Roy Hodgson will regain hero status against Pompey tonight

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It’s largely gone unnoticed but Fulham are currently enduring their worst Premier League losing streak since February 2002, having been beaten in each of their last five games.

There are mitigating circumstances – four of the matches have come away from home, opponents have included Chelsea, Spurs and Villa, and they’ve had bad luck with injuries – but they need to turn things around quickly, with

Posted: February 3rd, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Man City are good value for revenge on Fulham at 10/11

Man City/Fulham, Sunday 4pm, Sky Sprts 1, Free Bets, Best Odds

Twelve months ago Fulham came from 2-0 down in the last 21 minutes to win 3-2 at Eastlands, kick-starting their Great Escape. However, Manchester City are a lot stronger at home right now and the 10/11 offered by Bet365 looks like great value:

» Manchester City have won seven consecutive home games, six of which came in the Premier League.

» Fulham have won just one of their 15 away league games this season.

» City have the third best home points average in the division.

Posted: April 10th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

A point at Fulham will send Liverpool top of the league

Fulham/Liverpool, Sat 5.30pm, Setanta S1, Free Bets, Best Odds

If the international break has halted Liverpool’s momentum somewhat then Rafael Benitez will be hoping the same holds true for Fulham, who flew into the interval with their first consecutive wins of 2009.

POSITIVES FOR FULHAM
The main reasons for Liverpool to fear the trip to Craven Cottage are that they have lost two of their last three games there, while Fulham have already beaten Arsenal and Manchester United and held Chelsea there. In addition, the Reds haven’t won consecutive away league games since early December.

IGNORE THE DRAW
The two sides may have drawn 0-0 at Anfield but none of Liverpool’s last ten trips to the Cottage have finished level while Fulham are yet to draw a home game in 2009. The last time that Fulham and Liverpool drew both of their league meetings was in 1966/67.

Posted: April 4th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Jose Mourinho falls short and Fulham lose at home again

Five stats about Wednesday night’s football

1. Roberto Mancini had no problem winning Serie A so the main reason Jose Mourinho was brought in to replace him as Inter boss was to achieve European success. However, Mourinho went out last night at the same stage the Italian champions fell in each of Mancini’s last two seasons.

2. And there has been no domestic improvement either. Inter are a point worse off than they were at this stage last season, despite last year’s runners-up Roma struggling down in sixth.

3. Fulham have gone from losing just one home game in ten-and-a-half months to being beaten three times in the space of eight days at Craven Cottage.

Posted: March 13th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Fulham will test Manchester United’s sextuple credentials

Fulham/Man Utd, Saturday 5.15pm, ITV1, Free Bets, Best Odds

On Wednesday night the task facing Manchester United this weekend looked a lot less daunting than it previously did as Hull inflicted Fulham’s second home defeat of the season. However, this is still going to be a big hurdle for the sextuple chasers. Roy Hodgson’s side remain the third best home side in the Premier League, they have a strong record against the big teams this season and Manchester United were knocked out at this stage last season, ending their treble bid. Can Fulham stop them? Here are the key facts:

Upset…

» Fulham have lost just two of their last sixteen home games, winning eleven.

» The Cottagers have played the top five on six separate occasions this season, keeping clean sheets on four and losing just once.

Posted: March 6th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Coventry look to cause an upset away from the cameras

Previews of Tuesday and Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth round replays

Anyone who saw the initial West Ham/Middlesbrough game will be baffled by ITV’s decision to televise that replay over Blackburn’s potentially dangerous trip to Coventry. Even the clubs were caught off-guard by the decision to move the match for the public’s pleasure, judging by West Ham’s failure to warn fans the date could change and Middlesbrough’s decision to send tickets out saying the game was on Tuesday. Here are all the key statistics about the first three replays:

Coventry v Blackburn (Tuesday 7.45pm)
ITV’s decision to ignore this tie could prove wise however as only one goal has been scored over the course of Blackburn’s last four away games. Paddy Power and Ladbrokes offer 23/10 on the game requiring extra-time and that looks enticing. Sam Allardyce’s side have won just one of their last eight away games - and that was away to Blyth Spartans - but at the same time they unbeaten in four, with three of those finishing 0-0. Coventry have lost just one of their last nine home games and knocked Blackburn out of the FA Cup last season.

Fulham v Swansea (Tuesday, 8pm)

Posted: February 24th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment