Summary

  • Mahrez blazes late penalty over after Van Dijk foul on Sane

  • No shot on target in game until 62nd minute

  • Man City top - tied on 20 points with Chelsea & Liverpool

  • Chelsea go top temporarily after 3-0 win at Southampton

  • Barkley scores one and sets up another, Morata also on target

  • Arsenal beat Fulham 5-1 for ninth straight win

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham 0-0 Arsenal

    Game on.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

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    Daniel Cheng: Hoping Leno and Torreira get a good prolonged run in the team to show what they're made of.

    Neilrafis: Mustafi? ...an accident waiting to happen. Fulham 3-0, you read it here first!

  3. Postpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Here come the teams. Arsenal aiming for the top four, Fulham looking to avoid an international break in the bottom four.

  4. 'We will always play the same way'published at 11:56 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    Fulham

    Speaking ahead of kick off, Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic said: "Today is a big game for us and we have another London derby in front of our fans. They have a big squad with a lot of good players and most of them didn't play on Thursday.

    "We are looking forward to it and we are ready. We will always play in the same way and we will try to score goals, but we need to be a bit smarter at the back. First we need to save our goal and then try to get forward."

  5. Postpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Craven Cottage currently being pumped up pre-game with the Rocky soundtrack. Fulham have made changes, Arsenal have made changes, we've all made changes...

    Little Rocky IV reference for you there.

  6. 'Arsenal have changed their system and it is a great opportunity for us'published at 11:53 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    Fulham

    Speaking ahead of the game, Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic said: "We know we can play better football and we can be more aggressive. It is always a great opportunity to play Arsenal. They have changed their system and are doing something different and we must consider this as a great opportunity, and we will try to take our chances."

    On the two changes, Slavisa Jokanovic said: "I trust my players during the season, and there will be changes along the way. It is always great to play in a London derby and we want to push hard for a positive result ahead of the international break."

  7. Live commentary from Craven Cottagepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 live

    There's a choice of commentary for the lunchtime kick-off between Fulham and Arsenal.

    Take your pick from BBC Radio 5 live, or BBC Radio London at the top of this page.

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  8. Postpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Things is Will, a result like that is not beyond the realms of possibility.

    Got to be careful, though. I don't want to go building it up, only for the game to be a crushing disappointment. Surely it won't be. Surely. Come on Pep and Jurgen, old buddies, don't let us down.

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    Will Thornton: My fantasy team could do with a 5-4 win to Liverpool today.

  10. Derby recordpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

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    Sulaimon Adelekan: With Cech out for couple of weeks, this is Leno's chance and I hope he grabs it with both hands and legs.

  12. 'The whole club has been embarrassing'published at 11:31 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Man United 3-2 Newcastle

    Alan Shearer
    Former England captain on MOTD

    The whole club of late has been embarrassing. I think they all have to share the blame.

    This team defensively only conceded one more goal than Manchester City last season and they are all over the place this year because they are constantly hearing their manager tell them they are not good enough.

    The board has not backed Jose Mourinho either though and the players have to take their share of the blame because they have not been putting in the effort in like they did in the second half against Newcastle.

  13. Postpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Just to return to the Man Utd & Mourinho issue for a second, here is what former Newcastle and England captain Alan Shearer had to say about the situation on Match of the Day last night...

  14. Sun's outpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    Looks a pleasant day in London. Sun is shining. Might have a little bit of a nip in the air, especially for the people rowing in the Thames alongside Craven Cottage.

    Although maybe I'm just judging that by how little I'd like to take a dip in Salford Quays today. Or any day in fact.

    Craven CottageImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

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    Terryfic Otobong: Mustafi and Holding has been a performing partnership. Sokratis, Auba just returned from injury/sickness. Not really sure about Mkhiky. But we will see.

  16. Welbz in the framepublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    It's also a big chance for Danny Welbeck to try and give Unai Emery something to think about.

    The England forward has been firmly behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette in the Arsenal forwards pecking order this campaign. His last goal (and only one this league season) was in the aforementioned win over West Ham.

    This is his first Premier League start of 2018-19.

    Danny WelbeckImage source, Reuters
  17. Mkhi timepublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    So then Henrikh, whaddya got?

    The Armenian midfielder has not started a game since the win against West Ham about a month and a half ago.

    His only significant contribution this season has been a goal and assist in the 3-2 loss to Chelsea.

    Big opportunity for him today in the absence of Mesut Ozil (who has a back spasm) to show he really is the same player that impressed in Dortmund and convinced Manchester United and then the Gunners to recruit him.

    Henrikh MkhitaryanImage source, Getty Images
  18. Team newspublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Fulham v Arsenal (12:00 BST)

    Fulham are forced to switch their full-backs following the 3-0 loss to Everton because of injury. Cyrus Christie is in for Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Maxime Le Marchand replaces Joe Bryan. These are the only two changes.

    FulhamImage source, BBC Sport

    Plenty of changes for Arsenal from their last Premier League game, none more significant than the total absence from the matchday squad of Mesut Ozil. This gives an opportunity to Henrikh Mkhitaryan to stake a place in the side.

    Bernd Leno is in goal, with Petr Cech injured, and there are starts for Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been struggling with illness, while Aaron Ramsey has both a contractual dispute and the pending birth of his first child to mull over. Both are on the bench.

    ArsenalImage source, BBC Sport
  19. Postpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Anyway, enough of all these Man Utd & Mourinho shenanigans for a bit. We've got some games today to be getting on with. Here is some team news for the first game - a London derby no less between Fulham and Arsenal...

  20. Jose digs himself out of a holepublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 7 October 2018

    Man Utd players celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    What an evening we had on Saturday. The twists, the turns, the thrills, the spills, the drama. Anyway, enough about Strictly, what about that match at Old Trafford?!

    Jose Mourinho was written off by one national newspaper on Friday evening. And their doom-laden assertion appeared accurate after 10 minutes of Manchester United's game against Newcastle.

    But Jose and his boys dug deep, battled their way back into the game and only went and won it at the death.

    With Liverpool v Man City to come, please don't say we've peaked already?