Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Arsenal's Premier League match with Fulham this afternoon.
There is a real anticipation about this evening's match after Mikel Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka had returned from injury and is "ready to go!" This will be music to the ears of Arsenal supporters who have been waiting patiently for his return.
He was not a part of the youth side from Monday night and there are hopes he could even be ready to start or at the very least come off the bench. Riccardo Calafiori is expected to miss the match after suffering a knee injury on international duty.
However, Jurrien Timber has shaken off an illness to be a part of the squad. Marco Silva did scrutinise former Gunner now-Fulham midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for lacking consistency as he could play in his old side's ground as an opponent for the first time.
You can follow live coverage from the Emirates Stadium throughout the day right here with our dedicated coverage. football.london's chief Arsenal correspondent Tom Canton is in north London to bring you live updates.
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Arteta press conference to come
Come join us now for Mikel Arteta's post-match press conference here.
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Full-time
That is that. Nervier than it needed to be but Arsenal get the win.
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Fulham corner
Mercifully trickles wide of the goal and that is the six minutes. Up to the referee now!
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Goal! Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (Muniz)
Deflected effort beats Raya late on. Two minutes remain.
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Over - Rice
Late chance for the midfielder, volleying over the bar from just inside the box.
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Six added minutes
That is a lot.
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The flag is up!
Gabriel Martinelli has the ball in the net but he is offside. Odegaard's ball was perfect, the run came too early.
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Wasted
A real shame. Good defending by Fulham but Martinelli could have set up Saka for a double.
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Wide - Muniz
Big miss. Fulham manage to get an overload and Iwobi finds a cross to the back post where Muniz who has come on just has to hit the target and score. He puts the header mercifully wide.
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Arsenal change
We are back to Partey at right-back. Trossard comes on to replace Timber. Merino moves into midfield.
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Timber down again
From great to concerning. Timber is down after he took a bang on the knee in the first half and might now go off.
KEY EVENT
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Fulham (SAKA)
SAKA SCORES!!!
Brilliant run from Martinelli lays in Merino who slides in to cross back to Martinelli, his amazing flick finds a waiting Saka who heads home.
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Yellow - Rice
Stopping a counter, Rice is booked.
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What a cross!
He is back. Saka fires a deep cross over every Fulham player to the back post and the Gunners come close to scoring but Fukham manage to clear desperately.
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Here we go!
Bukayo Saka is coming on! Everyone is on their feet!
Ethan Nwaneri is the man who makes way.
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Eek!
Jakub Kiwior just lets Traore outstrength him to the ball and it nearly costs the Gunners an equaliser. The shot that follows goes out for a throw-in.
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Wide - Merino
Another corner as yet another shot, this time from Merino is blocked.
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Another corner
The first is headed toward goal by Gabriel Martinelli but Cuenca gets the block in.
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Over - Saliba
Odegaard whips a great ball into the box as Saliba gets too much underneath it and heads over.
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Yellow - Lukic
That had been coming. Lewis-Skelly drives through the park and is kicked and kicked and kicked by the midfielder before going down just less than ten yards before the box.
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Leno saves!
Jurrien Timber fires a close-range strike right at the chest of Leno.
Ouch! That one did look like it hurt and Leno is certainly winded.
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BIG SAVE!
David Raya has prevented Jimenez scoring an equaliser before Partey then stops Smith Rowe getting a tap-in.
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Over - Odegaard
Big chance! Great work from Odegaard to set Merino on his way. He sets up Martinelli to cut the ball again to Odegaard in the box but he fires first-time over the bar!
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Over - Odegaard
After some free-kick drama between Jurrien Timber and Jimenez, Martin Odegaard tries to fire in a cross but misqued it and skewed the ball over the top.
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Second half
Here we go for the second period and the hope we might see Bukayo Saka back on the field again!
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Half-time ratings
David Raya – 6
Jurrien Timber – 7
William Saliba – 6
Gabriel Magalhaes – n/a
Myles Lewis-Skelly – 7
Thomas Partey – 7
Declan Rice – 6
Martin Odegaard – 6
Ethan Nwaneri – 7
Gabriel Martinelli – 7
Mikel Merino – 7
Substitutes:
Jakub Kiwior - 6
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Close one
Quick free kick from Rice finds Martinelli but his touch is too heavy and Leno collects.
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Into four added minutes
Can Arsenal find a second?
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Good tackle
Good work by Jakub Kiwior to speed back and get a tackle in on Adama Traore.
KEY EVENT
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Fulham (Merino)
Forget I said anything!
Great ball from Timber to Nwaneri down the right. He cuts the ball back to Merino who takes what appeared to be too many touches before hitting a deflected shot off Cuenca.
