Overview

• Arsenal sit first with 16 points from seven matches and boast the league’s best defensive record with three goals conceded.
• BILD reports Arsenal’s interest in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown at a fee north of £52m, with Real Madrid and Manchester City also credited with interest.
• The left-back search reflects a desire for specialist cover, with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori currently used there and Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie able to fill in.
• Gabriel Magalhaes was rested for Brazil’s 3-2 loss to Japan after playing 90 minutes in a 5-0 win over South Korea, providing a timely boost before the trip to Fulham.
• Captain Martin Odegaard remains sidelined and is expected to be out until mid-November.