ARSENAL are hoping they can chip away at Liverpool's Premier League lead with a London derby win TODAY against Fulham.
Mikel Arteta's set-piece specialists scored from two corners to beat old foes Manchester United in their most recent outing.
And the Gunners will be determined to build on that victory against a Fulham side with several familiar faces.
Kick-off time: 2pm GMT
Live stream: NOW TV
TV channels: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League
Fulham starting team: To follow
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Are you Stoke City in disguise?
Mikel Arteta spoke about Dimitar Berbatov’s comments after their game against Man Utd, likening his team to Stoke City:
We want to be the kings of everything. In corners best in the world. In open play the best in the world. Before it was we didn’t score enough, we didn’t challenge, we didn’t win big games for 20 years. We want to be the best of the best. I understood very well what Berbatov said. We take it as a big compliment because Stoke were so good at it.
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Silva living for Cottagers
Marco Silva’s side have surprised many with their performances this season.
Should they upset the odds this afternoon, they could move to sixth in the table and have some realistic ambitions of European qualification.
They beat Arsenal in this fixture last season and have plenty of players who can give them the insider knowledge on their opponents today.
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Gunners need to keep foot on gas
With Liverpool’s game with Everton postponed due to the weather this weekend, Arsenal have the opportunity to put the pressure on the league leaders.
Anything but victory will be seen as points dropped in West London this afternoon.
They could reduce the gap at the top to four points with a win at Craven Cottage.
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Welcome to Fulham vs Arsenal
Marco Silva’s side welcome Arsenal to Craven Cottage, looking to derail their title ambitions with victory in this London derby.
Fulham will be without Reiss Nelson who is ineligible to face his parents club, however a hamstring injury he picked up against Brighton could lead to a spell on the sidelines.
He joins Harrison Reed and Joachim Andersen in the treatment room while both Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon will both require late fitness tests but are likely to be on the bench best case scenario.
Tom Cairney is suspended due to his red card against Tottenham but Sasa Lukic is back from his own ban to give Marco Silva other options for the game.
Following their early withdrawals against West Ham last weekend, neither Riccardo Calafiori nor Gabriel were risked against Man Utd and were not in training on Friday either.
Long-term injury victims Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu could be the only absentees for the London derby but Arteta may have their Champions League game against Monaco in mind with his team selection.
Leandro Trossard and Mikel Merino are both in line for promotions from the bench while Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko are likely to make way if Gabriel and Calafiori are given the green light to return.
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