Welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Premier League meeting between Arsenal and Fulham at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners have lost two and drawn one of their last four matches to find themselves five points adrift of the top four ahead of this opening fixture of 2019.
Fulham have gone three matches without defeat, meanwhile, collecting five points from the last nine on offer to drag themselves to within touching distance of safety.
Follow all of the action as it unfolds in North London with our extensive updates below.
STARTING XI: Leno; Sokratis, Koscielny, Mustafi; Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang
SUBS: Cech, Elneny, Ramsey, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Nketiah, Saka
STARTING XI: Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream; Christie, Cairney, Cisse, Bryan; Schurrle, Mitrovic, Sessegnon
SUBS: Bettinelli, Johansen, Ayite, Vietto, Fosu-Mensah, Seri, Kamara
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Unai Emery: "We need to keep the balance in the middle, be serious and continue on Tuesday with a big match at the Emirates. We need to show our supporters there we are standing up after the result [against Liverpool]."
Claudio Ranieri: "Emery is working well and it will be another tough match for us. I've come across him before. Maybe I played against him when he was at Paris Saint-Germain. He's an intelligent and experienced coach."
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ARSENAL SUBS: Cech, Elneny, Ramsey, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Nketiah, Saka
FULHAM SUBS: Bettinelli, Johansen, Ayite, Vietto, Fosu-Mensah, Seri, Kamara
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