Happy New Year Arsenal and Fulham supporters! Typically, the mid-point of the season coincides with the calendar flipping over and in 2019 we’ll see if the Gunners can improve upon the progress that they have shown under Unai Emery in 2018. Arsenal, currently dealing with a slew of injuries, in all position groups, have only won two of their last five fixtures, so this is the perfect time for them to face a Fulham side that’s so low in the table.
The London derby is also a series that’s been extremely one-sided, in favor of the Gunners. In 56 meetings all time, we’ve seen 38 Arsenal wins, eight Fulham victories and ten draws. Let’s take a look at who Emery may select in his quest to make it 39.
The Bank Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (4-3-3) vs Fulham FC
Attack: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alex Iwobi, Alexandre Lacazette,
Midfield: Aaron Ramsey, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka
Defense: Sead Kolasinac, Laurent Koscielny, Sokraitis, Hector Bellerin
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Fulham FC at Arsenal FC FYIs
Kick-off: 3:00 pm (BST), 11:00 am (EST) Tuesday January 1, Emirates Stadium
Google Result Probability: Arsenal win- 72%, Draw 17%, Fulham win- 11%
Injury report: go to this link
Prediction: Arsenal 2, Fulham 0
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