Arsenal take on Fulham this evening when the Premier League resumes following the international break.
A pause in proceedings has allowed the teams to regroup and assess what they need to do to end the season on a high with Arsenal fighting for the Premier League and Champions League titles. The Gunners are 12 points back in the top-flight and will need Liverpool to slip up if they have any chance of winning the trophy in May.
Mikel Arteta’s side will also need a clean sweep of victories to keep the pressure on Arne Slot’s Reds which starts when they host a Fulham team recently knocked out of the FA Cup.
Marco Silva’s men were beaten 3-0 at the weekend by Crystal Palace in a uncharacteristically weak performance. The Cottagers have performed well against teams above them in the table and they have the chance to close the gap to the top four should they beat Arsenal.
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Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
Plenty of possession in the Fulham half for the hosts but it’s all too pedestrian at the minute, as has been the case in a few of their recent games.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
It’s not been the most eventful opening 30 minutes at the Emirates, aside from that injury to Gabriel.
Neither side has had a ‘good’ chance to open the scoring so far, though the hosts are beginning to exert some dominance.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
It looks like Timber will be fine to carry on, much to the relief of Mikel Arteta.
The Dutchman looks okay as he runs back on.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
More potential problems as Timber is now down for Arsenal.
Not clear what happened there, but he might have overstretched when trying to block a Jimenez shot.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
It’s all Arsenal at the moment, with every single Fulham player behind the ball at times. No real clear-cut chances to report yet though.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
A nice move from the Gunners as Martinelli makes the space for the cross and Nwaneri volleys on target at the far post, but it’s a fairly comfortable save for Leno.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
Martinelli has already got the better of Castagne on a couple of occasions and it almost pays off again, but Odegaard can’t get the shot away.
Better from Arsenal.
Arsenal 0-0 Fulham
It is indeed the end of the evening for Gabriel, with the centre-back making way for Jakub Kiwior.
The Gunners will hope it’s not serious with the Madrid game around the corner.
