Arsenal take on Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League tomorrow, and here’s our predicted XI.
The Gunners were held to a 2-2 draw by Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League midweek. Mikel Arteta made plenty of changes for that game, and we lacked a bit of cohesion as a result.
We’re back in the Premier League tomorrow, and we expect Arteta to name his best XI – apart from all the injuries, of course.
Predicted Arsenal XI vs Fulham
Arteta has a few injury issues at Arsenal at the moment, but they’re all in attack. Naming his defence and midfield will be very straightforward as he heads to Craven Cottage tomorrow.
Aaron Ramsdale and Gabriel Magalhaes are set to replace Matt Turner and Jakub Kiwior respectively, while Ben White, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko are all expected to keep their place in the side.
Thomas Partey will come back in place of Jorginho, and he will bring the control we lacked in Porugal. It is hoped that Martin Odegaard will recover from his illness and he’s expected to start as well, with Granit Xhaka on the opposite side.
Arsenal are in a bit of trouble in attack at the moment. Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard and Eddie Nketiah have all been ruled out of the game against Fulham tomorrow.
That means Arteta will have to go with Gabriel Martinelli up front again. We definitely prefer the Brazilian on the left, but he’s more than capable of playing up front. Saka, obviously, will start on the right.
Arteta has a decision to make on the left. Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe are his options and we think the Arsenal boss will go with the latter against Fulham tomorrow.
Predicted Arsenal XI vs Fulham: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Smith Rowe
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