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Arsenal face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 20 previous games, with the hosts winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 12 Aug | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Apr | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Fulham | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 24 Aug | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Fulham | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Arsenal however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Gunners, and 4 goals against.
Fulham are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 15 points from their 22 games thus far. Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 22 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Craven Cottage with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |