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Who:<\/strong> Arsenal vs Fulham For all the talk of \u200cArsenal having blown their Premier League title hopes after being reeled in by Manchester City, the truth is that come \u2060Saturday, they could have re-established \u2060a six-point lead to pile the pressure on Pep Guardiola\u2019s side.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n City\u2019s 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on April 29 meant that, having trailed by 10 points a few weeks earlier, they were able to knock Mikel Arteta\u2019s side \u2060off the summit for the first time since October.<\/p>\n Momentum appeared to have shifted completely, but the fixture schedule may have come to Arsenal\u2019s rescue as they try to clinch a first English crown since 2004.<\/p>\n With City otherwise engaged in FA Cup semifinal action last weekend, Arsenal \u2060ground out a 1-0 home win over Newcastle United to end a four-match losing streak in domestic competitions.<\/p>\n On Saturday, they host London rivals Fulham while City do not play again in the league until Monday, when they face a tough-looking trip to European-chasing Everton.<\/p>\n While City would have two games in hand before they kick off at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, the prospect of again having to make up a six-point gap with \u200cabsolutely no margin for error would be a serious test of their resolve.<\/p>\n According to data analysts Opta, Arsenal are still favourites to end the season on top \u2013 but that could all change if they stumble against Marco Silva\u2019s Fulham.<\/p>\n Sitting in 10th place with four games, Fulham are still very much in the hunt for European qualification and will be looking to exploit any Arsenal fatigue after Arteta\u2019s side\u2019s 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semis on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will go there with no fear, and play for the badge,\u201d Fulham midfielder Josh King said.<\/p>\n History will be a considerable comfort, however, to Arsenal fans struggling to cope with \u2060the title-race tension.<\/p>\n Fulham have played 32 times away to Arsenal in all competitions and never won.<\/p>\n City\u2019s record \u2060at Everton is equally impressive, though, losing none of their last 18 in all competitions and winning 15 of them and drawing three.<\/p>\n Whatever the outcome of Arsenal\u2019s derby with Fulham, a City win at Everton would then give them the chance to crank up the pressure as their next league game at home to Brentford \u2060comes the day before Arsenal\u2019s trip to West Ham United, a fixture being described as Arsenal\u2019s toughest in the run-in.<\/p>\n Arsenal beat Fulham 1-0 in the reverse fixture between the sides earlier this season at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n Leandro Trossard scored the only goal of the game on October 18, in the 58th minute.<\/p>\n The home side failed to register a shot on target, while Arsenal managed five and had a 63 percent share of possession.<\/p>\n The west London club secured a 2-1 home win in the Premier League two seasons ago.<\/p>\n Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid scored the goals to turn the game around following Bukayo Saka\u2019s fifth-minute opener.<\/p>\n This will be the 67th meeting between the sides, with Arsenal winning 44 of the encounters and Fulham claiming the spoils nine times.<\/p>\n The first match between the sides came in 1904 in an FA Cup tie that Arsenal won 3-2.<\/p>\n The next game came 10 years later when the sides met in the league for the first time, with Fulham exacting revenge with a 6-1 home win in the old Division Two.<\/p>\n Both the German and fellow forward Eze were injured in the Premier League win against Newcastle last week, but the latter shrugged off his knock to appear as a substitute against Atletico.<\/p>\n Jurrien Timber and Mikel Merino are both definite absentees through injury, but Riccardo Calafiori returned to the bench for the Champions League game in midweek and could be in line for a start.<\/p>\n Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze<\/p>\n Former Tottenham winger Ryan Sessegnon could return from a knock sustained in Fulham\u2019s last outing, but Alex Iwobi\u2019s thigh problem means he will not face his former club.<\/p>\n Kenny Tete and Kevin remain confirmed absentees.<\/p>\n Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze; Jimenez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Who: Arsenal vs FulhamWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: Emirates Stadium, London, United KingdomWhen: Saturday, May 2, at 5:30pm (16:30 GMT)How to follow: We\u2019ll have all the buildup on Al Jazeera Sport from 13:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. 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What:<\/strong> English Premier League
Where:<\/strong> Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom
When:<\/strong> Saturday, May 2, at 5:30pm (16:30 GMT)
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