English Premier League - Fulham VS Tottenham Hotspur Prediction
English Premier League - Fulham VS Tottenham Hotspur
Match Time:16-03-2025 21:30 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Fulham
Marco Silva has greeted a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Fulham manager will be bereft of the services of four first-team players vs Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Adama Traore is fit and available after recovering from an ankle injury. So, Kenny Tete (knee), Harry Wilson (foot), and Reiss Nelson (hamstring) are the only players on the sidelines, while Sasa Lukic finishes his suspension.
Bernd Leno will take his spot between the sticks, with Fulham lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Tottenham Hotspur. The backline should feature Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, and Antonee Robinson.
As for the midfield unit, Andreas Pereira should line up alongside Sander Berge in the double pivot. Emile Smith Rowe will reprise the no. 10 role, with Alex Iwobi and the fit-again Adama Traore being the two wide attackers. Finally, Raul Jimenez will likely lead the line for Fulham against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Tottenham Hotspur
Like his counterpart in the Fulham dugout, Ange Postecoglou has no new issues to worry about ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage. The Tottenham Hotspur manager will be without four first-team players on Sunday.
Postecoglou was sweating over Lucas Bergvall’s fitness after the youngster suffered from cramps in the UEFA Europa League clash with AZ Alkmaar. However, the Swedish midfielder should be fit and available to take on Fulham, leaving Kevin Danso (hamstring), Radu Dragusin (knee), Richarlison (calf), and Dejan Kulusevski (foot) on the sidelines.
Guglielmo Vicario is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Tottenham Hotspur lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him vs Fulham on Sunday. The backline should feature Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Archie Gray, and Destiny Udogie, with Micky van de Ven getting some rest.
As for the midfield unit, James Maddison should line up alongside Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Matar Sarr in the middle of the park. Finally, Dominic Solanke will likely spearhead the Tottenham Hotspur attack against Fulham, with Son Heung-min and Wilson Odobert completing the numbers in the offensive trifecta.
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Berge; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Gray, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison; Odobert, Solanke, Son
Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The last time Tottenham visited Craven Cottage, they came away on the wrong end of a 3-0 thumping from Fulham. In recent years, though, the Cottage has been a happy hunting ground for Spurs. Before last March, they'd won four league games in a row there.
Fulham will come into this game well rested. However, they did suffer a disappointing defeat last weekend, falling 2-1 to Brighton despite taking the lead through Raul Jimenez.
Tottenham, in contrast, played on Thursday evening against AZ Alkmaar. Despite lacking preparation time for this game, though, it's likely they will come in with plenty of confidence. Ange Postecoglou's side produced a vintage showing to dispatch the Dutch side 3-1, moving into the Europa League quarter-finals in the process.
While Fulham's overall form has been impressive this season, it is worth noting that Craven Cottage has not been a fortress for them. They have only won five matches there, while four of their eight defeats have come there. To add to this, they've conceded more goals at home than they have done away.
Despite their lowly league position, Tottenham have scored the second-most goals in the Premier League this season, producing 55 to date. They have drawn a blank on just five occasions, and have scored three or more goals in ten matches.
Prediction: Fulham 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Silva's 200th match as a Premier League manager should be good entertainment value for the neutrals, as Fulham can surely afford to adopt an attacking approach against Postecoglou's fatigued men. However, the Lilywhites have shown increased levels of spirit over the past week and can likely bite back just as hard to claim a well-earned point in a second successive 2-2 top-flight stalemate.
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