Fulham vs Tottenham: Preview and Prediction

Fulham host Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend and they will be looking to bounce back from the defeat against Wolves with a positive result at home.

Fulham are 12^th in the league table right now and they will be pushing for a top-half finish. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur picked up an impressive win over Aston Villa in their last league game and they will look to close the gap with the top four.

They are currently two points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa and a win here could send them above the West Midlands club in the table.

Tottenham will be desperate for a Champions League finish and they will look to grind out an away win here.

The North London outfit have an impressive record against Fulham and it remains to be seen whether they can extend that run of form.

Team news and tactics

Fulham

The home team have a fully fit squad to choose from and they are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Bernd Leno will start in goal for Fulham behind a back four of Timothy Castagne, Tosin Adarabioyo, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson. Castagne and Robinson will be deployed as the full backs and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch.

In the midfield pivot, Joao Palhinha will start alongside Tom Cairney. The two players will look to protect the central defence and break up opposition attacks.

Andreas Pereira will be deployed as the attacking midfielder here and he will look to create goal scoring opportunities for his teammates in the final third. Harry Wilson and Alex Iwobi will be deployed in the wide areas.

Rodrigo Muniz has done quite well in recent weeks and he will lead the line for Fulham here.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Muniz

Tottenham

Ryan Sessegnon has been ruled out for the season with the thigh injury, the likes of Manor Solomon and Micky van de Ven will return later this month from their knee and thigh injuries respectively.

Fraser Forster is expected back next month after sustaining an ankle injury in training.

Spurs will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Guglielmo Vicario in goal.

Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie will continue as the full backs. They will look to keep the defence compact and help out in the attack.

Cristian Romero will start alongside January signing Radu Dragusin in central defence. In the midfield pivot, Pape Matar Sarr will start alongside Yves Bissouma. The two players will look to breakup opposition attacks and initiate transitions from the deep.

James Maddison will continue as the central attacking midfielder and he will look to link up with the attacker and create goal scoring opportunities in the final third.

Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson will start in the wide areas. The two players will look to add pace and creativity from the flanks.

Son Heung-min will lead the line for Tottenham.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson; Son

Key Stats

Key Player

Son Heung-min

The South Korean international has scored 14 goals and picked up 8 assists in the Premier League this season.

He managed to score against Aston Villa in the last game and he picked up two assists as well. The South Korean is in red hot form and he is our key player to watch out for.

Apart from his ability to score goals, Son will chip in with creativity and flair in the final third as well.

The 31-year-old will look to make a big difference in the final third and take advantage of Fulham’s vulnerabilities.

Prediction

Fulham 1-2 Tottenham

Both teams will be desperate for a win for very different reasons and this is likely to be a cracking context.

Tottenham are certainly the better team on paper and they should be able to grind out a positive result here.

They have the better set of attackers and Fulham will struggle to contain them. A narrow away win is on the cards.