Fulham to beat Blackburn by 7 points
last updated Monday 02nd April 2001, 12:05 PM
Three wins on the trot, two
of them away from home, show that the wobble we experienced in early February
is now well behind us. The team's performance during the Tranmere game showed
that the Mighty White Machine was nearly back to the standard set at the
start of the season. A real joy to behold.
The Division One automatic promotion places look as if they are already
booked by ourselves and Blackburn as both Bolton and Birmingham are sliding
down the path to the playoff zone. In fact Birmingham look as if they could
follow Watford right out of the race for promotion.
The Whites can win a maximum of 112 points while Blackburn can win a maximum
of 102 but of course as we play each other on the 11th April the loser's
maximum is reduced by three. If we win, which we can even if recent form
indicates that Blackburn will be the winner, Blackburn's maximum point total
becomes 99 and we could be Champions on Easter Monday. Fortunately even
if we lose at Blackburn all current form lines indicate that we will be
Champions by 7 points.
| Current
Table |
|
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt |
Gd |
Vs
Fulham |
| 1 |
Fulham |
38 |
27 |
7 |
4 |
81 |
26 |
88 |
55 |
0
|
| 2 |
Blackburn |
36 |
21 |
9 |
6 |
60 |
32 |
72 |
28 |
-16
|
| 3 |
Bolton |
38 |
20 |
12 |
6 |
65 |
39 |
72 |
26 |
-16
|
| 4 |
Birmingham |
39 |
21 |
6 |
12 |
53 |
41 |
69 |
12 |
-19
|
|
| Projected
Final Table |
|
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt |
Gd |
Vs
Fulham |
| 1 |
Fulham |
46 |
33 |
8 |
5 |
98 |
31 |
107 |
67 |
0
|
| 2 |
Blackburn |
46 |
30 |
10 |
6 |
77 |
41 |
100 |
36 |
-7
|
| 3 |
Bolton |
46 |
23 |
16 |
7 |
79 |
47 |
85 |
32 |
-22
|
| 4 |
Birmingham |
46 |
24 |
7 |
15 |
63 |
48 |
79 |
15 |
-28
|
|
With the recent wins our form line is improving again and as can be seen
below, in the detailed match forecasts, the only games we now have a concern
over are the away fixture with Blackburn and our last home game of the season
against Wimbledon. The Blackburn/Fulham form lines indicate that Blackburn
, with home advantage, should beat us while Wimbledon with a continuing
run of good results look as if they could snatch a draw as they did in the
dying moments of their weekend game at Bolton.
As can be seen below Birmingham's recent poor form indicates that they could
miss out on promotion completely although Bolton can now be fairly certain
of a playoff place
| Remaining
games - forecasted results |
|
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt |
Gd |
Vs
Fulham |
| 1 |
Blackburn |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
28 |
8 |
9
|
| 2 |
Fulham |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
19 |
12 |
0
|
| 3 |
Bolton |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
14 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
-5
|
| 4 |
Birmingham |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
-6
|
Detailed
forecasted results
The
Mighty White Machine next plays West Brom
at the Cottage on Saturday 7th April.
Projected results for the
games between now and the end of the season, based on current form, for
the four main automatic promotion contenders, are listed below,
click here.
|
| Fulham |
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Ven |
Res |
Pts |
Pts
tot |
Vs
F
Fulham |
| 36 |
10.03.01 |
QPR |
h |
2-0 |
3 |
82 |
-10 |
| 37 |
17.03.01 |
C. Palace |
a |
0-2 |
3 |
85 |
-10 |
| 38 |
30.03.01 |
Tranmere |
a |
1-4 |
3 |
88 |
-10 |
| 39 |
07.04.01 |
West Brom |
h |
W |
3 |
91 |
-0 |
| 40 |
11.04.01 |
Blackburn |
a |
L |
0 |
91 |
-0 |
| 41 |
14.04.01 |
Huddersfield |
a |
W |
3 |
94 |
-0 |
| 42 |
16.04.01 |
Sheff Wed |
h |
W |
3 |
97 |
-0 |
| 43 |
21.04.01 |
Portsmouth |
a |
W |
3 |
100 |
-0 |
| 44 |
24.04.01 |
Wolves |
h |
W |
3 |
103 |
-0 |
| 45 |
28.04.01 |
Wimbledon |
h |
D |
1 |
104 |
-0 |
| 46 |
06.05.01 |
Grimsby |
a |
W |
3 |
107 |
-0 |
|
| Blackburn |
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Ven |
Res |
Pts |
Pts
tot |
Vs
Fulham |
| 36 |
01.04.01 |
Burnley |
h |
5-0 |
3 |
72 |
-10 |
| 37 |
04.04.01 |
Sheff Utd |
h |
W |
3 |
75 |
-10 |
| 38 |
07.04.01 |
QPR |
a |
W |
3 |
78 |
-10 |
| 39 |
11.04.01 |
Fulham |
h |
W |
3 |
81 |
-10 |
| 40 |
14.04.01 |
Stockport |
a |
D |
1 |
82 |
-9 |
| 41 |
16.04.01 |
Huddersfield |
h |
W |
3 |
85 |
-9 |
| 42 |
21.04.01 |
Wolves |
a |
W |
3 |
88 |
-9 |
| 43 |
24.04.01 |
Grimsby |
a |
W |
3 |
91 |
-9 |
| 44 |
28.04.01 |
Portsmouth |
h |
W |
3 |
94 |
-9 |
| 45 |
02.05.01 |
Preston |
a |
W |
3 |
97 |
-7 |
| 46 |
06.05.01 |
Gillingham |
a |
W |
3 |
100 |
-7 |
|
| Birmingham |
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Ven |
Res |
Pts |
Pts
tot |
Vs
Fulham |
| 36 |
17.03.01 |
Stockport |
a |
2-0 |
0 |
68 |
-14 |
| 37 |
20.0.01 |
Grimsby |
a |
1-1 |
1 |
69 |
-16 |
| 38 |
24.03.01 |
Sheff Wed |
h |
1-2 |
0 |
69 |
69 |
| 39 |
01.04.01 |
Wolves |
h |
0-1 |
0 |
69 |
-19 |
| 40 |
07.04.01 |
Wimbledon |
a |
L |
0 |
69 |
-22 |
| 41 |
10.04.01 |
Tranmere |
a |
W |
3 |
72 |
-19 |
| 42 |
13.04.01 |
Bolton |
a |
D |
1 |
73 |
-21 |
| 43 |
16.04.01 |
Portsmouth |
h |
W |
3 |
76 |
-21 |
| 44 |
21.04.01 |
Burnley |
a |
L |
0 |
76 |
-24 |
| 45 |
28.04.01 |
Grimsby |
h |
W |
3 |
79 |
-24 |
| 46 |
06.05.01 |
Huddersfield |
a |
L |
0 |
79 |
-25 |
|
| Bolton |
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Ven |
Res |
Pts |
Pts
tot |
Vs
Fulham |
| 36 |
10.03.01 |
Gillingham |
h |
3-3 |
1 |
68 |
-14 |
| 37 |
17.03.01 |
N. Forest |
a |
0-2 |
3 |
71 |
-14 |
| 38 |
31.03.01 |
Wimbledon |
h |
2-2 |
1 |
72 |
-16 |
| 39 |
03.04.01 |
Stockport |
h |
D |
1 |
73 |
-18 |
| 40 |
07.04.01 |
Crewe |
a |
L |
0 |
73 |
-18 |
| 41 |
13.04.01 |
Birmingham |
h |
D |
1 |
74 |
-20 |
| 42 |
16.04.01 |
C. Palace |
a |
W |
3 |
77 |
-20 |
| 43 |
21.04.01 |
Norwich |
h |
D |
1 |
78 |
-22 |
| 44 |
28.04.01 |
Barnsley |
a |
W |
3 |
81 |
-22 |
| 45 |
01.05.01 |
Wolves |
a |
W |
3 |
84 |
-20 |
| 46 |
06.05.01 |
Sheff Utd |
h |
D |
1 |
85 |
-22 |
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