FULHAM
16th in Premiership
with 7 points
Played 8 games
- Fulham is the highest placed of four clubs with just one Premier League victory so far this season. The others are Bolton, Derby and Tottenham.
- Pressing for a first win in seven league matches; drawn four and lost two since beating Bolton 2-1 at home on 15 August.
- Gained one win in their last eight league and cup matches, and not won in five in all competitions since prevailing 0-1 at Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup on 28 August.
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Portsmouth
6th in Premiership
with 12 points
Played 8 games
- Portsmouth have won the last three in league and cup.
- Chasing the 50th Premier League victory in their history.
- Won the last two league games; 0-1 away to Blackburn, and 7-4, home to Reading.
- Completed 41 Premier League matches since managing three wins on the spin; v Middlesbrough (a), Wigan (h) and Charlton (a).
- Won 25 and lost 25 of 69 league matches since Harry Redknapp's return to Fratton Park.
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- Completed 58 Premier League games since a win by more than a single goal (6-1, home to West Brom on 11 February 2006). That is the longest current such run by any club in this league.
- Failed to score for the first time this season, when holding Chelsea to 0-0 at the Bridge last Saturday.
- Boasting the strongest first half form in the Premier League.
- Squandered an unrivalled 13 Premier League points from winning positions this term.
- Scored in every home league game since being held to a goalless draw by Watford on New Years Day.
- Managed just one clean sheet in 12 home Premier League fixtures; the 1-0 win against Liverpool on 5 May.
- Held successively by Spurs (3-3 at home), Wigan (1-1 away), Manchester City (3-3 at home) and Chelsea (0-0 away). Those four stalemates make them the draw specialists of the Premier League.
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LAST CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Craven Cottage on 31-03-2007
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| Pearce 90 |
Kranjcar 4 |
| Niemi, Rosenior, Pearce ,Bocanegra, Queudrue, Smertin, Davies, Brown, Diop (Routledge, 57), McBride (John, 65 ), Radzinski (Montella, 62)
Subs not used: Lastuvka,Helguson, |
James, Lauren, Campbell, Primus, Stefanovic, O'Neil, Hughes, Davis, Kranjcar (Taylor, 61), Benjani (Mvuemba, 83), Kanu (Todorov, 80)
Subs not used Ashdown,LuaLua, |
Yellow card:
Brown |
Yellow card:
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Red card:
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Red card:
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Attendance:
22806 |
Referee:
M A Riley (W. Yorkshire) |
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| HEAD TO HEAD at FULHAM |
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FULHAM |
Draw |
PORTSMOUTH |
| League |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Premier |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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FULHAM |
Draw |
PORTSMOUTH |
| League |
10 |
16 |
20 |
| Premier |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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- The victory at Ewood Park in the most recent match on their travels was a first win in 13 away league games.
- Not won any of the last eight Premier League matches against London clubs.
- Already lost twice in the capital this season; 1-0 at Chelsea on 25 August, and 3-1 at Arsenal on 2 September.
- Gained only one maximum in nine Premier League fixtures in London; 1-2 at West ham on Boxing Day last year.
- Saturday's hat-trick hero Benjani MWARUWARI is Portsmouth's top scorer with five Premier League goals.
- Sylvain DISTIN is the only outfield player to have been on the field for every minute of every one of Portsmouth's Premier League games this season.
- David JAMES has kept goal for every minute of every one of Pompey's league matches this term.
- If he plays:-
- JAMES will be making his 140th consecutive Premier League appearance (Manchester City and Portsmouth).
- JAMES will also be making his 50th appearance in a Portsmouth jersey.
- Sean DAVIS will be facing a former club. The 28 year old midfielder made 198 appearances (155 in the league) and scored 20 goals (14 league) for Fulham at the outset of his professional career between July 1998 and July 2004.
- Pape Bouba DIOP will also come up against former team mates. The 29 year old Senegal international made 84 appearances (76 in the league) and scored nine goals (eight league) for the Cottagers between July 2004 and his move to Portsmouth two months ago.
- If on the field from the outset:-
MWARUWARI will be making his 50th start in a Portsmouth shirt.
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