Arsenal will renew their rivalry with Fulham when the two sides meet for a London derby clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening.
The Gunners will look to continue their perfect run after securing their third straight win of the season against Bournemouth. A brace by Martin Ødegaard and a goal from William Saliba was enough to secure maximum points.
Fulham managed to secure their first win in the league after they secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Brentford.
The victory sees the Gunner remain at the summit of the league standings with nine points from their first three games, while Fulham’s win sees them move up to seventh place on the table with five points from three matches.
“It’s just three games,” Mikel Arteta said.
“It doesn’t mean anything; there any still other teams that have to play. What it means is that we have managed to win three games, that we are scoring goals, keeping clean sheets, the team is playing and performing well, competing really well, but it’s about Monday, start training again and start to get better at the other things that we have to do as well, and focus on Fulham.”
In head-to-head stats between the two teams, Arsenal claimed the bragging rights last season when they square off in Premier League home and away legs following their comfortable 3-0 win at Craven Cottage before playing out to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg.
Arteta will have his entire squad fit and ready for the derby match, while Marco Silva will have two players sidelined through injury, including Manor Solomon and Neeskens Kebano.
Gabriel Martinelli looks to have finally found his form for the Gunners this season after he already netted two goals in his first three appearances against Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
Aleksandar Mitrović, meanwhile, continues his impressive form in the final third for Fulham, having found the back of the net three times in his last three appearances since their return to the Premier League.