🆚 Arsenal
🏟 Craven Cottage
🏆 Premier League
🗓 Sunday 8th December
⏰ 2pm (GMT)
#️⃣ FULARS
The opposition
A tough four game spell in October/November aside, it’s been another very promising campaign for Arsenal. That four-game stint saw them win just two points, losing to Newcastle and Bournemouth, though the two draws were against the only sides above them in the Premier League – Liverpool and Chelsea.
They’ve since embarked on a three-match winning run, seeing off Nottingham Forest, West Ham United and, most recently, Manchester United on Wednesday.
Team News
🤍 Reiss Nelson is ineligible to face his parent club but will be absent for a while anyway after hurting his hamstring in the Brighton win. Saša Lukić returns from suspension but Tom Cairney still has two games to serve, while Joachim Andersen and Harrison Reed continue their recoveries from injury.
🔴 Defence is the main area of concern for the Gunners - Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are definitely out, while Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori will be assessed on Saturday ahead of their potential involvement at the Cottage. Mikel Merino is also a doubt.
Tickets
This match has sold out.
Kits
Arsenal will be in their third kit on Sunday.
Coverage
FFCtv subscribers can listen to commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid, while the game will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK, and on Peacock in the United States.
Weather
🌧️ There is a yellow weather warning for wind on Sunday, with a high chance of rain and temperatures as low as seven degrees.
Drinks offers
Fans can enjoy £3 pints of beer, cider, Guinness & pale ale, as well as canned wine in all four stands, and £2 soft drinks, until 1.30pm. This offer will also be available to all supporters in the Riverside Stand post-match, from 4.15pm.
Matchday programme
Sander Berge is the main interview in the official matchday programme. The summer signing, who has quickly become a key man in Marco Silva's side, believes there's even more to come from him. Reflecting on his past experiences, including battling relegation with previous clubs, Berge is determined to help Fulham secure a top-half finish. With Arsenal up next, Berge is ready for the challenge, including facing his close friend and Norway teammate, Martin Ødegaard.
Elsewhere in the publication, Malcolm Macdonald looks back on eventful stints with both Fulham and Arsenal, Calvin Bassey answers some very random questions, and Marco Underwood is the subject of our Academy Ace feature.
Silva and Tom Cairney also supply their regular notes, while Robert Wilson and Gentleman Jim pen their columns.
Packed with an abundance of features, the 100-page programme will be on sale around the ground on Sunday priced £4, or you can pick up a copy online.
