Fulham vs Arsenal Preview

August 23, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

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Saturday’s early kick-off in the Premier League sees Fulham welcome Arsenal to Craven Cottage.

The hosts go in to the game on the back of their 1-0 victory at Sunderland last weekend, and are looking to take six points from their opening two Premier League games for the first time since being promoted to the top flight in 2001.

David Stockdale is set to play in goal after Maarten Stekelenburg suffered a shoulder injury, while fellow summer signing Fernando Amorebieta is also set to miss out.

England international Darren Bent was an unused substitute at the Stadium of Light, and could make his debut.

The 29 year old has scored six goals in his last eight games against the Gunners, and is 10.0 (9/1) with William Hill to get the first goal of the game, with Dimitar Berbatov a 9.0 (8/1) shot with the same firm.

The home win is generously priced at 3.8 (14/5) with Bet 365, with Arsenal favourites at 2.15 (23/20) with a variety of firms. The draw is available at 3.5 (5/2) with 888 Sport.

The Gunners bounced back from their opening day disappointment against Aston Villa with a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Fenerbache on Wednesday evening.

Laurent Koscielny will miss the game through suspension while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has joined Thomas Vermaelen, Mikel Arteta and Abu Diably on the injury-list.

Olivier Giroud, who has scored in both of the clubs games so far this season is favourite to open the scoring at 7.0 (6/1) with William Hill, who also offer the best price of 8.0 (7/1) for Theo Walcott to net first.

Last season’s corresponding fixture ended 1-0 to the Gunners, in a game that saw both sides end with ten men following the dismissals of Steve Sidwell and Olivier Giroud.

However, three of the last five meetings between the sides have ended in a score draw, so you may want to take advantage of William Hill’s offer of 17.0 (16/1) for the game to finish 2-2, while Ladbrokes offer 1.67 (4/6) for both teams to score.

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