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Arsenal host Fulham in a Premier League London derby at the Emirates Stadium today. The Gunners have picked up maximum points from their opening two games but have not looked quite as convincing as they’d like just yet. Still, that is the mark of a great team, one who can win without necessarily playing all too well.
Their win over the Cottagers on this ground last season went a long way into showing the newfound resilience of Mikel Arteta’s team, a trait they will need to rely on heavily if they are to challenge for the title again.
Fulham started the season well with a win over Everton but were thrashed by bitter rivals Brentford last time out. After a difficult summer, you get the feeling their campaign could still go either way. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog! Malik Ouzia will be providing expert analysis from the ground!
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Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
A wonderful day for football at the Emirates, the sun is shining (currently) and a real positive atmosphere around the place. It’s a credit to what Mikel Arteta has built in North London.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
Applause for the returning Bernd Leno as his name is read out at the Emirates Stadium. There’s no Willian in Fulham’s squad to gage his reception after he missed the fixture last year also.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
Some surprising team news…
Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
Bobby De Cordova-Reid takes the captaincy for Fulham today.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
Calvin Bassey makes his first start for Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo among the substitutes despite his likely exit. Raul Jimenez gets a chance to score his first Fulham goal amid a search for another striker.
Nizaar Kinsella at the Emirates Stadium
Mikel Arteta has sprung a few surprises for his line up against Fulham today picking Jakub Kiwior to start after Takehiro Tomiyasu’s red card against Crystal Palace. It leaves both Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Magalhaes on the bench. Of course, Arteta said he wants to keep Gabriel despite not starting him for the first three matches.
Confirmed Fulham lineup
Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Lukic, Andreas; Wilson, Jimenez, Cordova-Reid
Subs: Rodak, Tosin, Mbabu, Reed, Cairney, Harris, Traore, Muniz, Vinicius
Confirmed Arsenal lineup
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Partey, White, Saliba, Kiwior; Rice, Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Subs: Raya, Zinchenko, Gabriel, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jesus
Eddie Nketiah interview: I’ve shown I can lead the line for Arsenal, now it’s about being consistent
Eddie Nketiah has long been thought of as a bit of a throwback striker, a poacher’s poacher whose premier gift is for his pursuit’s purest art: that of sticking the ball in the net.
But what of the photographic recall for every goal that all centre-forwards are supposed to possess? On that front, it seems, the Arsenal man is not quite so blessed.
Read Malik Ouzia’s full interview here!
Arsenal pay touching tribute to injured star Jurrien Timber in win over Crystal Palace
Arsenal players paid special mention to Jurrien Timber ahead of their win at Crystal Palace on Monday night.
The new Gunners signing could be forced to miss the entire season after suffering a serious knee injury during his home debut last weekend.
Timber, 22, only joined Arsenal in the summer and was not in the squad for the trip to Selhurst Park, yet his teammates made sure that he wasn’t forgotten before the game kicked off.
When the team lined up for their pre-match photo, club captain Martin Odegaard held up Timber’s No12 shirt in a touching gesture for the Dutchman.
The moment was missed by TV cameras before the Gunners kicked off but the squad reconvened in the dressing room post-match for another photo with Timber’s shirt.
Arsenal went on to secure a 1-0 win in south London, Odegaard scoring the only goal from the penalty spot after a foul on Eddie Nketiah.
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