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English Premier News :: Fulham vs Arsenal Team News

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Posted on 2008-08-22 by Gooner

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Venue: Craven Cottage
Date: Saturday, 23 August 2008
Kick-off: 1730 BST

FULHAM

Fulham will once again be missing striker Andrew Johnson for the clash. Johnson is still receiving treatment for his thigh strain and is not expected to return for three weeks.

Seol Ki-Hyeon will continue his strike partnership alongside Bobby Zamora with Fulham enduring no fresh injuries following their 2-1 defeat by Hull.

Fulham Squad :
Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Stockdale, Stoor, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Konchesky, Kallio, Andreasen, Bullard, Murphy, Davies, Gera, Andranik, Zamora, Nevland, Dempsey, Baird, Seol, E Johnson, Smertin.

ARSENAL

Arsenal winger Samir Nasri has shaken off a thigh problem which kept him out of international action with France in midweek and is set to face Fulham on Saturday.

New signing Mikael Silvestre may not feature in the Barclays Premier League match because of a muscle strain, but Cameroon midfielder Alexander Song comes back into contention after his return from the Olympic Games.

Cesc Fabregas (hamstring), Abou Diaby (thigh), Philippe Senderos (hamstring), Amaury Bischoff (groin), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) and striker Eduardo (leg) remain out of action.

Arsenal Squad :
Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Walcott, Denilson, Song, Nasri, Adebayor, van Persie, Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Randall, Djourou, Eboue, Bendtner, Silvestre.

 

Sourced From : SportingLife.com

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