- Middlesbrough are looking to stay clear of trouble by notching their 150th Premier League victory
- 'Boro have a five point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone, after holding Newcastle to a 1-1 draw at St James' last Sunday. Gareth Southgate's side have won twice as many league matches as Fulham (six to three), but have conceded almost as many goals (11 to 12).
- Undefeated in six; won three and drawn three in league and cup since losing 0-2, home to Everton on 1 January - their only loss in eight.
- Scored one goal in each of the last four league games, and only managed more than one in one of the last 18 top-flight outings.
- Completed 20 league games since a win by more than a single goal; 2-0, against Birmingham on 1 September at the Riverside.
- Scored 22 league goals this season at one every 102 minutes (one hour 42 minutes) on average. Only Derby have an inferior record, with just 13 Premier League goals scored.
- The second lowest second-half scorers in the top division, with nine goals from 25 games.
- Been shown more yellow cards than any other club in Premier League competition so far this season (54).
- Only beaten Birmingham, Arsenal and Wigan in home league games.
- Holding the second weakest home record in the Premier League with 13 points from a possible 36 (three wins, four draws). Only Derby have fared less well; six points from 12 games.
- After this it's away to Sheffield United in the fifth round of the FA Cup, then away to Liverpool and home to Reading in the Premier League.
- 'Boro are defending an unbeaten home Premier League record against Fulham of four wins and two draws. They've not lost on home soil to the Cottagers since a 0-2 reverse at second League level on 24 March 1984.
- Middlesbrough won the reverse fixture 1-2 in August in what was Gareth Southgate's 50th match in charge. Now the Teessiders are looking to complete a first Premier League double over the Cottagers.
- The Riversiders won the last two home Premier League matches against Fulham, scoring three goals in each.
- Stewart DOWNING is Middlesbrough's top scorer with five goals.
- DOWNING and TUNCAY Sanli are the clubs' joint top Premier League marksmen, with four each.
- DOWNING is the only remaining player to have started every one of Middlesbrough's Premier League matches this season.
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| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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'BORO |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
25 |
4 |
7 |
| Premier |
6 |
2 |
5 |
| HEAD TO HEAD at MIDDLESBROUGH |
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'BORO |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
15 |
4 |
7 |
| Premier |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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MATCH REFEREE |
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Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) |
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- Having gained his first Premier League victory as Fulham boss against Aston Villa last Sunday, Roy Hodgson must now turn his attention to the Cottagers' appalling away record, if they are to complete their first back to back league wins since September 2006.
- Fulham are chasing their first top-flight victory on Teesside since a 1-2 triumph on 7 September 1949.
- Fulham are hoping to claw their way out of the drop zone by claiming their 75th Premier League maximum.
- The 2-1 home win over Aston Villa on Sunday was their first in 15 league and cup games.
- It also ended a 12-match winless Premier League sequence, and was their first maximum since the 3-1 victory over Reading on 3 November.
3. Won just three Premier League matches all season, all at home against Bolton on 15 August, Reading on 3 November and Aston Villa last Sunday; only Derby have fared less well with one victory.
- Not registered successive victories in 59 Premier League matches since Chris Coleman's side beat Sheffield United (h) and Newcastle (a) on 26 August and 9 September 2006 respectively.
- Kept one clean sheet in 15 Premier League fixtures; the goalless draw, away to Bolton on 29 January.
- The Premier League's joint draw specialists, with Liverpool; 10 of 25 have finished level.
- Won one, drawn one and lost three of five league games under Roy Hodgson.
- Lost the lead in 11 Premier League matches, and flittered away an unequalled 25 points from winning positions. They held the lead against Arsenal (a), Middlesbrough (h), Aston Villa (a), Chelsea (h) and West Ham (a), and went on to lose all five games.
- One of four clubs still without an away win in the Premier League. On the longest current streak of 29 matches without an away victory, picking up 13 points from a possible 87 since the 1-2 defeat of Newcastle at St James' Park on 9 September 2006. They have won two of the last 50 league games away from Craven Cottage.
- A London derby, home to West Ham follows this, before Manchester United visit the Cottage on 1 March. Thereafter it's a trip to Blackburn and a home fixture with Everton.
- Clint DEMPSEY is Fulham's top scorer with six Premier League goals.
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LAST CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Riverside on 13-May-2007
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Viduka 34,
Wheater 45,
.Viduka 47
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Davies 42
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Schwarzer, Davies, Woodgate, Wheater, Pogatetz, Downing, Boateng (Morrison, 68 ), Rochemback, Arca, Lee (Yakubu, 68 ), Viduka (Johnson, 89)
Subs not used:
Jones, Euell.
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Niemi, Rosenior, Christanval (Queudrue, 50 ), Knight, Bocanegra, Dempsey, Volz (Briggs, 77 ), Davies, Radzinski, Helguson (John, 64 ), McBride
Subs not used :
Lastuvka, Claus Jensen.
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Yellow card:
Pogatetz
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Yellow card:
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| Red card: |
Red card:
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Attendance:
29556 |
Referee:
M A Riley
(W. Yorkshire) |
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