It will be another cracker of a Sunday when three crucial Premier League games take place across the United Kingdom. On October 7, 2018, Fulham will host Arsenal, Chelsea will travel to Southampton and lastly, Manchester City will enter Liverpool's den. Let's quickly jump into the team news and details of the first two games of the day.
The match will be televised live on the Sky Sports channel in the United Kingdom, while the live streaming will be available on Sky Go Extra.
Fulham vs Arsenal
Fulham will be playing host to Arsenal when the two teams clash at Craven Cottage in London.
The match is set to kick-off at 12:00 BST, 11:00 GMT. This much awaited London derby is expected to be a thriller but on paper, Arsenal seems like a better side.
Arsenal has managed 15 points from seven games which have helped them to secure the sixth position on the premier league table. Fulham has only five points in seven games, helping to stay at the 17th place in the league points table.
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Fulham will be without the services of full-backs Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Joe Bryan.
BBC reports that the pair underwent a shoulder and a hamstring injury respectively while playing against Everton last week. There are some reports which suggest that Alfie Mawson might be coming back into the side after he overcame his back problems.
Arsenal is hoping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be recovering from his illness in time to play this game on Sunday.
Aaron Ramsey's involvement in this clash will be depending on the time of his child's birth. Goalkeeper Petr Cech has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury, and this will make a way for Bernd Leno, who will feature for the first time in the starting XI of a premier league game.
Southampton vs Chelsea
Southampton and Chelsea will face other at the St.
Mary's Stadium in Southampton at 14:15 BST, 13:15 GMT. Chelsea has so far acquired 17 points from seven games while staying at the fourth position on the premier league points table. Southampton, on the other hand, has just five points from seven games and is at the 16th position in the league table.
Southampton trio Alex McCarthy, Ryan Bertrand, and Mohamed Elyounoussi returned to the practice session after recovering from their respective minor injuries. BBC reported their availability for this game. Striker Shane Long might also return to the line up following a toe injury.
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Chelsea is set to get a few regular team members back into the side after they were rested from the mid-week Europa League game at the Stamford.
Eden Hazard, N'Golo Kante, and Jorginho are among the ones who are expected come back.
According to the BBC, Pedro was brought back into the side in the Europe league game after he recovered from the shoulder injury. He will continue to be a part of the XI.