Spurs vs. Fulham Premier League Match Preview
Following midweek action in the Europa League, Tottenham return to Premier League action when they come face to face with London rivals Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Match Preview:
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are currently enjoying a rich vein of form in the Premier League, having won 3 of their last 5 games in the top flight. Tottenham will take on Marco Silva’s Fulham in what is a London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 1st December 2024, with the game getting underway in North London at 13:30 in the afternoon.
This promises to be an enthralling and highly competitive contest, with North London meeting West London in what is a highly anticipated match.
As of the time of writing, the Lilywhites currently find themselves sitting in 6th place after earning a total of 19 points from their 12 games so far in the 2024/25 season. This sees them in a position where they are only 3 points adrift of the top four, with their North London rivals Arsenal the closest member of the top four to them in fourth place at the moment.
If Tottenham does go ahead and beat the Cottagers on Sunday afternoon, they can climb as high as 3rd place thanks to their goal difference, if other results elsewhere in the Premier League do indeed go their way this weekend. Spurs’ goal difference of +14 is the second best in the entire division, only bettered by league leaders Liverpool with +16.
Meanwhile, as for Fulham, Silva’s side are three places and one point behind Spurs in 9th place having earned a total of 18 points from their 12 games in the English top flight this season as of the time of writing.
If they beat Spurs, they would leapfrog their North London counterparts into sixth place. This is also dependent on whether other results elsewhere go their way as well.
Tottenham’s most recent game in all competitions saw them take on Claudio Ranieri’s AS Roma in their latest League Phase game in week five of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League. In the end, it was a 2 – 2 draw, with Son Heung-Min (5’ – Penalty) and Brennan Johnson (33’) both finding the target for the hosts, whilst it was Roma’s two central defenders Even Ndicka (20’) and Mats Hummels (90+1’) who found the back of the Tottenham net. You can view the match highlights below.
Fulham’s most recent game in all competitions saw them come toe to toe with lose 4 – 1 to Gary O’Neil’s Wolves at Craven Cottage on Saturday 23rd November in the Premier League. Alex Iwobi was the sole goal scorer for the hosts (20’), while it was Matheus Cunha (31’, 87’), Joao Gomes (53’), and Goncalo Guedes (90+5’) who scored for the visitors from the West Midlands.
Previous Premier League Game:
Tottenham’s most recent game in the Premier League season (2024/25) saw them come away as emphatic and ruthless 4 – 0 winners against the reigning English Champions Manchester City, led by their Spanish Head Coach Pep Guardiola, at the Etihad Stadium back on Saturday 23rd November. Watch the highlights from this memorable match below!
Head to Head:
Spurs and Fulham have met competitively in all competitions on a grand total of no less than 105 occasions over the years, and it is Tottenham who has the superior record of 55 victories compared with 20 for their West London rivals. At the moment, there have also been a total of 30 draws overall.
Tottenham did lose 3 – 0 in their most recent game against Fulham at Craven Cottage back on 16th March 2024. In their most recent encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium back on 23rd October 2023, it was Tottenham who went on to come away as comfortable 2 – 0 winners thanks to goals from Son Heung-Min (36’) and James Maddison (54’).
Excitement and anticipation are building rapidly ahead of this crucial Premier League game between two London rivals, with Ange Postecoglou and his Spurs side taking on Marco Silva and Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in what is going to be a 13:30 Kick-Off on Sunday 1st December.
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