Fulham vs Tottenham: Preview and Prediction

Sunday 20th January 2019

England Premier League
Sunday 20th January 2019
Kick off at 4pm GMT
Venue: Craven Cottage

Match Preview:

Tottenham will be the favourites to win this London derby but they have had terrible news with forward Harry Kane being ruled out for at least two months. Tottenham already have Son missing who is on international duty at the Asia Cup, and all of this seems to be hitting Spurs at the wrong time.

The club are fighting for a top 3 place, and have Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal possibly breathing down their necks to take European football away from them next season. On top of that as the league intensifies the Champions League is coming up and Tottenham have this important game plus the semi finals of the Carabao Cup next week. Who said being a manager was easy?

But Maurico Pochettino will have to find the best out of the players to get a maximum return. The club come into this game in poor form for a side in 3^rd place having lost 2 of their last 3 games. Their last game ended in defeat to Manchester United by 1-0.

Tottenham do have the best away record in the league where they have won 10 of 12 games and have 3 wins in a row.

Fulham are 19^th and really need some points at the weekend. They are 5 points adrift of safety. They have lost back to back games and have conceded 6 goals in those defeats to Burnley and Arsenal.

However there is a slightly different picture at home where the club have lost just 1 game in their past five and have gone their last two games undefeated. Though it has to be noted that they have played teams around them and the Tottenham game will be an obvious step up.

Team News:

Fulham: Fulham have no new injuries coming into this game

Tottenham: Eric Dier is back in contention after his muscle injury and will be assessed. As mentioned above Harry Kane is out until March with an ankle injury. Lucas Moura is set to miss this game with his knee and Son is at the Asia Cup

Fulham vs Tottenham Head to Head:

In the reverse fixture earlier in the season Tottenham won 3-1.

Last season Tottenham won here 3-0.

Tottenham have won the last 4 meetings between the teams.

Fulham have not beaten Tottenham since 2013.

Fulham vs Tottenham Prediction:

Questions will be asked of Tottenham in what could be a difficult match as they are missing such key forwards. But they have a strong team and players like Dele Alli will be expected to step up and cover those losses. There is a big gap in the quality of the teams and while Fulham have a recent good home record, Tottenham should have enough to get all three points. If Tottenham were to lose this game it would not be a surprise to see their season collapse. They have already had a few moments like this during the season where they have responded brilliantly well and we expect the same on Sunday.

Fulham vs Tottenham Betting Tips:

Tottenham to beat Fulham at 1.72

Anytime goalscorer: Christian Eriksen at 3.00