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Martin Odegaard is out injured for a few weeks but it won't make a difference. Their squad depth is so strong and my feeling right now is that they are going to power their way to the title.
Fulham v Arsenal: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:44 BST 17 October
19:44 BST 17 October
Matthew Hobbs BBC Sport journalist
League leaders Arsenal will attempt to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table as they travel to a Fulham side aiming for a third successive home win.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Saturday's game at Craven Cottage.
Can Arsenal continue winning run?
Arsenal have won their past four games and begin this round of fixtures top of the Premier League and with a run of matches that could give them the opportunity to cement their status as leaders of the competition.
The 2-0 triumph against West Ham last time out was enough to move above Liverpool and the Gunners have lost to just once against Fulham in the past 14 Premier League meetings.
After the facing the Cottagers, Arsenal take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates, having lost only one of their last 18 London Premier League derbies, before travelling to promoted Burnley and Sunderland.
Arsenal then host Tottenham, who they have not lost to on home soil in nearly seven years.
Opportunity is knocking for Mikel Arteta's to begin their tilt at a first title since 2004 in earnest, starting with a trip to Craven Cottage.
Fourth time lucky?
The Gunners have finished runners-up in the past three seasons under Arteta and the victory over West Ham on 4 October was his 300th Premier League game at the helm, and his 177th win.
It means the 43-year-old ranks fourth among all English top-flight managers for wins in his opening 300 games with a club. However, Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Sir Kenny Dalglish had won at least five major trophies by that point, while Arteta's solitary silverware of real significance remains the 2020 FA Cup.
Arsenal's new emphasis on counter-attack
In order to improve that record, Arsenal have varied their tactics so far this season.
Set-plays and corners are still a super-strength, but Arteta has implemented a greater focus on counter-attacks in order to make his side more robust.
They have recorded 14 phases of counter-attacking play in the Premier League in 2025-26 - the most of any side.
Last term, the Gunners ranked 17th for counter-attacks, with just 47 in the whole of the campaign, and the change in approach has helped Arsenal to restrict their opponents to fewer than 10 shots in their past six Premier League games.
Iwobi Fulham's key player
Fulham, meanwhile, come into this fixture facing the prospect of losing three successive Premier League matches for the first time in nearly three years, following defeats at Aston Villa and Bournemouth, conceding three goals on each occasion.
Marco Silva's side, however, remain strong at home and have won their past two league outings at Craven Cottage.
Fulham could avoid losing any of their opening four home matches of a league season for the first time since 2011-12 and Alex Iwobi has been key to their success so far this season.
The former Arsenal midfielder has made eight line-breaking passing into the opposition's penalty area in this season's Premier League, including four which created chances.
Silva on injuries, excuses and his futurepublished at 15:44 BST 17 October
15:44 BST 17 October
Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Craven Cottage (kick-off 17:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Silva said they "are in a worse situation than before" in terms of injuries.
Kenny Tete "is recovering but still not at that level yet," while Samuel Chukwueze is a doubt after returning from the international break with a calf issue. Silva added: "It's nothing really, really serious" but he has had a scan today.
He said injuries "can't be an excuse," but acknowledged they "need" key players back because they "are not at the same level" as last season.
On opponents Arsenal: "They have improved their depth. They are a very, very strong squad. It's not a surprise to see how solid they are, they have one of the best centre-back partnerships in the Premier League and Europe."
He said "it's tough" after an international break because players arrive back late and "today was the first day all the players are on the pitch".
On his long-term future: "I've been here for five years, why not more? It's not something that is going to disrupt our season at all. If I have to, I'm going to speak with you every single week about it. Some news will come, if not we have to move on."
Are Fulham in trouble?published at 15:20 BST 16 October
15:20 BST 16 October
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Our chief football news reporter Simon Stone has been answering some of your questions on our BBC Sport Premier League live page today.
Laura asked: A concerned Fulham fan here. Do you think we are in trouble?
There are several injuries to key players, we haven't got a fit striker (or at least not one Marco Silva wants to play), we have a difficult run of fixtures and we are bottling almost every lead we have.
Simon: Marco Silva made it pretty clear he wasn't happy with the way the club went about their business in the summer transfer window, and it feels the effect of doing business on deadline day lingered into the series of matches between the first two international breaks, as the players had to get fit and get used to playing with their new team-mates.
That said, Fulham deserved more than a point against Manchester United. The PGMOL have admitted they wrongly disallowed their opening goal at Chelsea, and they led at Aston Villa and Bournemouth before eventually losing.
Even three points from that tale of woes would have pushed Fulham well into the top half of the table.
If club-record signing Kevin settles down and produces performances somewhere near the levels his £34.6m fee suggests he is worth, it will clearly help.
But Fulham have shown a capacity to challenge bigger clubs already this season, so I don't view their position as negatively as you appear to.
What expected goals tell us about the start to the Premier League seasonpublished at 09:04 BST 16 October
09:04 BST 16 October
Chris Collinson BBC Sport statistician
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The Premier League table is starting to take shape and while results are obviously what matter most, they don't tell the whole story in terms of how teams have been playing so far.
Expected goals (xG) tells us how much teams have been dominating games by creating lots of good chances up front and restricting opponents to few, bad ones at the back.
Penalties are excluded because they distort a team's numbers on how threatening or vulnerable they are in general, especially at this early stage.
Below is a graphic showing how good teams have been in attack and defence, with the most dominant teams in the top-right corner and the least impressive in the bottom-left corner.
Arsenal and Manchester City have been the most dominant sides, with the Gunners having the best defence and fourth-best attack and City the joint-best attack and fourth-best defence.
High-flying Crystal Palace are the only side to rival City's attacking threat, while Newcastle are living up to their name by being almost as impregnable at the back as Arsenal.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea have one of the top five attacks in the league but worryingly also rank in the bottom five defensively.
Liverpool's back-to-back defeats following five straight wins gives a more accurate picture of how they have been playing, while Tottenham have needed to be very efficient to make up for their lack of dominance in games.
Aston Villa's early-season struggles are no longer to do with finishing - they have now scored six non-penalty goals from an xG of 6.0 - but simply because they have not been playing well.
While promoted sides Leeds and Sunderland have adapted quite well to the top-flight, Burnley have struggled to make the jump so far with both the worst attack and the worst defence.
'You have to keep reminding yourself he is 18' - Carsley on Kingpublished at 07:44 BST 14 October
07:44 BST 14 October
Alex Howell Football reporter
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Fulham midfielder Josh King made his first start for England Under-21s in Monday's win over Andorra Under-21s and put in an impressive performance.
The 18-year-old is having a breakout season for his club side and has started all of the Whites' games in the Premier League.
King had a goal ruled out for offside but his contribution really stood out for England U21s head coach Lee Carsley.
"I thought he was outstanding. I have been so impressed with him," Carsley said.
"Not only what he has done at his club but what he has done in training this week. You have to keep reminding yourself he is 18. He is so talented and has got such potential.
"It is important we look after him. It is not a case of him coming and playing every minute for England - it's important we send him back to his club in good condition and he doesn't feel like he has had too much travelling or played too many minutes. It's always that balance for England."
'Rays of light' or 'when it rains, it pours'?published at 14:07 BST 13 October
14:07 BST 13 October
Drew Heatley Fan writer
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When it rains it pours in the Premier League.
Our defeat against Bournemouth in torrential rain last week was our second in a row - with table-topping Arsenal up next.
It looks likely that we will face Mikel Arteta's men in the midst of a mini injury crisis; we have striking duo Rodrigo Muniz and Raul Jimenez out, right-back Kenny Tete sidelined and midfield enforcer Sasa Lukic came off against the Cherries.
It has exposed our lightness in certain areas and means we risk a performance blip evolving into a fully-fledged run of poor form, with a trip to St James's Park rounding off October's league fixtures.
It is not all doom and gloom though. Rays of light include Ryan Sessegnon cementing his importance in Marco Silva's starting XI with a goal against Bournemouth. Our star boy has already started half as many games as he did the whole of last season.
Another green shoot is the early impact of Samuel Chukwueze. The Nigeria international, on loan from AC Milan, assisted Sessegnon and showed that though we may be without our first-choice strikers, there remains plenty of creativity in the ranks.
I have spoken before of our inability to rally on the pitch when things go against us. But we will have to dig deep in the next two weeks if we are to avoid four straight losses and a sharp drop down the table.
If Marco Silva can weather this particular storm, then we can start looking forward to sunnier days this season.
Search for first Fulham goal 'addictive' - Kingpublished at 09:23 BST 8 October
09:23 BST 8 October
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Fulham's Josh King says his controversially disallowed goal against Chelsea in August was his 'welcome to the Premier League' moment and has given further motivation to get his first top-flight goal.
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited said it was a mistake for the video assistant referee to intervene and rule out King's opener at Stamford Bridge in a game the Cottagers went on to lose 2-0.
"One that sticks out is when I had the disallowed goal against Chelsea," the 18-year-old told BBC Radio Derby's Dominic Dietrich.
"That was one where in my mind I thought 'welcome to the Prem'.
"It's a difficult one. With those type of things, you just have to keep going and keep playing in the same way. I think the feeling of scoring now has become addictive to me and now I just want to try and keep doing it."
Despite still looking for his first senior Fulham goal, King has started all seven Premier League games so far this season, and has been rewarded for his impressive performances with a first call-up to England Under-21s.
"It's something you dream of," he said. "You work so long and so hard for opportunities like this so when they do come you want to take them.
"I've really enjoyed the first part of the season and all I can do is keep working hard, trying to improve, and contribute where I can.
"It's been a really good start and I've really enjoyed it. Now it's full focus on England."
Asked about players that inspire him, King added: "[Eberechi] Eze is one where I watch and think technically on the ball, he's so clean. He's so good with it.
"Players like [Jamal] Musiala as well - he's someone who I look up to. He can turn and drive forward and score goals and assist. Those two stick out to me. I want to get people off their feet and excite them."
Fulham U21s lose to Wycombepublished at 07:23 BST 8 October
07:23 BST 8 October
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Fulham U21 lost 3-1 to Wycombe Wanderers to remain winless in the EFL Trophy. Donnell McNeilly, Caolan Boyd-Munce and Bradley Fink gave the home side a 3-0 lead before Farhaan Ali Wahid grabbed a consolation for the London club.
'Silva does not seem to rate Kusi-Asare'published at 11:19 BST 7 October
11:19 BST 7 October
Drew Heatley Fan writer
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Premier League history is not just punctuated by results and league positions, it is the moments that tell the story.
Moments like unknowns announcing their arrival with match-winning goals - Wayne Rooney, Danny Rose and Frederico Macheda. Some moments were the culmination of meticulous planning, others were through necessity.
Rodrigo Muniz and Raul Jimenez are both injured, leaving many to claim we do not have a fit recognised striker - except we do in 19-year-old Jonah Kusi-Asare, who signed on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day.
The young Swedish striker is dubbed 'Baby Isak' due to his stature and style of play. He scored a wonderful goal in pre-season for Bayern against Tottenham, showing that he is at least unawed by Premier League opposition.
There is just one problem: Marco Silva does not seem to rate him.
In every press conference and interview, Silva mentions Kusi-Asare's age and how he is not ready "to help us right now". But Friday's defeat against Bournemouth showed that does not matter - we cannot cope without a striker on the pitch, regardless of experience.
The Whites flirted with Harry Wilson and Josh King as false nines against the Cherries but, until Ryan Sessegnon scored in the 70th minute, we offered little.
Then, of course, we succumbed to three late Bournemouth goals.
With Kusi-Asare filling in and allowing Silva to continue to play his tried, tested and favoured 4-2-3-1, we could have asked a lot more questions of our hosts and perhaps our young striker could have made a name for himself.
Instead, we fell to a second consecutive 3-1 defeat and head into the international break on a low.
With Arsenal and Newcastle rounding off our October fixtures, we are in desperate need of a moment or two.
Gossip: Nottingham Forest keen on Silva published at 07:35 BST 7 October
07:35 BST 7 October
Fulham manager Marco Silva is a long-term target for Nottingham Forest should they sack Ange Postecoglou, though an approach for the Portuguese is unlikely to happen before the end of the season. (Mail), external
Watch Premier League highlights and analysispublished at 10:37 BST 5 October
10:37 BST 5 October
Pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday's Premier League fixtures and Friday's action.
Bournemouth 3-1 Fulham - the fans' verdictpublished at 17:20 BST 4 October
17:20 BST 4 October
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We asked for your thoughts after Friday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Fulham.
Here are some of your comments:
Bournemouth fans
Ben: We simply don't know when to quit! Excellent subs from Andoni Iraola, which changed the course of the game, and two moments of magic from Semenyo and Kluivert were just sublime. If I had to be picky, and I mean if, I would like Evanilson to start taking some of the chances he's getting. He needs to find his shooting boots.
Simon: Credit to both teams for such an entertaining game in atrocious conditions. All three Bournemouth goals were great to watch but we needed the whole team, both starting players and subs, to overpower Fulham in the last 15 minutes. Great to see the Cherries in second place in the Premier League before the rest of the weekend matches. Onwards and upwards!
Shaun: Unbelievable last 20 minutes or so, the strongest the bench has ever been and it showed tonight with the changes. Soaked through but well worth it!
Peter: An amazing late comeback. How do we keep Semenyo and Iraola? Kluivert is getting a reputation for spectacular goals. Bournemouth are on cloud nine! It's so exciting as an AFC Bournemouth fan.
Fulham fans
Norman: I am getting a bit worried for Fulham. We can't keep a clean sheet and we can't score goals. A recipe for disaster! Whoever is in charge of recruitment at Fulham needs replacing, the transfer window in the summer was abysmal. As supporters we live in hope and at the moment hope is all we have.
James: What a rubbish result. Exact replica of the Villa match. We can't keep doing this where we lose from a winning position like how we were top in that stat last season. The defence has to improve in stopping that.
Barry: A blustery wet Friday night in Bournemouth, eventually took the lead and then fell apart. Very Fulhamish. We will come again. Well played Bournemouth.
Kevin: They can't hold onto a lead. More work required on this.
Fulham analysis: Cottagers miss strikerspublished at 13:01 BST 4 October
13:01 BST 4 October
Emlyn Begley BBC Sport journalist
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Fulham had to play without a recognised striker. Rodrigo Muniz was already sidelined with a hip injury, while Raul Jimenez hurt his hip last weekend against Aston Villa.
Marco Silva said beforehand that it was going to be an issue as they always play with one striker or the other.
In the end they alternated a bit, with Harry Wilson and Josh King having a go at false nine.
Fulham will have thought it was not going to matter when full-back Sessegnon played a one-two with recent substitute Chukwueze.
Bournemouth v Fulham: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 09:32 BST 3 October
09:32 BST 3 October
Tom McCoy BBC Sport journalist
Bournemouth look to extend their unbeaten run to six league games as they take on a Fulham side yet to win away this season. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Friday's match.
Eli Junior Kroupi's injury-time equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Bournemouth at Leeds last weekend, meaning the Cherries have taken 11 points from their opening six fixtures, their best start to a top-flight campaign.
The performances of Antoine Semenyo, who netted the opening goal at Elland Road, have been key to their excellent early form. While the club cashed in on defenders Dean Huijsen, Ilya Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez this summer, they are reaping the benefits of tying down the Ghana international to a new five-year contract.
Semenyo already has four goals this term, maintaining momentum from a strong finish to the 2024-25 campaign. He has been directly involved in 11 Premier League goals since the start of April, scoring eight and assisting three. The only player with a better combined tally in that time is West Ham's Jarrod Bowen.
Since joining the Cherries, the 25-year-old has consistently impressed with his direct style of play, work-rate and ability to use both feet, though he has not always been a ruthless finisher, registering a shot conversion rate of 9.2% in the Premier League between his debut in February 2023 and March 2025.
But that figure has risen to 21.1% over the past six months as he has become more selective with his efforts on goal. He has taken slightly fewer shots per 90 minutes but those attempts have, on average, carried a higher expected goals value.
Surrendering leads a costly habit for 'soft' Fulham
Fulham boss Marco Silva again turned his ire on the match officials after last weekend's 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa, saying he found it "impossible" to understand why his side were denied two first-half penalties.
He drew comparisons with several disputed decisions that went against his team in August's 2-0 defeat at Chelsea, asking why Ryan Sessegnon was penalised for handball at Stamford Bridge but Matty Cash escaped punishment for a similar act on Sunday.
Silva will, however, also have been frustrated to see the Whites again failed to capitalise on a strong start, with Raul Jimenez having put the visitors in front after just three minutes. That has been a recurring issue for the Londoners, who have lost four of their past seven league matches when scoring first.
In fact, Fulham have lost 31 points from winning positions since the start of last season, the second-highest figure in the top flight across that period.
Silva candidly admitted his side were "too soft" when it came to protecting their lead at Villa Park. More backbone will be required at Vitality Stadium, where Fulham have lost their past three games.
Sutton's predictions: Bournemouth v Fulhampublished at 08:24 BST 3 October
08:24 BST 3 October
I was at Fulham's defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday - they had faded by the end but actually started the game really well and I was really impressed with Josh King.
He is only 18 but he already looks like one heck of a player. He has got wonderful awareness and he was outstanding before the break.
King was taken off in the second half when the game was getting away from Fulham, however, and Villa had carved them open a fair few times by the end.
Bournemouth only rescued a point against Leeds late on last time out - I was wrong to back the Cherries then but I am definitely going to back them at home against Fulham.
The Cherries edged this fixture 1-0 at the end of last season, and I am going with the same result and scoreline this time too.
Premier League set to decide on PSR alternativepublished at 06:21 BST 3 October
06:21 BST 3 October
Dan Roan Sports editor
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A decision on whether to scrap the Premier League's controversial Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and adopt an "alternative system" is "coming up", says chief executive Richard Masters.
The current regulations, introduced in 2015-16 to prevent clubs from overspending, allow losses of £105m over a three-year reporting cycle.
However, they have been criticised by several top-flight teams for limiting their ability to invest.
BBC Sport has been told a decision on any changes is likely to be made at a meeting in November.
In February, clubs chose to continue with PSR for the current season.
However a squad cost ratio (SCR) system of financial control was adopted by the Premier League on a shadowing, non-binding basis.
SCR is similar to Uefa's existing financial rules and allows clubs to spend up to a percentage of their total revenues on squad-related costs.
Nine of the league's 20 clubs already have to comply with Uefa's SCR as a result of qualifying for Europe. Both Chelsea and Aston Villa were fined by Uefa in July for breaching the rules.
Asked about SCR at the Leaders sports conference in London, Masters said: "We are talking to our clubs about an alternative system. That's not to say we don't think the PSR system works."
He added: "It's about closer alignment with European regulation, which is squad cost ratio, which is a revenue test. In Uefa, it's now set at 70%. Our system will be 85% because we always want our clubs to have the ability to invest.
"The Premier League has been built on the back of investment in which international capital flows [are] coming in. We don't want that to be to be stifled off."