Fulham 0-3 Arsenal LIVE! Premier League result, latest news and reaction after Willian and Gabriel impress

Three assists for Willian and a goal for Gabriel on the opening day

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Fulham vs Arsenal - LIVE!

Arsenal's debutants starred as they kicked off their Premier League season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over recently-promoted Fulham.

Willian finished his first match since the move across London from Chelsea with three assists, while Gabriel headed home Arsenal's second to start his own Gunners career in ideal fashion.

Fulham's return to the top-flight got off to a difficult start when Alexandre Lacazette capitalised on a loose ball in the eighth minute to give the Gunners an encouraging beginning to the new season.

Gabriel's header after half time strengthened Arsenal's grip on the game and was quickly followed up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's curled strike which secured all three points.

Simon Collings is at Craven Cottage, with Malik Ouzia running you through the action...

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How to watch on TV today and live stream details

TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage starting from 11:30am.

Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.

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Simon Collings is our man at Craven Cottage this afternoon...

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Another point to note from Mikel Arteta's team selection is that Alexandre Lacazette comes in to start up front. I fancied Eddie Nketiah might get the nod having been in prolific form on international duty for England's U21s. 

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Brazilian pair make Arsenal debuts

Willian and Gabriel both make their Arsenal debuts, while Mohamed Elneny is in midfield alongside Granit Xhaka as Dani Ceballos starts on the bench. 

Emiliano Martinez is not even in the squad as speculation over his future continues and neither is William Saliba. Or Mesut Ozil and Matteo Guendouzi, as per. 

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Mitrovic benched

The headline news from the Fulham camp is that last season's Championship golden boot winner Aleksandar Mitrovic is only on the bench as Aboubakar Kamara leads the line. 

New signing Alphonse Areola is also only among the subs as Marek Rodak starts in goal. 

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Arsenal team news

Arsenal XI: Leno; Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Bellerín, Elneny, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles; Willian, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Subs: Macey, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Willock, Saka, Pepe, Nketiah.

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Fulham team news 

Fulham XI: Rodak, Ream, Hector, Odoi, Bryan, Onomah, Cairney, Reed, Kebano, Cavaleiro, Kamara

Subs: Areola, Mitrovic, Knockaert, Cordova-Reid, Le Marchand, Christie, Anguissa

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We'll have the confirmed line-ups from Craven Cottage in less than ten minutes' time. Nervy times for fantasy bosses? 

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Fulham team news

Fulham are making their Premier League return and instead of overhauling the squad, Scott Parker is looking to evolve it.

Alphonse Areola and Kenny Tete are the most recent arrivals, following Harrison Reed's move being made permanent along with deals for Mario Lemina and Antonee Robinson.

Parker faces a call in midfield against the Gunners as to who starts alongside captain Tom Cairney in the two ahead of Reed.

Josh Onomah starred at the end of the season but Parker may well turn to the experience of Lemina, who has plenty of games in the Premier League and Champions League under his belt, considering the opposition.

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Arsenal team news

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has somewhat of a headache at the back going into the first Premier League game of the season.

The Gunners visit newly promoted London rivals Fulham today in the season curtain-raiser but will be without David Luiz after the Brazilian suffered a neck spasm.

Fellow defenders Pablo Mari, Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis will all also be absent - however William Saliba could step in for his Premier League debut.

Speaking ahead of the opener, Arteta said: "We have a few issues around the squad, that is something normal we have to adapt. It is not ideal to start the season with key players out. We have enough, really good players and tomorrow we will have a plan to win our first game."

Summer signing Willian is also in contention to start after his exit from Chelsea, and Arteta has been impressed by what he has seen from the winger, and his compatriot Gabriel Magalhaes, in training.

The Arsenal boss said: "They have trained really well, adapted quickly. It is a big challenge, both players are in different phases of their careers."

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Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the Premier League match between Fulham and Arsenal.

We have Simon Collings are Craven Cottage, with Malik Ouzia running you through the game.

Stick with us for all the build-up, action and reaction.

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