Fulham have won just one of their last 14 Premier League games against Arsenal (D4, L9), a 2-1 victory in December 2023. In fact, Fulham have conceded at least once in each of their last 20 games against the Gunners.
After five consecutive league away wins against Fulham from 2012-13 to 2022-23, Arsenal have failed to win at Craven Cottage in the past two seasons (D1, L1). The last time the Gunners failed to make consecutive visits to Fulham in the league was in April 1962 (6 games).
Arsenal has lost only one of the past 18 Premier League London derbies (13 wins and 4 draws), losing 0-1 at home to West Ham United in February last season. In fact, the Gunners have lost just one of their 18 away league games against London sides since the start of the 2022-23 season (13 wins, 4 draws), although that was against Fulham in December 2023 (2-1).
Fulham have won their last two home games in the Premier League, last winning three in a row at Craven Cottage in December 2023. Fulham are hoping to avoid defeat in each of their first four home games of the league season for the first time since 2011-12.
Since MD1's 22-shot effort against Manchester United, Arsenal have limited their opponents to 10 shots in all six Premier League games. The last team to have fewer than 10 shots in consecutive games was Liverpool between April and August 2022 (nine), while the Gunners themselves have never had a longer run in Opta's league record (from 2003-04).
Fulham have lost their past two Premier League games and could suffer three consecutive defeats for the first time since December 2023. They have scored three goals in each of their last two defeats, with the last time they conceded more than three consecutive goals in a match in September 2020 (4), including a 3-0 loss at home to Arsenal.
Arsenal have had 14 counterattacks in the Premier League this season, the most of any team. Last season, the Gunners only scored 47 points throughout the season, ranking 17th.
No team in the Premier League has had more different strikers (excluding own goals) than Arsenal this season (nine, level with Brighton). Before this, the Gunners had only twice scored from 10 different players in their first eight games of a Premier League season, in 2009-10 (10 goals in Game 4) and 2018-19 (Game 8).
Fulham's Alex Iwobi has made eight passes into the opposition penalty area in the Premier League this season, second only to Bruno Fernandes (nine). Iwobi has also created four chances this season through line-breaking passes, with Fernandes once again the only player to create more chances (five).
Declan Rice has scored (1) or assisted (1) in Arsenal's last two Premier League games; the midfielder has previously only contributed twice in three consecutive games, in February/March 2024 and April/May 2024. Rice has contributed 6 goals (2 goals, 4 assists) in the past 7 away London derbies in the Premier League.