag in the Europa League. In the Premier League Arsenal have the best form from any club after winning 5 games in a row. The Gunners are now in 5^th place with 15 points and on the same as Tottenham and just 4 points adrift of the top.

Unai Emery seems to have changed the club around after a difficult start and the team are playing fluid football and look very confident. In their 3 games away from home Arsenal have won 2 and lost 1 which was to Chelsea but they are a team that can score goals and it is telling that they already have 7 from those games.

Team News:

Fulham: Joe Bryan is out with a hamstring injury sustained at Everton. Timothy Fosu-Mensah has a shoulder dislocation and will also miss this match

Arsenal: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang is a doubt with illness which saw the forward miss the trip to Qarabag in midweek. Petr Cech remains out with a hamstring injury until at least the end of the month.

Fulham vs Arsenal Head to Head:

The last time the teams played here Arsenal won 3-1.

Fulham have not beaten Arsenal in any game in 6 years.

Arsenal have scored 9 goals against Fulham in the last 4 meetings.

Fulham vs Arsenal Prediction:

Arsenal are on fire and should be backed here for the win. Fulham have performed better at home and will have their chances in this game but the quality that manager Emery has at his disposal will be too much for them and it would be a real surprise to see Fulham stop Arsenal’s great run. The Gunners are odds on but are worth it and our main bet will be to see them win this game. Lacazette has been spearheading the attack recently, so it could be worth backing him to get a goal.

Fulham vs Arsenal Betting Tips:

Arsenal to beat Fulham at 1.63

Arsenal to score 2+ goals at 1.44

Anytime goalscorer: Alexandre Lacazette at 2.00