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Premiership - Arsenal v Fulham 15.00 - 01/02/2003
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Arsenal (The Gunners) Stadium: Highbury Played 25 - 1st in Prem on 53 pts	Manager: Arsene Wenger (Sep '96) Games: 359 - W 57%, D 24%, L 19%
9 wins in last 14 League and Cup games Won 6 of last 10 Premiership matches Drawn 4 of last 9 in all competitions 2 draws in last 7 top flight encounters Lost 1 of last 14 confrontations 1 defeat in last 10 top division duels Failed to score in 2 of last 12 contests Failed to find the net in 1 of last 64 League clashes 3 clean sheets in last 9 Managed 2 clean sheets in last 7 top tier League outings 11 UNDEFEATED - 8 Prem, 1 CL, 2 FAC [7 wins, 4 draws] 8 UNBEATEN IN THE LEAGUE [5 wins, 3 draws] GONE 10 AT HOME - 7 Prem, 2 CL, 1 FAC [7 wins, 3 draws] NOT LOST IN 7 HOME LEAGUE GAMES [6 wins, 1 draw] SCORED IN EACH OF LAST 10 - 8 in Prem CLEAN SHEETS: 15 Premiership: 7 FAILED TO SCORE: 3 Premiership: 1 RED CARDS: 1 Premiership: 1 EVER PRESENTS: 0 Undefeated in eleven League and Cup matches Last defeat was 2-0 away to Man Utd in the Premiership on 7 December. Last home defeat was 2-3 by Sunderland in the Third Round of the Worthington Cup on 6 November. Last home Premiership defeat was 1-2 by Blackburn on 26 October. Won most Premiership matches (16). Lost fewest Premiership matches (4). Top scorers in the Premiership with 54 goals - that's an average of one every 42 minutes. Failed to score in fewer Premiership matches than any other club - 1. One of four clubs to have scored as many as five goals in a single Premiership game. That was in the 5-2 home win over West Brom on 27 August. Scored first in more top division games than any other club (18). One of two clubs to have conceded the first goal in fewest Premier League games (7). The other is Blackburn. Hold the strongest first half record in the Premiership. Won 186 corners in Premiership matches this season - that's more than any other club. Arsene Wenger, who goes head-to-head with compatriot Jean Tigana, was livid at the last minute corner, which led to Liverpool's equaliser at Anfield on Wednesday night, and denied the Gunners two points. It means they go into this round of matches with six more points than Manchester United, who are third but with a game in hand. The midweek draw ended Arsenal's five match winning run in all competitions, but extended their unbeaten sequence to eleven matches, stretching back to the 0-2 loss at Old Trafford on 7 December. Thierry Henry leads the race for the Barclaycard Golden Boot with 17 Premiership goals, one ahead of Southampton's James Beattie. The Frenchman has scored 23 goals for his club so far this season and trails Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has netted 24 for Manchester United. If you add in International goals, the pair have scored 25 each. A win for Arsenal therefore would complete a third 'double' of the season, after home and away victories over West Brom and Birmingham. The match could mark another milestone in the illustrious playing career of Arsenal's England goalkeeper David Seaman. If he turns out, it will be his 400th League appearance for the Gunners. 2002/2003 PERFORMANCE P W D L GF GA All competitions 37 23 7 7 76 36 All competitions - home 19 13 3 3 38 17 Premiership 25 16 5 4 54 27 Premiership - home 13 11 1 1 31 12
Best Scenario at the end of day - Increase lead at the top to 8 points If Arsenal win, and Newcastle lose away to Middlesbro, and Man Utd lose away to Southampton. Worst Scenario at the end of day - Lead over 2nd place cut to two points If Arsenal lose, and Newcastle win away at Middlesbro.
CAREER MILESTONES If he plays, England keeper David SEAMAN will be making his 400th League appearance for Arsenal. If selected in the eleven, Sol CAMPBELL will be making his 300th career League start.
TOP SCORERS Henry - 23, Wiltord - 8, Also: Pires - 7, Kanu/Bergkamp - 5. Last Seasons Top Scorers: Henry - 32, Wiltord/Ljungberg - 17, Bergkamp - 14, Pires - 13.
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Fulham FC - (The Cottagers) Stadium: The Cottage on Loftus Road Played 24 - 15th in Prem on 27 points	Manager: Jean Tigana (Jul 2000) Games 143 W46%, D27%, L27%
4 wins in last 11 League and Cup games Won 1 of last 7 Premiership matches Drawn 2 of last 7 in all competitions 2 draws in last 5 top flight encounters Lost 4 of last 9 confrontations 4 defeats in last 7 top division duels Failed to score in 5 of last 10 contests Failed to find the net in 4 of last 7 League clashes 3 clean sheets in last 9 Managed 3 clean sheets in last 8 top tier League outings 9 AWAY SINCE A WIN - 7 Prem, 1 Uefa, 1 WC [3 draws, 6 defeats] Without an away Premiership win in 9 [3 draws, 6 defeats] CLEAN SHEETS: 15 Premiership: 7 FAILED TO SCORE: 12 Premiership: 10 RED CARDS: 5 Premiership: 5 EVER PRESENTS: 0 Last away win was 0-3 against Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) in the Second Round First Leg of the Uefa Cup on 31 October. Last away win in the Premiership was over four months ago - the 0-3 victory at Sunderland on 14 September. One of three clubs to have suffered the longest losing sequence in the top flight (4). The others are Leeds and Liverpool. Hold the weakest disciplinary record in the top League (5 reds, 37 yellows). Conceded six penalties in Premiership matches this season. That's more than any other club. Fulham go to Highbury with the daunting task of preventing the side with the strongest attack in the Premiership (54 goals in 25 games) from claiming a 17th League win. The Cottagers, who hold the weakest disciplinary record in the top flight (5 reds, 37 yellows) have not won a League game away from Loftus Road for over four months, since the 0-3 eclipse of Sunderland on 14 September. Fulham have never won at Highbury. They have lost all their 15 League trips spread over 90 years, with the exception of a 2-2 draw in January 1964. They are yet to claim a Premiership point off Arsenal after three matches home and away. 2002/2003 PERFORMANCE P W D L GF GA All competitions 42 17 12 13 55 45 All competitions - away 20 4 7 9 23 29 Premiership 24 7 6 11 25 31 Premiership - away 12 1 4 7 11 21
Best Scenario at the end of day - Up 1 to 14th If Fulham win, and Middlesbro lose with a six or seven goal swing at home to Newcastle. Worst Scenario at the end of day - Down 1 to 16th If Fulham lose, and Birmingham win away at Bolton.
TOP SCORERS Marlet - 9(4 Lge 5 Euro), Malbranque - 9(3 Lge, 3 FAC, 3 Euro), Junichi Inamoto 6(2 lge, 4 Euro), Sava 6(5 lge, 1 fac), Also: Sylvain Legwinski 5(3 lge, 2 Euro), Davis - 4(3 Lge 1 Euro), Boa Morte - 4(1 Lge 3 Euro), Hayles/Saha 3, Clark/Stolcers - 2 Last Seasons Top Scorers: Hayles - 12, Malbranque - 10, Marlet/Saha - 9
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Middlesbrough took the lead in last season's corresponding fixture. Colin Cooper scored after a defensive mix-up. Sub Louis Saha equalised with a diving header and Steve Marlet won it for Fulham with a goal the 'Boro players complained was off side. Arsenal have never lost a home League game against Fulham (14 wins, 1 draw). The Gunners have won the last five home League games against the Cottagers. The only time Arsenal failed to claim maximum points in a home game with the Cottagers was the 2-2 top flight draw in 18 January, 1964. Arsenal have scored in every home League game against Fulham. There has never been a sending-off in this League fixture. The North London giants are on course for a second successive Premiership 'double' over Fulham and sixth since the League fixture was first contested in 1913. Arsenal's biggest win in this corresponding fixture was 5-1 on 25 November, 1950 in the old League - Division One. The last player to bag a hat trick in this identical fixture was John Radford. He scored three of the Gunners goals in the 5-3 top flight win on 28 October, 1967. HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS All Arsenal Draws Fulham Total meetings 32 22 5 5 Premiership 3 3 0 0 League+ 31 21 5 5   FULHAM AT ARSENAL   All Arsenal Draws Fulham Total meetings 16 0 1 16 Premiership 1 0 0 1 League 14 0 1 15 Match report - Arsenal v Fulham - Premiership 23 Feb 2002 Match report - Fulham v Arsenal - Premiership 03 Nov 2002

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