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Image source, ReutersIt is difficult for Ange Postecoglou. Nottingham Forest fans were never going to accept him because they loved Nuno Espirito Santo and the job he did.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League is back! And boy, there are some tasty games over the next couple of days.
Tomorrow, one of the fiercest fixtures in the calendar as Liverpool host bitter rivals Manchester United (16:30 BST). Later today, leaders Arsenal go to Fulham.
But the first of this weekend's 10 matches is all about a manager under serious pressure in what is just his eighth game in charge.
Big Ange desperately needs a win.
TODAY'S GAMES
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (12:30 BST)
Brighton v Newcastle Utd (15:00)
Burnley v Leeds Utd (15:00)
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (15:00)
Man City v Everton (15:00)
Sunderland v Wolves (15:00)
Fulham v Arsenal (17:30)
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (12:30 BST)
After a relatively peaceful two weeks for Ange Postecoglou, the pressure is back on for the Nottingham Forest boss as the Premier League returns from the international break.
Forest fans chanted: "You're getting sacked in the morning" at their own manager the last time they played at home.
Will it be curtains for the Australian if they fall to another defeat against Chelsea the City Ground?
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Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
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| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
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| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
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| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
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| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
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| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
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| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
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| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 |
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| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 |
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
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| 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 2 |
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Manager: Marco Silva
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Marco Silva
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Fulham have only won one of their last 14 Premier League games against Arsenal (D4 L9), a 2-1 victory in December 2023. Indeed, the Cottagers have conceded at least once in each of their last 20 against the Gunners in the competition.
After winning five successive league visits to Fulham from 2012-13 to 2022-23, Arsenal have since failed to win at Craven Cottage in both of the last two campaigns (D1 L1). The Gunners last failed to win more consecutive league visits to Fulham in April 1962 (6).
Arsenal have only lost one of their last 18 London derbies in the Premier League (W13 D4), a 0-1 home defeat to West Ham in February last season. Indeed, since the start of 2022-23, the Gunners have only lost one of their 18 away league matches against fellow London sides (W13 D4), although that was at Fulham in December 2023 (2-1).
Fulham have won both of their last two Premier League home games, last winning three in a row at Craven Cottage in December 2023. The Cottagers are looking to avoid defeat in each of their opening four home matches of a league season for the first time since 2011-12.
Since facing 22 shots against Manchester United on MD1, Arsenal have restricted their opponents to fewer than 10 shots in all six of their Premier League games. The last side to face fewer than 10 shots in more successive matches in the competition were Liverpool from April to August 2022 (9), while the Gunners themselves have never had a longer run on Opta’s records in the league (from 2003-04).
Fulham have lost both of their last two Premier League games, and could lose three in a row for the first time since December 2023. They have shipped three goals in both of those last two defeats, last conceding 3+ more times in a row in the competition in September 2020 (4) – a run that included a 0-3 home defeat to Arsenal.
Arsenal have had 14 counter attacking phases of play in the Premier League this season – the most of any side. Last season, the Gunners ranked 17th for this with just 47 in the whole campaign.
No side has had more different goalscorers (excl. own goals) in the Premier League this season than Arsenal (9, level with Brighton). Only twice before have the Gunners had 10 different players score within their opening eight matches of a Premier League season, doing so in 2009-10 (10 in 4th game) and 2018-19 (8th).
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has made eight line-breaking passing into the opposition’s penalty area in the Premier League this season, with only Bruno Fernandes (9) making more. Iwobi has also created four chances via line-breaking passes in the division this term, with Fernandes again the only player to do so more (5).
Declan Rice has scored (1) or assisted (1) in both of Arsenal’s last two Premier League games; the midfielder has only had a hand in a goal in three successive appearances in the competition twice before, doing so in February/March 2024 and April/May 2024. Rice has six goal involvements (2 goals, 4 assists) in his last seven away London derbies in the Premier League.
