Arsenal will be looking to keep up their winning form of late when they take on London rivals Fulham in the Premier League.
After a rocky patch in November, Arsenal have looked back to their best in recent weeks, with a 2-0 win over Manchester United in their last Premier League outing making it four wins in a row across all competitions for Mikel Arteta's side. Next up for the Gunners is a fifth league game in a row in London, with Arsenal travelling west to take on Fulham.
Fulham proved to be one of the Gunners' bogey teams last season, with Arteta's side drawing at home and losing away to Marco Silva's side. Gabriel missed out against United through injury, but the defender is set to return this weekend for the clash at Craven Cottage.
So, can Arsenal make it four Premier League wins in a row this weekend? Let's take a look.
We simulated Fulham vs Arsenal to get a score prediction
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the hosts could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Leno; Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz.
We predict that Arsenal could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Havertz, Trossard.
Arsenal were quick out the gates in west London, with the Gunners camping around the hosts' box in the opening stages as they searched for a breakthrough. Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice both tested Bernd Leno in the first few minutes, but it only took three attempts in total before Arteta's side broke the deadlock.
Kai Havertz made it 1-0 to Arsenal
Kai Havertz made it 1-0 to Arsenal (Image: EA Sports)
Saka and Martin Odegaard exchanged passes on the right as they patiently waited for an opportunity to pounce, and a fantastic through ball from the latter picked out the run of Kai Havertz who darted into a gap in the Fulham defence. On the turn, the German put the ball onto his left foot before taking aim, finding the top corner with a powerful strike to make it 1-0.
After going ahead, Arsenal seemed to switch off and allow the Cottagers more of the ball, and Arteta's side were made to pay when Emile Smith Rowe's shot was deflected into the path of Rodrigo Muniz, with the striker tapping in from close range to level the score before the break. Just like the first half, the Gunners started on top, and they once again took advantage of their early dominance, grabbing a second of the game thanks to a wonder strike.
Thomas Partey made it 2-1 to Arsenal
Thomas Partey made it 2-1 to Arsenal (Image: EA Sports)
Saka did well to beat his man on the right before surging into the box, but a lack of options saw the winger lay the ball off to Thomas Partey instead. The ball rolled perfectly into the midfielder's path, and his first-time strike was swept into the far corner, beating Leno at full stretch as Arsenal restored their lead.
Gabriel Martinelli had the ball in the net with four minutes to go before the offside flag was raised, but it didn't matter, with Arsenal holding out for another win in the Premier League.
EA FC 25 predicted final score: Fulham 1-2 Arsenal
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