Tottenham will look to bounce back from a difficult week as they welcome London rivals Fulham to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
Thomas Frank made a solid start as Spurs boss, with the Dane winning four and losing just one of his opening seven Premier League games in charge of the North London club (W4-D2-L1).
However, Spurs have gone on to win just one and lose three of their next five (W1-D1-L3), with the latest of those defeats coming in a 4-1 thrashing away at North London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates.
Spurs also come into this clash after suffering their first defeat in the league phase of the Champions League this season, as they lost 5-3 away at reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, on an evening where both of my selections landed.
Fulham’s strong home form continued last time out, as they grabbed a late winner to defeat high-flying Sunderland 1-0 to move them up to 15th in the table, three points clear of the relegation zone.
Whilst that was Fulham’s fourth win from their last five at the Cottage, Marco Silva’s men have picked up a solitary point on their travels this season, losing each of their previous five.
How the bookies view it: Spurs favourites
Despite winning just one of their last five Premier League matches, Tottenham are favourites to claim all three points here, with bet365 pricing a home success at 6/5.
Fulham are 23/10 with the same firm to claim their first away win of the season, whilst the draw is 12/5.
Head to head: Four unbeaten for Fulham?
After winning just one of their last 13 meetings with Spurs, Fulham are unbeaten in each of their next three (W2-D1-L0).
However, the Cottagers have not won an away fixture against Tottenham since March 2013 at White Hart Lane.
Players to watch: Richarlison to make the net ripple again?
Richarlison is Spurs’s top scorer this season, firing in six goals in league and Europe, as well as providing a couple of assists.
The Brazilian has now scored in each of his last three appearances for Spurs, and I like the 13/10 on offer at Paddy Power for him to Score or Assist on Saturday night.
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Predicted line-ups:
Spurs will once again be without Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Yves Bissouma, Radu Dragusin and Koto Takai through injury, whilst Christian Romero is suspended.
Fulham will be missing Antonee Robinson and Rodrigo Muniz, but Sasa Lukic returns from suspension.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Sarr, Kudus, Simons, Kolo-Muani, Richarlison
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Iwobi, Wilson, King, Kevin, Jimenez
Anything else catch the eye?
With only rock-bottom Wolves collecting fewer points at home than Tottenham and fewer points away from home than Fulham, I’m more than happy to swerve the match result.
Tottenham’s last nine Premier League encounters have averaged 3.11 goals per game, with seven (78%) of them seeing Over 2.5 Goals land.
What’s more, three of Fulham’s last four Premier League clashes on the road have seen a minimum of three strikes, and a repeat pays 10/11 at bet365.
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