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A look at the pundit predictions for the Premier League clash between Fulham and Arsenal.
Arsenal and Fulham are back in action on Saturday afternoon as they face off at Craven Cottage in their first game back from the international break. The Gunners make the relatively short trip to West London on the back of a solid run of form that has seen them overcome a five-point deficit to move top of the table, taking full advantage of a dip from Liverpool in recent weeks.
As for Fulham, each of their last three Premier League games has finished with a scoreline of 3-1, but only one of them was in their favour, with each of the last two being defeats. Marco Silva would love for his men to bounce back here, and they have often been tricky customers for some of the bigger sides.
Here we take a look at the pundit predictions for this fixture.
Paul Merson
Merson told SportsKeeda in his weekly column: “If you're Arsenal, these are the games that are going to win you the league. I've seen them slipping up in games like these too many times. Arsenal did not beat West Ham last year and they did that this season. They also lost to Fulham last season, so they can send a huge statement with a win against Fulham.
“Three points in this game will send a strong message to their rivals about them learning from the mistakes of the past. Last season, when Arsenal finished second to Liverpool, they lost to West Ham, Fulham and Newcastle. If Arsenal win this Saturday, that's all of those three teams beaten this season, and nine points they missed last time in the bag already!
“I actually think that if Arsenal win this game, they will walk the league title! It's an unbelievable squad and the depth is insane. Arsenal have two good players for every position on the pitch. When you compare it to Liverpool, if Virgil van Dijk gets injured, goodnight! Ryan Gravenberch injured? Goodnight! Even Mo Salah, again goodnight.
“Arsenal look unstoppable. Nobody can catch them if they keep playing like this! If they hadn't lost to Liverpool, we would've been thinking, 'can anyone actually beat them this season?'. Arsenal have had the toughest start to a football season and they are still the league leaders! I expect them to kick on from here starting with a comfortable win over Fulham. Prediction: Fulham 0-2 Arsenal.”
Chris Sutton
Sutton wrote in his BBC Sport predictions: “Fulham are no pushovers and they drew this fixture last season, but no-one is stopping Arsenal at the moment.
“Martin Odegaard is out injured for a few weeks but it won't make a difference. Their squad depth is so strong and my feeling right now is that they are going to power their way to the title. Prediction: 0-2.”
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