Preview: Fulham are still looking for their first victory away against Arsenal
Arsenal continued their good form on Monday with a 1-2 victory over Aston Villa. Two quick goals from Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud in the first half were enough to put the Gunners back on top of the Premier League.
They will now turn their attention to a home match against Fulham, who have never defeated Arsenal away from home. From their last six meetings at the Emirates, Fulham have lost three, and drawn three, while conceding 12 and scoring only six.
Seeing how things have been going this year, Fulham could be in for another tough match. The Cottagers are currently 16th in the league standings, with only six victories in 21 matches.
Away from Craven Cottage, Rene Meulensteen's squad have only won three and lost seven. But in the former Manchester United assistant's defense, Martin Jol will be on the hook for those bad results.
Having defeated Norwich midweek in an FA Cup fixture, that will give Fulham at least a little bit of confidence heading into Saturday's match. And while confidence has not been a common word used when talking about Fulham, they will need a lot of it to change their poor run against Arsenal.
Grabbing the full three points will not be easy, but failure to grab points could be problematic for the visitors. With just one point separating them from the relegation zone, failure to get a decent result on Saturday could be problematic for Fulham.
Three points will be just as important for Arsenal as well. The Gunners have been managing to grind out results when needed, but they will be considered to be clear favorites for this match.
Arsene Wenger will have Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain available, after they both featured on Monday at Villa Park. Tomas Rosicky is a doubt, after having surgery on his broken nose, but he could be available.
Absences for the Gunners include Nicklas Bendtner, Mikel Arteta and Theo Walcott. Aaron Ramsey, Nacho Monreal and Thomas Vermaelen will also be missing from Saturday's match.
Where to watch this match - live stream, start time, TV channels, live scores
Watch Arsenal vs Fulham live on Saturday, January 18, 2014:
In Canada at 10:00 ET on: TalkSport Radio, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet Ontario
In the UK at 15:00 GMT on: Arsenal Player, Absolute Radio, BBC One
In the USA at 10:00 ET on: TalkSport Radio, SiriusXM FC, NBCSN, Mun2, NBC Sports Live Extra
If your country is not listed above, be sure to visit the Arsenal vs Fulham match page for full TV listings.
