Paul Merson and Chris Sutton both expect Arsenal to continue their perfect start to the Premier League season against Fulham.
The Gunners head into the Emirates Stadium clash on Saturday teatime top of the table thanks to an unblemished record, with three wins from three. Whilst newly-promoted Fulham are unbeaten themselves upon their top flight return, Mikel Arteta's side are heavily-fancied especially at home. And former Gunners star Paul Merson has predicted a 3-0 win for the hosts.
Speaking to Sportskeeda, he said: "This is going to be a hard game for Fulham. They've done well away from home in the Premier League, but this is a different kettle of fish. When Brentford had a go at them the other day, they were opened up on quite a few occasions. Gabriel Jesus should be able to score again this weekend.
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"Arsenal have got great fixtures at the moment, but what follows easy games? Hard ones. When the Premier League fixture list is kind, you have to take advantage and strike while the iron's hot. Teams like Liverpool haven't done that so far, and they're already five points behind the ball game. I'm going to back Arsenal to keep their run going this weekend.
Sutton concurs and also thinks Jesus will be a key part of what he says will be a fourth straight Arsenal win. Writing in his BBC Sport prediction column, where he plumped for a 2-0 home win, Sutton said: "Arsenal fans are believing again. Gabriel Jesus has started the season well and I cannot see past an Arsenal win.
"Fulham had a really important win against Brentford, which their players deserved. At the start of the season they were a bit of an unknown quantity, everybody viewed Fulham as a yo-yo club but they have made a statement with their performances.
"That 90th-minute header from Aleksandar Mitrovic to get them over the line last weekend was important, but they will have a real tough test against Arsenal."
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