Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur to face Fulham on Match-day 6

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Spurs at home against Fulham – Saturday – 3:00pm GMT – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Right now, Spurs sit in third place in the League, five places higher than the eighth placed hosts, Fulham.

This season’s Premier League campaign, has so far seen Tottenham Hotspur achieve 11 points

Spurs’s next opponents will smell blood if they begin the next match with all guns blazing. Whilst it’s understandable that they may want to do this, after their recent 1-1 draw at West Ham United and previous loss to Nottingham Forest, The Lilywhites must get a positive result and keep defensively solid.

Also, Spurs keep finding ways to win, having secured three victories in their last five matches is astonishing this season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their Premier League position. Their position is third in the League and they have 11 points, that is, 3W, 0L and 2D having won three meetings and drawn two games.

When Spurs host Fulham, they will do so on the back of two victories on their own ground.

Winning this fixture will see Tottenham Hotspur on 14 points.

Good atacking and defensive team

Spurs’s defence has been rock solid so far, only conceding four goals in their previous games. They have a good scoring stats of 10 goals. This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Harry Kane (4), Pierre Hojbjerg (1), and Eric Dier (1).

Injury and illness have depleted Antonio Conte’s Spurs and they will likely be missing four key personnel for Saturday’s match.

It’s eight points so far for Fulham this season, going into this meeting

Following two straight wins for Fulham in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.

Also, Fulham keep finding ways to win, having secured two victories in their last three meetings is astonishing this season. With an eighth position in the league and 2 wins, 1 losses and 2 draws, they currently have eight points in the League having won two matches, drawn two games, and lost one game.

Playing away from home, Fulham have drawn one game and lost one game.

A victory for Fulham would put them on 11 points.

Good Attacking Performance

Fulham will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (8). Their stand out attacking players have been Aleksandar Mitrovic (5), Bobby Reid (1), and Joao Palhinha (1). Fulham have conceded seven goals.

Fulham’s squad has depth, but even so, Marco Silva is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels Spurs and Fulham have faced each other 35 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Spurs’s favour (19 – 8). Further, Fulham have not been able to over-turn Spurs on the last two matches. The last time both teams met in this competition Fulham secured a 0-1 away win.

Performance Report

For Spurs, Harry Kane is a top performing player who has scoredfour goals in five League games this Premier League Season, while Aleksandar Mitrovic contributed withfive goals in five League matches this campaign for Fulham.

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