Gabriel and Calafiori may be available for Fulham trip

Gabriel of Arsenal speaks with team-mate Riccardo CalafioriImage source, Getty Images
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could be able to call on defenders Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori for the game against Fulham on Sunday (14:00 GMT).

Both players missed the win over Manchester United through injury.

Gabriel has been in excellent scoring form for the Gunners and it had been feared that they might miss his presence from set-pieces, but that was not the case as Jurrien Timber and William Saliba both scored from corners to secure a comfortable victory over Ruben Amorim's side.

Fulham beat the Gunners last season, which dealt a blow to their title hopes, and Arteta does not want to get carried away ahead of the match at Craven Cottage.

"We want to have the right to win the games," he said. "If we perform the way we are performing right now, we are going to win a lot of games.

"But right now is about Fulham. We know the experience of last season. We have to prepare really well to earn the right to win there and continue to do that.

"The rest, we don't know."

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