Round 2 Preview - Arsenal @ Fulham
Books are giving Arsenal a 50% winning chance on today's game, but I wouldn't have problems in taking the Gunners to bounce back today after their loss against Aston Villa, especially when Fulham was one of the least impressive teams in the whole league during Round 1. Sure that Fulham won their game, but they scored their goal on a set piece play that was their only shot on target during the whole match! Maarten Stekelenburg and Kieran Richardson are out for today's game and Fulham's lack of speed on front with Dimitar Berbatov as a starter will be a relief for Arsenal who heavily struggled with Villa's quick strikers.
Books are giving Arsenal a 50% winning chance on today's game, but I wouldn't have problems in taking the Gunners to bounce back today after their loss against Aston Villa, especially when Fulham was one of the least impressive teams in the whole league during Round 1. Sure that Fulham won their game, but they scored their goal on a set piece play that was their only shot on target during the whole match! Maarten Stekelenburg and Kieran Richardson are out for today's game and Fulham's lack of speed on front with Dimitar Berbatov as a starter will be a relief for Arsenal who heavily struggled with Villa's quick strikers.
The problem is that Arsenal had a Champions League game midweek in Turkey, where they won but they also spent a lot of energy. Their roster doesn't have a lot of depth and with Laurent Koscielny suspended, Coach Wenger will need to put Bacary Sagna as a Centre Back, something that doesn't give me a lot of confidence. Fatigue can be an issue on this lunchtime kick-off game for Arsenal that removes my fade alert factor for Fulham today.
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