Tottenham vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-30 13:30.
[p]A week is a long time in football, especially at Tottenham, who returned from the international break with a scarcely believable 4-0 win away to defending champions Manchester City before twice squandering the lead in a UEFA Europa League draw against Roma. Boss Ange Postecoglou will hope to move on quickly from that disappointment as his side continue their chase of the top-four, and in upcoming opponents Fulham, they face one of their favourite opponents too.[/p]
[p]Prior to their 3-0 defeat at Craven Cottage in March, Tottenham had remained unbeaten in the last nine league meetings between the sides since 2013 (W8, D1). That record is even better on home soil, where Spurs have emerged victorious from 13 of the last 14 Premier League H2Hs, last losing at home to Fulham in a league game way back in 2013. One thing going against Postecoglou’s men is their indifferent record in league London derbies of late (W6, D3, L7), so there’s no guarantee of their domination continuing here.[/p]
[p]That’s especially the case as Fulham are on the equal-longest unbeaten run of their entire top-flight history when it comes exclusively to London derbies, suggesting they tend to raise their game for these occasions. Recent wins against Crystal Palace (2-0) and Brentford (2-1) took them to seven Premier League London derbies without defeat (W4, D3), though the more recent 4-1 thrashing at home to Wolves is sure to have dented confidence.[/p]
[p]Fulham have travelled well against fellow top-half opposition, winning at Nottingham Forest before pushing Manchester City all the way in a 3-2 defeat. In fact, with four wins and five draws from 19 Premier League away games as outsiders since the start of 2023/24, they’re beating the odds on the road with impressive regularity. [/p]
[p]Key battle: If Spurs establish a big advantage, James Maddison could be part of the rout, as he has extended Tottenham’s lead in four separate games this Premier League season. After his safe return from injury last round, Fulham’s Serbian midfielder Saša Lukić will be tasked with tying Maddison down, but may also be out to repeat the goal he scored in the previous H2H. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Fulham have scored in each of their last 11 Premier League fixtures, the equal-longest streak heading into this round. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]