Fulham continue their push for European qualification against relegation-battling Tottenham in a London derby.
Victory by two goals or more will lift Fulham up to eighth in the table, whilst a win by a single-goal margin would lift them into ninth.
Tottenham can move up to 15th with a win.
Team News
Kevin is ruled out for Fulham with a metatarsal injury suffered in their 3-1 victory at Sunderland.
Samuel Chukwueze (calf), Antonee Robinson (ankle) and Sasa Lukic (muscle) could return if pass late fitness tests.
Tottenham could be without defender, Mickey van de Ven after he suffered a finger injury during their North London derby defeat against Arsenal.
Kevin Danso (toe) and Pedro Porro (hamstring) face late fitness tests.
Cristian Romero (suspension), Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur (both hamstring), Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies (both ankle), Mohammed Kudus (quad), James Maddison, Wilson Odobert (both ACL) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) are still ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Fulham host Tottenham at Craven Cottage on Sunday 1 March at 2pm GMT, live on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Fulham have dropped just two points in their last four meetings against Tottenham (W3, D1).
- Tottenham have won three of their last five visits to Fulham (W3, L2).
- Rodrigo Muniz has scored three goals in Fulham’s last two home matches against Tottenham (W2).
- Fulham have won two of four London derbies at home this season (W2, L2).
- Tottenham have lost one of four away London derbies this season (W2, D1, L1).
Prediction
With their energetic fast-flowing attacking play now clicking back into gear after a lovely performance to win away at Sunderland last weekend, Fulham are coming into this London derby with renewed confidence and I hope that they can deliver more of that quality here.
Tottenham meanwhile were defensively outclassed by Arsenal despite a solid immediate response to falling behind so they will view this as a chance for their first win under Igor Tudor, but the foundations are there for them to avoid the drop if they can sort out their defensive fragilities.
I however just don’t see them winning this if Fulham can bring their top game and get the opener, but hopefully Spurs can at least bring some fight and show signs of improvement in their second match under Tudor’s interim reins.
Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham
Result: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham
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