Unai Emery says Arsenal "need" Mesut Ozil but the midfielder's future remains a cause for speculation
TEAM NEWS

Arsenal will assess Mesut Ozil after the German forward missed the defeat at Liverpool with a knee complaint.
Full-back Nacho Monreal is fighting a hamstring problem while long-term absentees include Rob Holding, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Danny Welbeck.
Fulham defender Alfie Mawson is facing a lay-off after suffering a serious-looking knee injury in the win over Huddersfield.


Midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa could return from an ankle injury.

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MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Martin Fisher: Arsenal's impressive 22-match unbeaten run now seems a distant memory, Saturday's 5-1 mauling at Anfield underlining just how far they lag behind those sides really hunting the serious silverware.
A chance to quickly erase some of those painful memories should be welcomed, especially against a club that has never won at either Highbury or the Emirates in 28 visits.
I commentated on Fulham's vital and dramatic late win over fellow strugglers Huddersfield on Saturday and while Claudio Ranieri has certainly brought much needed improvement to their relegation fight, I doubt they possess enough quality or resilience to deny Arsenal a winning start to the New Year.
VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT
Arsenal head coach Unai Emery: "We need to keep the balance in the middle, be serious and continue on Tuesday with a big match at the Emirates. We need to show our supporters there we are standing up after the result [against Liverpool]."
Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri: "Unai Emery is working well and it will be another tough match for us. I've come across him before. Maybe I played against him when he was at Paris St Germain. He's an intelligent and experienced coach."
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
    Arsenal have never lost at home to Fulham in any competition spanning 114 years (W23, D5).
    But Fulham did win 1-0 on the only previous occasion that the teams have met on New Year's Day, in 1966 at Craven Cottage.
    The Gunners thrashed Fulham 5-1 when the sides met at Craven Cottage in October.
Arsenal
    Arsenal have won their last three home games in the Premier League.
    Their only home defeat in the 2018-19 Premier League campaign so far came on the opening day of the season, when they lost 2-0 to Manchester City.
    Arsenal have scored more than one goal in nine of their last 10 Premier League London derbies, but have failed to keep a clean sheet in all 10 of those matches.
    The Gunners have won their last 28 home league games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone, a run stretching back to October 2008.
    They conceded 14 league goals during December 2018 - their most in a calendar month since April 1979 when they conceded 15.
Fulham
    Fulham's win on Saturday was just their second in their last 17 Premier League matches (D5, L10).
    They are the only Premier League side yet to win away from home in the league this season; they have picked up just two points from 10 away games.
    Fulham have scored just one goal in their last five away matches - and that was a penalty.
    They and Manchester United have kept a Premier League-low two clean sheets this season.
    Fulham have lost all five of their Premier League London derbies so far this season.
    Manager Claudio Ranieri has never won a Premier League match against Arsenal in 10 previous attempts (D4, L6).
Source: bbc.com