Mikel Arteta says that Arsenal used the international break to “reflect and reset” before running.
Gunners have twin targets in the last weeks of the season. They will face Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the first leg next week, while they are still maintaining an external chance to run after Liverpool in the title race of the Premier League.
Arsenal is 12 points behind the Merseysiders with only nine games to do and have no room for error, from tomorrow evening against Fulham.
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Arteta said: “We had a good time to think and reset and put ourselves in a good position to enter the most exciting part of the Premier League season.
“It is possible to win tomorrow.
Arsenal has lagged behind Liverpool after a single victory in four championship games and Arteta is expecting another difficult test against a Fulham team who remains in the running to sneak in a European qualification place.
He added: “They are always difficult opposition. They have been well trained and they have been together for many years. They have a large organization and an individual quality.
“They have an identity and a very clear idea of how to approach the game. So we must be very good to beat them.
“We had a lot of domination in the last match against them [1-1 draw in December]But they were very clinical. They managed to score the goal and sit down and reduced the spaces. »»
Fulham heads north of London at the rear of a 3-0 defeat by saving morale at home against Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Marco Silva’s men were disappointing, but a victory for the Emirates would move them to sixth row of the table, a point behind Chelsea, fourth.
Team news for Arsenal against Fulham
The big news for Arsenal is the fact that the English winger Bukayo Saka is “ready to leave” and will be included in the team.
Saka has not played since its serious injury to the hamstrings during the victory at Crystal Palace in December, but is again in good shape after a long period of rehabilitation.
“Bukayo Saka is ready to leave,” said Arteta.
“All prudent things are already done. Now, it’s about putting it in the grass at the right time. But he grows because he really wants it.
“We respected the chronology and we did everything. He is ready to leave. “
It is likely that he will start on the bench with Ethan Nwaneri who continues in the right.
The negative for Arsenal is that Riccardo Calafiori has undergone a knee injury in international service with Italy and is not available.
Fulham has a clean health record and will select from the same team that has taken the palace, although Silva is likely to make changes given their performance on weekends.
Lignales presented for Arsenal V Fulham
Arsenal: Raya; Title, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Party, Rice, Odegaard; Nwaneri, Merinos, Martinelli
Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; TRAORE, SMITH-ROWE, IWOBI; Jimenez
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Statistics for Arsenal against Fulham
- Arsenal has won five of his last 10 games against Fulham by two or more goals
- There was a goal in the first half in each of the last seven home games in Arsenal
- Fulham scored a goal in the first half in their last four outside games
Prediction
If Fulham had won the weekend, it would have been a more difficult match for Arsenal.
But palace reverse and the nature of the defeat could take a while to recover.
Arsenal will be supported by the return of Saka and we think he will reappear in the second half with the match already won.
Prediction: Arsenal 4-1 Fulham
