Fulham vs Arsenal Predicted Lineups, Preview, Odds & Prediction

This is a pretty friendly London derby as things go, although Fulham put a real dent in Arsenal’s hopes for challenging last season in this fixture last season by taking a point a Craven Cottage in a 1-1 draw. Fulham come in to this game reeling a little after back-to-back 3-1 losses to Aston Villa and Bournemouth. London’s oldest club are currently 14th in the league, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses and have suffered some key injuries that leaves the squad looking a little thin; not ideal having to now face the title favourites Arsenal. Arsenal come in to this one with confidence high after a late comeback win over Newcastle at St James Park that took them above Liverpool in the table. They have notched 5 wins on the season through 7 games, with a draw against City and a loss to Liverpool but have won 3 straight in all competitions. They have become the betting favourites to win the Premier League title, and a better result at Craven Cottage than they got last season would really instill some extra confidence in players and fans alike that this season is their season. Against a weakened Fulham team low on confidence after consecutive losses, missing Muniz, Tete and Lukic among others, this is a game Arsenal should win if they are to show they deserve title favourite status.

• Can Arsenal extend their lead over Liverpool who play Sunday?
• Can Fulham stop their mini skid and dent Arsenal’s title hopes?
• Favourite bet: Eberechi Eze to score or assist: 11/10!

Find out all of that and much more in our preview of Fulham vs Arsenal. We have a match preview, predicted lineups, team and injury news, live odds, our score prediction and more for this GW8 matchup.

Match Details:

Fixture: Fulham vs Arsenal

Stadium: Craven Cottage

Date: Saturday 18th October

Kick-off: 5:30pm BST

Premier League Head-to-Head Record

Marco Silva has more than caused Arteta and Arsenal some issues over recent years despite the fact that Fulham have only beaten Arsenal twice since 2012 – an incredible stat. The recent games do tend to be close and to produce at least 2 goals, as far as their last 5 league meetings are concerned. Arsenal do have the overall edge in recent meetings, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 Fulham win – that win did take place at Craven Cottage in the 23/24 season, so Fulham will hope Silva is able to reproduce a similar performance at home this weekend.

Fulham Arsenal Recent Premier League Results

01/04/25 - Arsenal 2-1 Fulham

08/12/24 - Fulham 1-1 Arsenal

31/12/23 - Fulham 2-1 Arsenal

26/08/23 - Arsenal 2-2 Fulham

12/03/23 - Fulham 0-3 Arsenal

Fulham Overview and Form:

 

Arsenal Overview and Form:

 

Match Betting Odds:

Fulham to win: 21/5

Draw: 10/3

Arsenal to win: 8/15

Both Teams to Score Odds: 

Yes: 1/1 (Great value)

No: 77/100 (Great value)

Player to Score Odds:

Viktor Gyokeres: 21/20

Bukayo Saka: 2/1

Player to Score or Assist Odds:

Bukayo Saka: 4/5

Eberechi Eze: 11/10 (Favourite bet)

Alex Iwobi: 5/2

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Fulham Predicted Lineup:

Fulham Team News:

Rodrigo Muniz is set to be sidelined even after the international break. Fulham Manager Andre Silva revealed “Right now, I can assure you that Rodrigo is going to be out. More than just this game, we believe even after the international break, it’s going to be an issue for them to be ready for the next ones”. Does not sound optimistic for the Brazilian’s chances of playing in this game. GW9 is likely the earliest he will return.

Tete will remain out after the international break Silva revealed, stating “Right now, I can assure you that Kenny is going to be out. More than just this game, we believe even after the international break…”. Castagne will play right-back / right wing-back

Silva informed the media that “Lukic has an injury to the adductor of his left leg, with a break between four and six weeks” after he limped off in the first half vs Bournemouth. Brutal injury blow for a struggling Fulham side. Cairney will replace him in the starting lineup as he did against Bournemouth.

Fulham played a back-5 in GW7 vs Bournemouth, and Newcastle had some success with a back-5 limiting Arsenal’s chance creation outside of the first 30 minutes of that game where Arsenal were on top. I expect him to stick with the 3-4-2-1 although he could shift back to the 4-2-3-1 he employs, with Harry Wilson coming in for the extra CB Diop.

Fulham Players to Watch:

Tete: Out indefinitely, with the expectation being he misses games after the international break.

Lukic: Left leg injury – out 4-6 weeks.

Muniz: Expected to miss more time after the international break.

Jimenez: Should be fit to start.

King: Seems to be a key player for Silva. Favoured over the likes of Smith-Rowe and Kevin.

Cairney: Will start in Lukic’s place

Sessegnon: Seems to be the first choice left-back / left wing-back over Robinson.

Robinson: Surprisingly not been a factor this season. Could still be recovering from an injury.

Arsenal Predicted Lineup:

Arsenal Team News:

Rice was subbed off in the 79th minute vs West Ham complaining of back pain. “He’s not all right because he asked me to come off, so that’s a shame. He had a pain in his back and he could not carry on which is something very unusual for Declan so we’ll have to assess him and see how he is”. I would expect it is nothing serious and the international break provides the time for him to recover and be fully fit.

He also revealed that “[Piero Hincapie] will be available after the international break, this game came too fast… Kai [Havertz], Noni [Madueke] and Gabi [Jesus] are the same.” No major updates there outside of a concrete date on Hincapie’s return.

I expect with Odegaard out, Eze plays in midfield and Trossard or Martinelli start at LW.

Arsenal Players to Watch:

Rice: Came off against West Ham with back pain. Should be fit for Fulham.

Odegaard: Suffered an MCL strain that will sideline him for an undisclosed period of time.

Hincapie: Expected to be available after the international break.

Madueke: Could return to training post international break.

Fulham vs Arsenal Preview & Predicted Score:

 

Score Prediction: Fulham 1-2 Arsenal