It’s back to back London derbies for Arsenal, who will approach the match at Fulham FC with the high priority objective of converting more chances. West Ham registered a clean sheet against the Gunners last night, despite the North Londoners putting up 30 shots and having 77 touches inside the opponent’s box.
They also “achieved” a dubious record in the defeat.
Arsenal at Fulham FC FYIs
Kick: New Year’s Eve 2023, 2pm, Craven Cottage, London, UK
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PL Form: Arsenal LDWLW Fulham FC LLLWW
PL Standing: Arsenal 2nd, 40 pts Fulham FC 13th, 21 pts
Google Result Probability: Arsenal 61% Fulham FC 17% Draw 22%
Arsenal had an Expected Goals number of 2.68 on Thursday, the highest ever fir a team that failed to score in a Premier League match since Opta began tracking this stat back in 2008.
Arteta lamented his side’s lack of being clinical in the final third.
“We have to try to generate. If we don’t score with 30 shots, then we have to do 50 or 60 to try to score. That’s the only thing. I can’t imagine a game where we have more touches in the box, more dominance and less situations for the opponent against a really good West Ham side.
“Today though, it wasn’t enough to win the game.”
Let’s take a look at what kind of lineup the North Londoners might have here, in the cause of trying to better finish off more scoring chances.
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction at Fulham FC
David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus.
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