Fulham (A) - Sun 30th April, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

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Kick off time 14:00 (BST).

A chance to go top with a game in hand until Arsenal play Chelsea on Tuesday. The lads need to fire themselves back up for this, it's easy to drop a level in performance after an emotional game.

Fulham have found a little bit of form in the last week or so but their wins did come against Leeds and Everton, Villa had a bit of a battle to get past them on Tuesday. Mitrovic is still suspended.

We might need to rotate, we have West Ham on Wednesday but this is the chance to reinforce our advantage.

--------------Ederson
Walker--Akanji---Dias---Laporte
---------------Rodri
------De Bruyne---Bernardo
Mahrez------Haaland----Grealish

We might need to rest more than just Stones and Gundo. Busy few days for the sports scientists.

Could see him bringing Alvarez and Foden in.
 
We NEED to absolutely win this game! It's one of the most crucial ones to the tittle race.
Players should not go having in mind the 4-1 win tonight and play lightly as it usually happens, but I trust Pep for that, he is the best in making players to look every single game as crucial.
 
Chance to finally go top. Cannot undo the fantastic performances lately by slacking here. Expect a couple of changes but not loads. Laporte probably comes in. Our best options seem to be in the forward positions and that's the area that needs changing the least, it's midfield where we need alternatives. I expect Bernardo to be pushed off wing duty back into midfield so he can be part of the rotation to ensure whoever needs resting in there gets it which opens up a spot for probably mahrez. Foden could easily come in for grealish too.

ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Laporte
Rodri
Bernardo
Kdb
Mahrez
Foden
Haaland.

Get the job done early, then utilise the bench. Fulham are a decent side but European football is a stretch too far for them now and relegation is no concern, so they've got very little to play for, can't underestimate them, they're good enough to take points but they shouldn't be a stiff obstacle in current form. The psychological edge finally going top will have on arsenal will be significant
 
Great opportunity to go back to the top of the league.

Fulham know they probably aren't getting European football now so hopefully they won't have as much intensity as they had earlier in the season. No Mitrovic is a bonus.

Have to make sure we don't do what we did the last time we beat Arsenal which was draw away to Forest. We've worked so hard to reel Arsenal in that I can't see us getting complacent now. Of course it's possible that we play really well and still don't win and Forest is a great example of that but I think Haaland will be desperate to make up for all those chances he missed against Arsenal.
 
Foden for Gundogan, maybe Laporte for Walker or Akanji. Otherwise, same again, look to get it won as early as possible, then hopefully get the big dogs off for a rest.
 
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