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Fulham are on the look out for only their second home win over Arsenal in the eighth Premier League meeting at Craven Cottage. The only occasion the Cottagers have taken points off the Gunners on the banks of the Thames in this league was on 29 November 2006, when securing a 2-1 triumph.
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Fulham are in danger of losing their first two fixtures for the first time ever in the Premier League.
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Fulham were one of nine clubs Arsenal did the double over last season; Arsenal were one of six clubs to do the double over Fulham.
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Fulham have lost more matches (12) and dropped more points (38) to Arsenal than to any other club in the Premier League.
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The only occasion the Cottagers have denied the Gunners victory, apart from the home win two years ago, was in a goalless draw at Highbury on 30 November 2003.
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Lost their opening match 2-1 away to newcomers Hull, having taken the lead; they are one of nine clubs without a Premier League point.
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Not lost an opening HOME fixture of a league season since Cardiff won 1-3 on 21 August 1993.
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This is Roy Hodgson's 20th Premier League match in charge; he is seeking a seventh victory. The previous manager, Lawrie Sanchez, won just 3 in his first 20 league games.
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Lost the last five London Premier League derbies, and not won any of the last 15; drawn eight and lost seven since Chris Coleman's side beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Cottage on 29 November 2006.
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A 1-0 home win over Liverpool on 5 May 2007 was their only victory in the last 13 against the 'Big Four'. Lost the last six against the quartet (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United), and scored one goal in seven against them (v Chelsea).
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If he scores:-
New signing Andy JOHNSON will reach the milestone of 100 career league goals (Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Everton).
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LAST CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Craven Cottage on 19-01-2008
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Adebayor 19
Adebayor 38
Rosicky 81
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Niemi, Volz, Hughes, Stefanovic, Bocanegra, Ki-Hyeon (Healy, 61 ), Smertin (Kuqi,
78 ), Davis (Bullard, 46 ), Murphy, Davies, Dempsey Subs not used: Warner, Baird, |
Almunia, Sagna, Senderos, Gallas, Clichy, Hleb, Flamini, Fabregas, Rosicky, Adebayor,
Eduardo Subs not used Lehmann, Diaby, Silva, Bendtner, Justin Hoyte. |
Yellow card:
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Yellow card:
Clichy
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Red card:
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Red card:
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Attendance:
25297 |
Referee:
P Walton (Northamptonshire) |
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Arsenal will be making the shortest journey of any Premier League club this weekend.
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Arsenal won their opening game and are one of three Premier League clubs yet to concede a goal
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Arsenal have won all but two of their 14 Premier League matches against Fulham.
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The Gunners won 16 more matches and claimed 47 more points than the Cottagers last term, and go into Arsene Wenger's 450th Premier League match in charge chasing a sixth successive victory.
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The Gunners have scored in each of their Premier League visits to Fulham, a total of 16 goals in seven games.
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Won their opening fixture 1-0, against new boys West Brom; one of nine clubs with maximum points from the first round of matches.
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Won their first two (all comps), having picked up a 0-2 victory over Twente Enschede in Champions League qualifying in Holland on 13 August. The return leg is on Wednesday.
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Only Chelsea and Liverpool also kept clean sheets in the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign.
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Not won their first two fixtures of a Premier League season since 2004-05, when they kicked off with a five-match winning streak.
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Won the last five league outings; against Reading (h), Derby (a), Everton (h), Sunderland (a) and West Brom (h).
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Lost two of the last 16 London Premier League derbies; against West Ham (h) on 7 April 2007 and Chelsea (a) 23 March 2008. Won seven of eight last season.
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Samir NASRI, who netted the winner against West Brom on Saturday, was the third Arsenal player to score on his debut in the Wenger era. Freddy LJUNGBERG (home to Man Utd, 20 September 1998) and Emmanuel ADEBAYOR (away to Birmingham, 4 February 2006), also managed the feat.
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ADEBAYOR has scored four Premier League goals for Arsenal against Fulham in his career.
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If selected:-
New signing Mikael SILVESTRE will be making his 250th Premier League appearance - all previous 249 were for Manchester United.
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| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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FULHAM |
Draw |
ARSENAL |
| League |
6 |
6 |
30 |
| Premier |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| HEAD TO HEAD at FULHAM |
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FULHAM |
Draw |
ARSENAL |
| League |
6 |
4 |
11 |
| Premier |
1 |
0 |
6 |
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