Arsenal return to action after the international break with a home match against Fulham.
The Premier League title is virtually out of reach for the Gunners, but they will want to keep winning ahead of their Champions League quarter-final tie vs Real Madrid.
An away match against Everton on Saturday afternoon is the final preparation for the high-profile European clash.
But first up is a tricky Emirates battle against a London rival and below is betFIRST’s full match preview, complete with the latest football odds for betting.
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Arsenal vs Fulham Preview
While talk of Real Madrid is commonplace among Arsenal fans right now, this match is also about one more important thing – the return of Bukayo Saka.
The English winger is in line to start against Fulham after over three months out injured with a serious hamstring tear.
Saka’s absence has proven to be a huge blow for Mikel Arteta’s side, with their title bid slowly evaporating since he hobbled off at Crystal Palace in late December.
But his impending return will give the entire club a huge boost and Arsenal fans will be hoping he can remedy some of the issues in the final third.
The Gunners have won only one of their last four Premier League matches – the 1-0 victory over Chelsea before the break.
Prior to that was a 1-0 home loss to West Ham followed by back-to-back draws at Nottingham Forest (0-0) and Manchester United (1-1).
Just two goals scored in four matches is a woeful return for a club of Arsenal’s stature, but Fulham’s defence looked shaky at best in the 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Crystal Palace last Saturday.
When these two sides met at Craven Cottage earlier in the campaign, the match finished 1-1 after William Saliba cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s opener.
Arsenal vs Fulham Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Hosts Arsenal are the big favourites to claim a second consecutive Premier League win at odds of 1.48. A Fulham victory is priced at 8.25, while the draw is 4.45.
Arsenal vs Fulham Betting Tips
Martin Odegaard to score anytime @ 4.35
Arsenal’s main man in midfield enjoyed a stellar international break, tallying three assists in Norway’s 4-2 victory over Israel. Odegaard has not been at his best this season, but we fancy him to begin a positive end to the campaign.
Under 2.5 goals in the match @ 1.76
The hosts’ last four Premier League matches have seen less than 2.5 goals scored in each of them. Even with Saka’s return, it is a trend we can see continuing.
Fulham over 2.5 yellow cards @ 2.10
Fulham are joint-seventh for yellow cards in the Premier League this season with 61 and given Arsenal’s abilities to be defensively strong and also dominate possession – particularly at home – the visitors’ in-game frustration may very well result in bookings aplenty.
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