Arsenal will entertain Fulham at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday afternoon at the back of a humiliating defeat at the hands of Liverpool this weekend. The Gunners will be expected to bounce back against the Cottagers in front of their home supporters as they just cannot afford to lose any more ground in the race for the top 4 spots at the end of this campaign.
Unai Emery could tinker with his usual formation a little to accommodate both Lacazette and Aubameyang on the attacking end of the pitch. It is likely that the Gunners will line up in a 4-4-2 formation to expose Fulham’s defensive weaknesses at the back.
4-4-2 Arsenal Predicted Lineup To Face Fulham
Defence
Bernd Leno will retain his place in between the sticks for the North London outfit on Tuesday despite conceding five goals against Liverpool in his last outing. Petr Cech is expected to be part of Emery’s bench for this upcoming league clash at North London. The centre-back duo of Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Laurent Koscielny might feature at the middle of the Arsenal defence following Shkodran Mustafi’s horrendous display at Anfield on Saturday.
Hector Bellerin is a significant doubt for this contest but might come in to replace Stephan Lichtsteiner at right-back if he is passed fit for this encounter. Sead Kolasinac will be unleashed on the other side as he looks to put in another solid display down the left flank.
Midfield
Emery could choose to go with the midfield pair of Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira as they would both look to establish Arsenal’s dominance at the middle of the park.
Both Alex Iwobi and Ainsley Maitland-Niles were arguably Emery’s best players on the pitch in the 5-1 defeat against Liverpool this weekend. Hence, the Arsenal boss could give them another chance to shine down the wide areas against the Cottagers.
Attack
The North London giants might lineup with the duo of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang up top. The Gabonese forward is currently leading the Premier League’s goal-scoring charts along with Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane who have all scored 13 goals each in the top tier of England this season.
The pacey front two will fancy their chances against a Fulham defence that holds the worst defensive record in the league.
