Our Premier League campaign resumes on Saturday night up against a Fulham side who we've enjoyed a dominant home record over in the competition to date.
Under the lights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 8pm), we head into the latest London derby on a six-game unbeaten run at home against the Cottagers (W4 D2) since a 1-0 defeat at White Hart Lane in March 2013.
Across the 16 top-flight games hosted in N17, that is one of only two defeats (losing 3-0 in August 2003) in the history of this home fixture which dates back to our very first Premier League meeting in December 2001.
Zooming back in to this season, Marco Silva's side make the short trip to north London having lost each of their last five away games in the division and are one of three teams - alongside Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers - yet to win on their travels in 2025/26, collecting just one point in six games and that came from a 1-1 draw at Brighton on the opening weekend.
Despite this, they have got the better of us in two of the last three league fixtures, albeit both at Craven Cottage, which matches their total victories from the previous 23 meetings. Fulham have impressed at home this season with four wins in six games at the Cottage which included a 1-0 win over Sunderland last time out.
Back at home this weekend, a response is certainly needed following a three-game winless run with our previous victory that 4-0 triumph over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League. With only one Premier League win at home this term, Thomas Frank said the team will 'do everything we can to come flying out, to be positive, intense, energetic and forward' in his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon.
The Brazilian also netted in our last two league games against Manchester United and Arsenal and has scored 16 goals in his last 22 Premier League starts, with a hand in 12 goals across his previous 14 home starts in the league (10 goals, two assists), although he is still searching for his first goal against Fulham in the competition.
Joao Palhinha made 68 league appearances in a two-year spell at Fulham between 2022 and 2024, ranking first for tackles (300) and duels won (547) across the entire division during his time with the Cottagers. Since returning to England with us on loan from FC Bayern, our No 6 has made a league-high 57 tackles this season to reclaim his tackling crown since his competition debut.
Here are some other pre-match facts, courtesy of Opta, ahead of the London derby:
We haven't lost any of our five Premier League games this season after playing in Europe in midweek (W3 D2).
Fulham have lost their last five on the road in the Premier League, last having a longer run between January and April 2019 (seven).
We have failed to win any of our last three Premier League games against Fulham (D1 L2), having won 14 of the previous 16 before this run (D1 L1).
Having been involved in five goals in his first six Premier League games against Spurs (4 goals, one assist), Fulham’s Raúl Jiménez hasn’t scored or assisted in any of his last six against us.
Fulham have lost six of their last nine Premier League London derbies (W3) having gone unbeaten in their previous 10 (W5 D5). Meanwhile, we have lost each of our last three London derbies on home soil, never previously losing four on the bounce in the Premier League.