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Fulham prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 12 of the 28 previous games, with the Cottagers winning just 6.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Fulham | 2-1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Tottenham H. | 0 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 24 Feb | Tottenham H. | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Fulham | 3 - 2 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Mar | Fulham | 0 - 2 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Tottenham H. | 4 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 29 Nov | Fulham | 1 - 2 | Tottenham H. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Cottagers have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Tottenham H. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Spurs pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.
Fulham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 10 matches. Tottenham H.'s 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Craven Cottage for the Cottagers and the Madmen are unable to see past Tottenham H. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Tottenham H. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |