{"id":241304,"date":"2026-05-01T06:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/saka-eze-trossard-and-jesus-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-fulham\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:40:27","slug":"saka-eze-trossard-and-jesus-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/saka-eze-trossard-and-jesus-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Saka, Eze, Trossard and Jesus start: Predicted Arsenal XI vs Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/arsenal\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Arsenal News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> after playing out a 1-1 draw away at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/champions-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"20\" title=\"Champions League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a>. They take on Fulham at the Emirates Stadium on matchday 35 tomorrow at 17:30 local time.<\/p>\n<p>It is unlikely that the team will be heavily rotated considering the Gunners need to win all their remaining matches to stand a chance at winning the league title and therefore, here is how the starting eleven might look like.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zwtkr69f44ae772338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong> \u2013 David Raya could continue in between the sticks ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong> \u2013 Ben White is expected to start once again at right back in Jurrien Timber\u2019s absence, as could Piero Hincapie on the left side having emerged as the primary option over Riccardo Calafiori in the position. Gabriel Magalhaes and <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/william-saliba\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"31\" title=\"William Saliba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Saliba<\/a> may round off an unchanged back four for the hosts.<\/p>\n<h2>Several changes likely higher up<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/mikel-arteta\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Mikel Arteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta<\/a> would likely want to rest <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/declan-rice\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"32\" title=\"Declan Rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declan Rice<\/a> and Martin Zubimendi, but against a team that does well on the transition in Fulham, the duo could start in the double pivot. There may be time off for Martin Odegaard, however, after his struggles with fitness this season as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13416014\/eberechi-eze-joins-arsenal-forward-signs-from-crystal-palace-in-lb67-5m-deal-after-tottenham-hotspur-move-hijacked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a367 million summer signing Eberechi Eze<\/a> may get a nod as the number 10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/bukayo-saka\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"34\" title=\"Bukayo Saka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bukayo Saka<\/a> and Leandro Trossard could also start, potentially replacing Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli on the right and left wings, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/gabriel-jesus\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"35\" title=\"Gabriel Jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a> might get a nod as the solitary striker with Viktor Gyokeres in contention to be rested.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the home side is likely to look on paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/api\/data\/lineup-builder\/team?players=562727:David%20Raya,776151:Ben%20White,955406:William%20Saliba,795179:Gabriel,1137667:Piero%20Hincapi%C3%A9,1031325:Mart%C3%ADn%20Zubimendi,654096:Declan%20Rice,961995:Bukayo%20Saka,818975:Eberechi%20Eze,318615:Leandro%20Trossard,576165:Gabriel%20Jesus&amp;formation=4-2-3-1&amp;teamId=9825&amp;showTeamBadges=false&amp;showCountryBadges=false&amp;lang=en&amp;currency=EUR&amp;measurementSystem=metric\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/232187\/saka-eze-trossard-and-jesus-start-predicted-arsenal-xi-vs-fulham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal return to the Premier League after playing out a 1-1 draw away at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League. They take on Fulham at the Emirates Stadium on matchday 35 tomorrow at 17:30 local time. 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