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Marco Silva confirms Fulham injury latest before Arsenal clash
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Marco Silva has confirmed Ryan Sessesgnon will be one of three Fulham players unavailable for selection against Arsenal
Fulham make the short trip across the capital on Saturday hoping to boost their chances of European qualification and dent Arsenal 's Premier League title ambitions in the process.
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Silva's side begin the weekend tenth in the table, locked on 48 points with Brentford and Chelsea after beating Aston Villa at Craven Cottage last time out .
A rare win at the Emirates Stadium could put Fulham into pole position for a Europa League spot, if results elsewhere go in their favour, as four points separates Brighton in sixth to Sunderland in 12th.
Sessesgnon scored the winner against Villa but Silva cannot call upon the winger as Fulham seek to record back-to-back Premier League wins.
The 25-year-old has been ruled out of the Arsenal game - along with Kevin and ex-Gunners midfielder Alex Iwobi - and is set to sit out Fulham's penultimate home fixture of the season against Bournemouth on May 9.
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"It's not good news about him," Silva told reporters about Sessegnon on Thursday.
"Sessegnon is going to be out of the next game, and probably the one after will be the same story for him, and then we will have to assess him day by day. For the Arsenal game, for sure out. For the game after, for sure out
Ruled out: Ryan Sessegnon (Getty)
"Alex [Iwobi] is out still, plus Kevin."
There is some good news for Fulham in that Kenny Tete is available for selection. The Dutchman has been sidelined since the goalless draw against Nottingham Forest on March 15, missing the last four games as a result.
Silva has confirmed that Tete will not start in north London but that the defender could be named in the matchday squad.
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"Kenny [Tete], we will have to see how he reacts from the last two sessions. He can probably be involved in the game.
"We have some doubts on some players, but we will assess them tomorrow to see how they react from things that happened in the week."
