Fulham v Arsenal- Match Preview

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Video preview, team news and facts and figures ahead of the Premier League clash between Fulham andArsenal at Craven Cottage.
Moussa Dembele has been ruled out of Fulham’s final Barclays Premier League game of the season against Arsenal.
The 23-year-old will miss the Craven Cottage clash with a knee irritation, although the west Londoners will be boosted by Simon Davies’ return to action after a calf injury.
Northern Ireland full-back Chris Baird serves the second game of a two-match ban andDamien Duff is out with an Achilles injury.
Arsenal will hand late fitness tests to midfielders Samir Nasri (hamstring) and Abou Diaby (calf) as well as full-backGael Clichy (hamstring) ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage.
Tomas Rosicky (thigh), Johan Djourou (ankle) and Laurent Koscielny (thigh) will also be assessed, having missed last week’s home defeat by Aston Villa.
Captain Cesc Fabregas, however, remains sidelined by a thigh problem.
Match facts
Fulham have never drawn a Premier League game on the final day of the season, winning five and losing four.
Arsenal have only ever drawn one of their 18 games on the final day of a Premier League season (0-0 v Portsmouth in 2007).
None of Fulham’s nine home Premier League games against Arsenal have ended as draws.
The Whites have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League home games v the Gunners.
The Gunners have scored exactly four goals on the final day in three of the last five seasons.
Robin Van Persie has scored as many Premier League goals in 2011 as the entire Blackburn Rovers team.
12 goals have been scored from corners at Craven Cottage this season, two more than any other ground.
If Robin van Persie scores against Fulham, he will equal the record of 18 goals scored in a season from January 1 onwards held by Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fulham attempted 14 shots (including blocks) in the reverse meeting between these sides, the most of all 19 teams to visit the Emirates in the league this term.
30% of Fulham’s goals have come from headers this season, the highest proportion in the division.