Sunday brings not one, but two London derbies. Arsenal visits Fulham FC in southwest London while Chelsea visits Tottenham Hotspur in north London.
Story lines abound across old London town, with FULARS featuring several reunions between former teammates.
Arsenal at Fulham FC FYIs
Kick: Sun Dec. 8, 2024, 2pm, Craven Cottage, London, UK
Preview Material for Both Sides: Team News Starting XI Predictions
PL Form: Arsenal LDWWW Fulham FC WWLDW
PL Standing: Arsenal 3rd, 28 pts Fulham FC 6th, 22 pts
Google Result Probability: Arsenal 60% Fulham FC 18% Draw 22%
So many ex-Arsenal players among the ranks of the Craven Cottagers these days. See if you can spot them all here in our starting lineup predictions. If you find all of them, the prize is…sorry, there is no prize.
Starting XI Prediction
Arsenal
Raya; Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard
Fulham FC
Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Antonee “Jedi” Robinson; Sasa Lukic, Sander Berge; Adama Traore, Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Raul Jimenez
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