Premier League action is back on Saturday as we head across the capital for a London derby against Fulham (5.30pm), looking to stay on top of the pile after a fine start to 2025/26.

We boast a fine recent record against the Cottagers, who have only triumphed once in the last 14 league meetings between the sides, and their task of improving that record seems all the more difficult in that we have lost just one of our last 18 away league London derbies.

However, in both instances, the anomaly was a 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage in December 2023, while we could only return with a point last season. With the Whites unbeaten in five games on their own patch this season so far, this tough test is one Mikel Arteta will look to navigate as we attempt to stretch our seven-game unbeaten run, and our lead at the league’s summit.

Cottage comforts

Fulham head into this game 14th in the table, with eight points to their name. Seven of those have been claimed on home turf, with back-to-back wins against Leeds United and Brentford following the last international break kick-starting their campaign, following on from a...