Arsenalvs.Fulham

The Cottagers experienced disappointment in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace, falling to a 3-0 home defeat following goals from Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah.

After seeing their cup journey come to an end, Fulham will now turn their focus to their final nine Premier League matches of the season.

The West London side are in the hunt for European qualification, sitting in eighth place in the Premier League table after collecting 45 points from 29 matches.

After beating Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent Premier League outing, Fulham will face another North London side in their first top-flight fixture following the international break.

Fulham out to achieve first-time feat

Fulham have won three of their last four Premier League matches (L1), but they will be aware that they face a tough test in Tuesday's fixture, especially as they have never beaten Arsenal in an away league match.

Having drawn seven and lost 24 of their 31 away meetings, the Cottagers will head into the midweek outing with hopes of beating Arsenal in an away league game for the first time in their history.

Fulham can still take confidence from the fact they have avoided defeat in each of their last three games against the Gunners.

The Cottagers began that run with a 2-2 away draw in August 2023, before they recorded a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage in December 2023.

They then played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in December after Raul Jimenez saw his opener cancelled out by William Saliba.

Fulham can now avoid defeat in four consecutive league matches against Arsenal for the first time since they put together a four-game unbeaten run in head-to-head meetings between May 2011 and November 2012.

Fulham looking to equal club record

The visitors also have the opportunity to equal a club record by recording five London derby league wins in a single season.

They have previously achieved that feat on three occasions, first in 1931-32 and then in 1947-48 and 2000-01.

In the current Premier League campaign, Fulham have recorded London derby victories against Brentford, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Cottagers are unable to call upon the services of Kenny Tete, Harry Wilson and Arsenal loanee Reiss Nelson.

Written by

Ben Sully