In this week 21 match on Jan 23rd, Fulham plays host to Tottenham Hotspur in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Fulham sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Newcastle United. Alexander Isak scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 89th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Fulham was frustrated by Newcastle United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newcastle United ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while tottenham Hotspur sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Manchester City. Dejan Kulusevski struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 44th minute, then Emerson added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 63rd minute on a goal by Riyad Mahrez. Tottenham Hotspur is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Tottenham Hotspur was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 62000 excited fans. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 40th minute on a feed from Richarlison, then Harry Kane added another in the 75th minute.
Tottenham Hotspur’s top weapon lately has been Harry Kane, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. João Palhinha and James Ward-Prowse are the top scorers for Fulham in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s Fulham squad will be without Shane Duffy, Antonee Robinson and Aleksandar Mitrović, while Lucas Moura and Richarlison are unavailable to play for Tottenham Hotspur.