Fulham vs Arsenal Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Craven Cottage Date: 31st December 2023 Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT
Arsenal will look to return to winning ways this Sunday when they make the short trip to Craven Cottage to face a struggling Fulham side. The hosts have endured a very inconsistent first half of the season with results often off and on so far. The Cottagers recently posted back-to-back 5-0 wins before losing three consecutive league games without scoring a single goal ahead of this New Year’s Eve clash. The most recent in that sequence was a 3-0 humbling by Bournemouth, meaning they need to win here if they want any chance of going into 2024 without losing more ground on the Premier League top half. But given their record on this day, posting a positive result is achievable. Marco Silva’s side have been the winners in five of their last eight year-ending league games (W5, D2, L1). Yet, the hosts may feel trepidation heading into this clash against London rivals Arsenal, given that they have lost five of their last seven league home London derbies without scoring (W1, D1, L5). Such a record will be music to the ears of Mikel Arteta and his side who lost a London derby in midweek as they were beaten 2-0 by West Ham. That result saw the Gunners painfully miss the chance to end round 19 at the top of the table. However, they can still move to the summit at the end of 2023 with a win here, albeit that would be a provisional lead as Liverpool face Newcastle United on New Year’s Day. Moreover, they’ll fancy their chances of taking a temporary lead though, as Mikel Arteta’s side have incredibly scored three goals in each of their last four away H2Hs. Also, not since 1939 have Arsenal recorded a longer run of away H2Hs against one opponent with 3+ scored goals. After drawing the reverse H2H in August, the visitors are at risk of failing to pick up a league win against Fulham in one season for the first time in over a decade. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
34
18
6
10
67
54
+13
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
Chelsea
34
14
9
11
65
59
+6
51
9
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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