Fulham vs Bournemouth - prediction, team news, lineups

On other ends of 3-0 scorelines successful gameweek 35, European-chasing Fulham and Bournemouth bash conflict astatine Craven Cottage connected Saturday afternoon.

The illness-hit Cottagers were comprehensively beaten by Arsenal past clip out, portion the Cherries capitalised connected Crystal Palace's continental fatigue successful a 3-0 triumph implicit the Eagles.

Match preview

Fulham's gritty triumph implicit Aston Villa and Arsenal's taxing distant time astatine Atletico Madrid gave emergence to a competitory London derby betwixt the 2 clubs astatine the Emirates Stadium past week, but the archetypal 45 minutes was the furthest happening from a contest.

Hampered by a sickness bug that swept its mode done the grooming crushed earlier the game, the Cottagers succumbed to 2 Viktor Gyokeres goals either broadside of a Bukayo Saka strike, successful what was their joint-heaviest decision of the Premier League season.

A scoreless 2nd fractional was small consolation for Marco Silva, whose uncertain declaration concern is besides not helping matters astatine Craven Cottage, wherever helium could precise good beryllium taking complaint of his penultimate location crippled for Fulham this weekend.

The Portuguese's squad stay conscionable 3 points beneath the apical 7 successful the Premier League table, though, and the hosts person an applaudable location grounds to autumn backmost on, winning 10 of their 17 top-flight games astatine Craven Cottage this term.

Only Arsenal (14), Manchester United, Manchester City (12) and Aston Villa (11) person picked up much Premier League location victories than the Cottagers successful 2025-26, and lone doubly person Silva's broadside been unopen retired connected their ain turf - against the Gunners and West Ham United.

As Fulham spell successful hunt of a 15th Premier League triumph of the season, visiting Bournemouth endeavour to widen a tremendous 15-match unbeaten tally - the longest of its benignant successful the part close now.

The departing Andoni Iraola has overseen 7 victories and 8 draws during that scarcely believable sequence, the astir caller triumph coming successful convincing circumstances against Palace, arsenic Eli Junior Kroupi and Rayan struck aft a Jefferson Lerma ain goal.

While Arsenal benefitted from Fulham's unsuccessful effort astatine corruption control, Bournemouth took vantage of Palace having an bare vessel - successful the words of Oliver Glasner - to support their Champions League hopes alive; the sixth-placed Cherries beryllium six points adrift of the apical five.

Iraola's attackers person besides rediscovered their champion selves astatine the champion time, arsenic aft Bournemouth scored conscionable 1 extremity successful 4 games betwixt February 21 and March 14, they person since netted astatine slightest doubly successful each of their past five.

The South Coast broadside besides strolled to a 3-1 location triumph implicit Fulham successful October, and are aiming to bash the Premier League treble implicit the Cottagers for the archetypal time; past year's Craven Cottage contention ended successful a 2-2 stalemate.

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Team News

Fulham fulcrum Sander Berge was the 1 notable unwellness absentee from the squad to look Arsenal, but the Scandinavian should person recovered successful clip to regenerate Harrison Reed successful midfield this weekend.

Emile Smith Rowe is besides expected to beryllium fixed the all-clear contempt coming disconnected with cramp astatine the Emirates, but Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), Alex Iwobi (thigh) and Kevin (toe) are each connected the sidelines.

Raul Jimenez's unsuccessful outing astatine Arsenal means that helium has present failed to people successful 4 successive Premier League games, but the Mexican is fond of facing the Cherries, having netted 5 goals successful six top-flight starts against Saturday's opponents.

Meanwhile, it is arsenic you were connected the wounded beforehand for Bournemouth, who are inactive missing Julio Soler (thigh), Lewis Cook (thigh) and Justin Kluivert (knee) but person nary caller concerns from the triumph implicit Palace.

Kroupi's punishment past clip retired marked the 19-year-old's 12th extremity of the Premier League season, the joint-most for immoderate teen successful their debut run successful the competition, alongside Robbie Keane from 1999-00.

Only 4 players person ever scored much Premier League goals successful a azygous play earlier turning 20 - Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen (twice), Romelu Lukaku and Nicolas Anelka - and Kroupi should proceed conscionable down Evanilson successful an untouched XI.

Fulham imaginable starting lineup:

Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Wilson, King, Chukwueze; Jimenez

Bournemouth imaginable starting lineup:

Petrovic; Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier; Evanilson

We say: Fulham 1-1 Bournemouth

So agelong arsenic Fulham person stayed virus-free this week, expect to spot a re-energised Cottagers connected their ain turf, wherever Silva's men person got the amended of their opponents much often than not this term.

Victory whitethorn inactive beryllium beyond the inconsistent hosts, but arsenic Bournemouth person go the stalemate specialists this play - drafting a league-high 16 games - a stock of the spoils is simply a realistic outcome.

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