Fulham welcome the visitors West Ham United in the English Premiere League – Round 17. The match will be held on Saturday, December 15th, at the Craven Cottage (London).
It’s been 4 Fulham’s matches under the stewardship of Claudio Ranieri; yet in the 1st game of these 4, the team got their 2nd win in the national league. They drawed against the former Italian coach’s men Leicester and lost twice. But mind their opponents – Manchester United and Chelsea. It’s pretty clear – opposing the grands from the very beginning is a challenge even for Ranieri. Anyways, we see the ‘Cottagers’ starting to get somewhere and taking around a half of the points that they’ve managed to get throughout the previous 12 rounds.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
The visiting West Ham United suffer 3 consecutive defeats, meeting with the 14th Cardiff Сity, the 15th Newcastle, and the 16th Crystal Palace. They themselves are currently 10th, racking up 9 points in a row. Before, West Ham United kept the company with the above-mentioned teams. Well, Fulham are the last, someone may say…
Yes, they are. But the rock-bottom position of the hosts is their former, inexperienced, coach’s responsibility. Well, Slavisa Jokanovic has indeed lead Fulham to the Premiere League, but the Championship and the Premiere League are totally different competitions, and the coach’s qualification did not do there. As for Ranieri’s qualification, there’s not much to say here, just remember who lead Leicester to the gold medals in their over than century-old history. So, West Ham are not going to feature same easy game as they did in 3 previous matches. Fulham saw first positive results yet in their 1st match under Ranieri’s guidance; their losses to the giants we will not consider as for now. West Ham have also conceded to Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool. Their away record is unimpressive: 2 wins and 3 losses in 7 matches. The new head coach’s task is to ensure Fulham stay in the Premiere League. He will most likely succeed to complete it – the hosts’ squad is not bad, and it is no worse than the one of the guests; but his men need to take points at home even against the middle-class teams like West Ham United. In their 2 head-to-heads at the Craven Cottage, the opponents registered 2 Fulham’s wins. With the new manager assigned, the ‘Cottagers’ are not expected to lose this time again.
Prediction for the match: Fulham to win or Draw.
