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Arsenal vs Fulham: Three Key Factors To Consider, Predicted Lineups And Team News

Uttiyo Sarkar · · 4 min read
Arsenal vs Fulham: Three Key Factors To Consider, Predicted Lineups And Team News
Premier League Fulham v Arsenal Martin Zubimendi of Arsenal and Emile Smith Rowe of Fulham during the Premier League match Fulham vs Arsenal at Craven Cottage, London, United Kingdom, 18th October 2025 (Photo by Harvey Murphy News Images) Copyright: xHarveyxMurphy NewsxImagesx

The Arsenal vs Fulham clash will be one many fans will keep a keen eye on in gameweek 35 of the 2025/26 Premier League, when the two London rivals meet at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Arsenal vs Fulham should be a pretty entertaining battle between two teams who are competing for different things in the Premier League table.

The Gunners are eager to build on a winning run in the league to put pressure on Manchester City in the intense title race, while the Cottagers aim to dent their rivals’ title challenge and bolster their own chance of securing European football for next season.

Match Details

Emirates Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 2 May
16:30 GMT

Determined Arsenal Look For Another Important Home Win Against Fearless Fulham

The Arsenal vs Fulham battle should be a really feisty one at the Emirates Stadium because of the determination both teams have to get an important victory at this crunch part of the campaign.

Arsenal, currently leading the way in the Premier League table, have a three-point lead over Manchester City but have played a game more than their title rivals.

All Mikel Arteta can do is urge his side to play ruthless attacking football and get high-scoring wins before the end of the league campaign.

He’ll urge them to torment Fulham’s backline with consistent, innovative attacking moves to be able to score many goals and bolster their goal difference to put Manchester City under more pressure.

Fulham, however, are no pushovers and they’ve only lost one of their last five league matches!

Coming off a big win over Aston Villa, Marco Silva’s side will be motivated to keep a sturdy defensive shape to frustrate Arsenal and also torment them with swift transitions to be able to get a surprise result from the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have won two of their last three games against Fulham, and they hope to maintain that inspired run with a clinical display to get a big win ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid.

Confident Viktor Gyokeres Determined To Add To Goal Tally Against Fulham

Viktor Gyokeres is heading into this game on the back of an impressive display for Arsenal, scoring their only goal in the 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid.

Gyokeres looks to be getting sharper with every passing game, and he’s rediscovered his clutch goal-scoring nature in recent weeks as well, even helping Sweden qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with his heroics in the qualification clashes.

Gyokeres, who has 12 goals in the 2025/26 Premier League so far, is determined to add to that tally against Fulham. He’ll look to stretch their backline with his clever off-the-ball run and also outwit the defenders by getting into the danger zones and finishing off chances efficiently to continue his good form.

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Can Witty Harry Wilson Prove His Quality Against Arsenal At Emirates Stadium?

Harry Wilson has definitely been one of Fulham’s best players in the 2025/26 Premier League campaign and has proven himself as one of the most efficient midfielders as well!

The 29-year-old has 10 goals and six assists in 32 league games so far, being a major driving force for Fulham and guiding them to many impressive results in this campaign.

It’s now time for Wilson to prove how good he can really be with a big performance against the league leaders at their own yard.

He’ll look to prove his quality by outwitting the Arsenal midfielders with his link-up play and movement, as the Welsh star looks to create big chances with clever passes and also convert chances clinically to stun Arsenal.

Arsenal vs Fulham Injuries

Arsenal Injuries: Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino

Fulham Injuries: Kenny Tete, Ryan Sessegnon, Alex Iwobi, Kevin

Arsenal vs Fulham Predicted Lineups

Here are our Arsenal vs Fulham predicted lineups.

Arsenal Predicted XI: David Raya (GK), Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres

Fulham Predicted XI: Bernd Leno (GK), Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic, Sander Berge, Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Samuel  Chukwueze, Raul Jimenez

Main Photo

Credit: IMAGO / News Images

Recording Date: 18.10.2025

Uttiyo Sarkar

Uttiyo is a Football/Sports freak who has been avidly following the beautiful game for 20 years. He is a dedicated writer, a passionate reader and loves to spend hours dedicated to the beautiful game. Also an occasional gamer and hardcore music enthusiast.

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