Fulham look to reignite their top-four ambitions in a massive Premier League fixture against London rivals, Tottenham.
Victory will lift Fulham up to eighth in the table, whilst Tottenham will stay 13th regardless of the result.
Team News
Fulham could welcome winger, Adama Traore back from an ankle injury which saw him miss their defeat at Brighton last weekend.
Sasa Lukic (suspension), Harry Wilson (metatarsal), Kenny Tete (shin) and Reiss Nelson (hamstring) remain absent.
Tottenham will be without defender, Kevin Danso after he missed their Europa League win at home over AZ Alkmaar due to a hamstring injury.
Dejan Kulusevski (foot), Richarlison (calf) and Radu Dragusin (ACL) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Fulham host Tottenham at Craven Cottage on Sunday 16 March at 1:30pm GMT, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Fulham have won one of their last 11 Premier League meetings against Tottenham (W1, D2, L8).
- Tottenham have lost one of their last nine league visits to Fulham (W7, D1, L1).
- Victory will see Fulham record consecutive league wins at home against Tottenham for the first time since 2004-05 & 05-06 seasons.
- Fulham have won one of their four London derbies in the top-flight this season (W1, D2, L1).
- Tottenham have won one of their three London derbies away from home this season (W1, L2)
Prediction
Having fell to an injury-time loss at Brighton last time out in a game in which both teams looked sluggish at times due to fatigue from FA Cup action a fortnight ago, Fulham should hopefully be more revitalised with a return to their usual pressing intensity as this is a chance to reignite their top-four ambitions.
Tottenham meanwhile are beginning to get back to their best with key players back from injury but their defence remains a vulnerability, although their home win over AZ Alkmaar now has to be a base to build upon for the rest of season if can just cut out the errors and have better late-game management.
Either way this should be an interesting battle as Spurs could do with finding consistency now and look to rebuild further in summer, whilst Fulham will be eying a crucial win if want any chance of European qualification for next season so the first goal will be key but I can see this ending in a draw.
Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Tottenham
Result: Fulham 2-0 Tottenham
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