Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of Arsenal v Fulham. The Gunners need a victory to breathe life into fading hopes of finishing in the European places while the Cottagers desperately want the points to close the gap on the sides just above the relegation trapdoor. Kick off 13.30 BST.

Fulham are showing signs they are growing into this now. Robinson raids down the left but his cut back can't find a white shirt.

DID YOU KNOW? Arsenal have failed to net in 11 league games this term. The Gunners have never done worse in a 38-match Premier League campaign.

Solid keeping from Ryan. He's been a spectator since the kick off here, but he's alert to race off his line and confidently pluck a decent cross out of the air after Fulham had put together a fine move down the right.

Lookman seizes upon an Arsenal mix-up just inside the home side's half, but then overcooks his ball in-behind for Cavaleiro. Fulham need to make the most of situations like that if they are to get anything here.

No doubt who is bossing this so far. Arsenal are well on top and will feel they should have made at least one of their two chances count.

Areola springs to his left to keep out Martinelli's tame shot on the turn after a super run and cut back on the right by Smith-Rowe.

Indeed!

Arsenal have pretty much had a monopoly of possession in these fledgling moments.

CLOSE! Fulham fail to deal with diagonal ball to the left flank. It drops for Lacazette who shows how full of confidence he is with a deft through ball for Martinelli, who can only flick wide of the far post.

KICK OFF! Arsenal get us underway after a minute's silence in memory of Prince Philip.

Arteta has also explained why Mat Ryan gets the nod between the sticks for Arsenal today. Can his much-changed team claim back-to-back league wins for the first time since January? We're about to find out. Kick off is coming up!

DID YOU KNOW? Arsenal have only been beaten in one of their last 42 home league matches v teams in the relegation zone (W39, D2). However, that loss came in their last such game against Burnley in December.

DERBY DESPAIR: Will today be the day Fulham end a torrid run in PL London derbies? The Cottagers have not won one since a 2-1 home victory against West Ham on New Year's Day 2014.

Emile Smith-Rowe: "I think it’ll be really difficult for us today. We know how good they are and I feel like their position in the league doesn’t show how good they really are. It’s going to be a difficult test for us, but we are looking forward to it.”

TON UP: It's a landmark game in all competitions for Parker today. His record overall in the Fulham hot-seat: W37, D23, L39.

"I think the moment has gone for Fulham." That's the view of Eurosport's resident expert, Paul Parker. Will the Cottagers find a performance that could change his mind this afternoon? Check out what he had to say in full as well as his predictions for the rest of the weekend's key encounters below.

Josh Maja: “We know that we can go to big away teams and get a result, and that’s what we’re hoping to do (at Arsenal). We’ve gone away to Liverpool, we’ve gone away to Everton, and we’ve performed well. Not only the result, but with our playing style, our pressing intensity, so we can go to Arsenal with full confidence. Obviously we need a result, so that’s what we’re hoping to do.”