Mikel Arteta addressed the challenge of trying to take the three points at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Marco Silva, the head coach of Fulham, has built an organised outfit. His men narrowly lost 2-1 to the high-flying Gunners in their first month in the Premier League in August 2022, and they have continued to excel. They drew 2-2 with Arteta’s men at the Emirates Stadium in August 2023, defeated them 2-1 at Craven Cottage at the end of the year, and drew 1-1 with Arsenal at their home in December 2024.
Fulham might be sitting in 14th position in the Premier League this campaign, but they are still unbeaten at Craven Cottage across their three league fixtures, and they remain a competitive outfit under Silva.
Arsenal ended a couple of hoodoos in their last two league fixtures with a 2-1 victory at St. James’ Park and a 2-0 triumph over the Irons at the Emirates Stadium. They look to do it again on the weekend.
Arteta on Fulham: "We know that it's a tough place to go"
“Newcastle United is a good example, West Ham as well. In the last two seasons we lost against them at home, so that’s an opportunity tomorrow. We know that it's a really tough place to go, they're a very well-coached team, and we're going to have to be at our best tomorrow.
“You always learn from that. It's true that in the end they will have new players, the state of the teams and where we are. It is different to last season. And the context of the game changes, especially last year.
“Immediately, when we are in total control of the game, in one moment, we concede the goal, and then it's a different game to be played. But we learn from it. Obviously, we want to make it different, especially the results that we had in the last few years and do our best to achieve it.”
