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Saturday, 16 October 2010
Premier League
Barclays Premier LeagueVenue: Craven Cottage Date: Saturday, 16 October Kick-off: 1500 BSTCoverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, local radio, Final Score & highlights on Match of the Day
Fulham’s Moussa Dembele could play a part as he steps up his return from an ankle injury suffered against Stoke.Andrew Johnson is in line to make his comeback after spending nine months on the sidelines with a knee injury. Tottenham will be without winger Aaron Lennon following the back problem that forced him out of the England squad. Younes Kaboul and William Gallas may return after injury and Niko Kranjcar is pushing for a starting spot after scoring three times for Croatia. FulhamDoubtful: Dembele (ankle), A Johnson (knee) Injured: Kelly (calf), Senderos (Achilles), Zamora (leg) TottenhamDoubtful: Assou-Ekotto (knee), Gallas (groin), Kaboul (hamstring) Injured: Dawson (knee & ankle), Defoe (ankle), King (knee), Lennon (back), O’Hara (back), Woodgate (groin)
The only time Mark Hughes has experienced defeat in his last 19 league matches as a manager came at the hands of Tottenham when he was in charge of Manchester City back in December 2009.
His reign as Fulham boss has got off to an excellent start and the unbeaten Cottagers have lost none of the solidity that made them such a force to be reckoned with under Roy Hodgson. Turning draws into victories is now their priority and they will be confident going into Saturday’s London derby, given that they have not lost to Spurs at home in the league since 2002. Harry Redknapp’s men could be excused for having one eye on Wednesday night as they get the chance to test themselves against the very best Europe has to offer when they play defending Champions League winners Inter Milan at the imposing San Siro. Rafael van der Vaart is suspended for that game so the deadline day capture from Real Madrid, who has been an absolute revelation since signing for the club, will be sure to try even harder at Craven Cottage.
Head-to-head• Three out of the last six encounters between Fulham and Tottenham in all competitions have been 0-0 draws. • Both sides have won six of their previous 18 Premier League meetings, with six draws. • This is the 73rd league meeting between the sides. Tottenham have won 35 times, Fulham 11 and there have been 26 draws.
Fulham• Danny Murphy stands fourth in the table for the total amount of passes made this season (470). Only Paul Scholes, John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien have made more. • If selected to play against his former club, Simon Davies will be making the 300th league start of his career. • Mark Hughes has now drawn 14 of his last 18 matches as a manager, six out of seven games with Fulham and eight out of his last 11 fixtures as Manchester City boss. Tottenham• Against Aston Villa, striker Peter Crouch assisted two goals in a league match for the first time in what was his 232nd game in the top flight. • Tottenham have only been ahead at half time in one of their seven league fixtures this season. • No player has created more chances (20) than Gareth Bale this season in the league, but he is still yet to be credited with an assist. • Spurs have kept just two clean sheets in 12 games in all competitions this season.
FulhamDembele: 3 goals (2 league); Zamora: 3 goals (1 league)
TottenhamVan der Vaart 4 goals (3 league); Pavlyuchenko: 4 goals (1 league); Crouch: 4 goals (0 league)
Referee: Mike Dean Assistant referees: Simon Beck & Martin Yerby Fourth official: Andre Marriner
Fulham (D1-1 v West Ham, a): Schwarzer, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido, Davies (Riise 90), Etuhu, Murphy, Duff (Gera 69), Eddie Johnson (Kamara 77), Dempsey. Subs not used: Etheridge, Pantsil, Greening, Halliche. Tottenham (W2-1 v Aston Villa, h): Gomes, Hutton, Huddlestone, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart (Sandro 90), Jenas, Modric (Palacios 77), Bale, Pavlyuchenko (Lennon 46), Crouch. Subs not used: Cudicini, Keane, Kranjcar, Corluka.
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