Arsenal have won four straight league games, including 1-0 at Liverpool, before Hull visit

Arsenal arrive at the Emirates for the 3pm kick-off on Saturday 7 November having won 1-0 at Anfield, where Kai Havertz scored the only goal. That followed wins over Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Everton, four successive league victories since the 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion. Hull City come in without a win in their last five league games. Their two most recent matches were a 1-1 draw with Brentford and a 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town, and reports indicate seven injury absences on their side. Matt Crooks is suspended after a fifth booking, though reports suggest the ban is a small factor, since he has been used from the bench lately and is not expected to wreck Sergej Jakirovic's plans. The rating prior points the same way. Arsenal sit at an Elo of 1684 after 47 matches, and Hull at 1409 after only 9 matches in this league. Hull's rating starts from an average for recently promoted sides, so it is a rougher prior than usual. The forecast leans toward an Arsenal win, in line with that baseline, and the recent results and Hull's winless run give no reason to move away from it. Arsenal have their own concerns. Reports also say Arsenal are without M. Dowman through suspension. The thing to watch is whether Saliba is in the squad, and whether Arsenal's side stays settled after the Champions League trip to Prague earlier in the week.