The October international break comes to an end, which means Premier League football is right around the corner again.
Arsenal resume action top of the table, with Mikel Arteta guiding his side through a tricky start to the season.
The Gunners now need to build on that promising opening by racking up even more wins and moving clear of their rivals.
While some of their title rivals are out of the way, it won’t be an easy ride for the North London side in the upcoming weeks.
It all starts with a match against London rivals Fulham, who have caused problems for them in the past.
Arsenal may need some luck on their side, though the Premier League match official announcement may only go on to cause more concern, following an error in a previous match.
Premier League announce Anthony Taylor as referee for Fulham vs Arsenal
Arsenal are back in action against Fulham in a clash that will be important to keeping their early-season form going.
Craven Cottage hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground, with the last two Premier League meetings there ending with just one point for the Gunners.
As Mikel Arteta looks to switch that form around, there may be some key decisions in the game that could go for or against that.
Ahead of the tie, the Premier League have announced that Anthony Taylor will be the referee in charge of the game.
Club Matches officiated Wins Draws Defeats Yellow cards Red cards Penalties
Arsenal 55 31 16 8 95 7 10
Fulham 29 7 7 15 31 2
The referee has taken charge of Arsenal games the third-most out of any club in the Premier League, with plenty of cards and penalties.
Fulham have featured a lot less, but their record is poorer under the referee.
There was one of those appearances in an Arsenal game that left Arteta furious last season, which he won’t hope for a repeat of.
Anthony Taylor made Mikel Arteta fume with a mistake in Arsenal’s clash against Manchester United
Anthony Taylor has taken charge of some big Arsenal clashes in recent history, which include a match between them and their rivals, Manchester United.
That match brought about some controversy last season, as the referee didn’t measure out the right distance for a United free-kick.
The Arsenal wall was measured out to be 11.2 yards away, rather than the regulation ten yards.
Bruno Fernandes then went on to score the free-kick, leading to some frustrated reactions around the Gunners.
Speaking after the game, Arteta said: “He’s [Bruno Fernandes] been smart and he took advantage, that is football.
“He’s been smarter than the ref. That’s OK, they allowed him to do it.”
It was a little dig from Arteta at the match official, who will now be back in charge of another Arsenal fixture.
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