Friday’s Premier League match at Craven Cottage will feature Wolverhampton Wanderers versus sixth-place Fulham. The hosts have won both of their most recent league contests, extending their unbeaten streak to three games. They played Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, and Manor Solomon’s late goal gave them a 1-0 victory.
They moved above Brighton to take sixth place in the league table thanks to the victory. Wolverhampton Wanderers’ two-game winning streak came to an end with a 1-0 home loss to Bournemouth, who were in 17th place. They remain 15th in the league standings and suffered their second defeat in four games.
Prediction
With a recent uptick in form, the Cottagers will be hoping for a strong performance at home. Since 2015, they have only achieved one victory against visitors in all competitions. With just 17 goals scored in 23 games, the visitors have the league’s worst offensive record. Given their recent history, we anticipate a low-scoring affair in this match after the reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw.
Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Fulham 0-0.
Head-to-Head
- In all competitions, the two teams have met 95 times, with the first meeting occurring in 1907. With 45 victories to their name, the visitors have a better record in these encounters. The hosts have won 26 games, while 24 have ended in draws.
- Under 2.5 goals have been scored in each of the teams’ seven previous encounters, and the matchup in August ended in a goalless draw.
- In their last four matches against Fulham in all competitions, Wolves have kept a clean sheet.
- In all competitions, Wolves have not lost in 14 of their last 15 matches against Fulham.
- In their three most recent Premier League contests, the hosts have not allowed a goal.
- The hosts have won three games in a row and are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions.
- In their last four Premier League games played at home, Fulham have won three of them by a combined two goals.
- In the Premier League, Fulham’s most recent victory over the visitors came in 2012.
Team news
Carlos Vinicius started on the bench at the Amex despite being the most obvious replacement for Mitrovic. He then set up Solomon, a fellow substitute, and they will undoubtedly compete for starts over substitute striker Bobby Decordova-Reid and Harry Wilson.
Solomon could make his Premier League debut, making him the first Israeli player since Ronny Rosenthal in 1992 to score in three consecutive games in the tournament. Fulham will be without Neeskens Kebano (Achilles) and Tom Cairney (ankle) for Friday’s match.
Mario Lemina, a former Fulham midfielder, has returned to Wolves after serving a one-game suspension and is prepared to face his former team. However, Sasa Kalajdzic, Hwang Hee-chan, Boubacar Traore, and Chiquinho are all still out.
Lemina may be a straightforward substitution for Joao Moutinho in the middle. Lopetegui also left Pedro Neto out of his team for fitness reasons in the loss to Bournemouth, but the injured Portuguese could return to help the ailing attack here.
Matheus Cunha may be at greatest risk of the axe as Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez, and Diego Costa push to return. Adama Traore and Pablo Sarabia did not perform poorly last weekend.
Lineup
Fulham:
- Leno;
- Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson;
- Reed, Palhinha;
- Solomon, Pereira, Willian;
- Vinicius
Wolverhampton:
- Sa;
- Semedo, Kilman, Dawson, Bueno;
- Lemina, Neves, Nunes;
- Traore, Podence, Sarabia
Betting Tips
Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Under 2.5 At least one goal in the first half to be scored – Yes Yellow cards – Over/Under 2.5 Yellow cards – Over 2.5
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