Fulham - January 28, 2023 - England FA Cup
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It's so important for us, " he said. "We know that 40 points is sometimes a magic number. If you achieve it, when you achieve it, we can talk about it. One of the keys, and from last season, my answer every week was the same: game by game, three points for the next week. We don't change. "The Cottagers are currently the highest-placed west London team in the Premier League but Silva is not getting carried away with recent form. He added: "It's not something important for me. It's special for our fans, when they look at the table. For us, it's game by game. Of course we're pleased with the position we are in. "Image source, Getty ImagesMarco Silva has been speaking to the media before Fulham's Premier League game withВ TottenhamВ on Monday.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has reported no new fitness concerns ahead of Sunday's game. Lucas Moura is still absent with a heel problem. Who will make Fulham's starting XI? Predict the Spurs line-up hereMarco Silva says Fulham's primary objective this season is still survival despite currently occupying a Europa League spot. Fulham host Tottenham on Monday knowing a win would take them above their opponents into fifth in the Premier League. "Our ambition is to stay in the Premier League.
Fulham have been in fine form this year under Marco Silva, though they’re looking to bounce back from a league defeat at home to Spurs earlier this week. Sunderland have also been in decent shape for much of this season, and beat Middlesbrough last time out in the Championship. Do both managers name relatively unchanged line-ups, then, or bring in some fringe players? In terms of injuries, Fulham have Neeskens Kebano missing whilst Aleksandar Mitrovic picked up a little knock during the Spurs game and the Cottagers have been assessing him this week. As for Sunderland, Elliot Embleton and Lynden Gooch look set to be out, whilst late calls could be made on Alex Pritchard, Dennis Cirkin and Corry Evans.
FA Cup – Fulham v Sunderland: Latest team news, score prediction, Is there a live stream? What time is kick-off? FA Cup action returns this weekend as the fourth round offers up some intriguing cup ties up and down the country. Certainly, at Craven Cottage there’s a really decent game set to be played out, at least on paper, with Fulham hosting Sunderland on Saturday. The two sides have both had positive seasons so far and look to play the game in the right way, meaning it’s set up for a potentially enthralling clash in south west London. What are the key details around this one, though? We take a look now…It’ll be interesting to see how much rotation takes place in the two sides given both will feel as though they could get a result this weekend at Craven Cottage and go deep into the competition.
"On Sunderland, he said: "Tomorrow it will feel like an FA Cup match against a club with a great fanbase and squad that wants to do well. "This is the first FA Cup meeting between Fulham and Sunderland since the fourth round in the 2014-15 campaign, with the Black Cats winning 3-1 in a replay. Fulham’s last game against Sunderland was in April 2018, a 2-1 away defeat in the Championship. Sunderland have, however, won three of their past four visits to Craven Cottage in all competitions. Fulham have been eliminated from seven of their past eight FA Cup fourth-round ties, winning the other 4-1 at home against Hull City in 2016-17. This is Sunderland’s first appearance in the FA Cup fourth round since 2014-15, when they knocked out Fulham.
They were unlucky not to get anything against Newcastle last week, and they will go for it again here. I can see them beating Spurs, and cranking up the pressure on Conte even more. Liam's prediction:В 1-1Fп»їind out how Sutton and Liam have done with the rest of this weekend's predictionsImage source, Getty ImagesNeeskens Kebano remains a long-term absentee for Fulham because of a ruptured Achilles but head coach Marco Silva has no other injury problems in his squad. Full-back Antonee Robinson returns after missing the defeat at Newcastle through suspension.
They were unlucky against Newcastle and undone by an icon of the game in Harry Kane here. Marco Silva's side remain seventh, still potentially in a European place. Whatever happens from now on, it's still been a wonderful season but how they respond to this after five wins in a row could decide whether they are here to stay or start to drop. For the latest round of Premier League predictions, Chris Sutton is up against The Courteeners frontman Liam Fray. Sutton's prediction:В 2-1Tottenham boss Antonio Conte said his side had to take more risks in the second half against Arsenal last weekend, when Spurs were behind and chasing the game. But the way Spurs have been starting so many games this season so badly, surely they need to take more risks from the off? Fulham will definitely be playing on the front foot.
Fulham vs Sunderland Predictions, Tips, Preview & Live Stream
It's been 13 years since we even reached a quarter-final, and over 20 years since a semi. Given the quality in this team, I think we more than have a chance to get to those latter stages. Bп»їBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra will bring you seven live Carabao Cup and FA Cup commentaries involving Premier League teams this week:Tuesday, 24 JanuaryВ Southampton v Newcastle (20:00)Wednesday, 25 JanuaryВ Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (20:00)Saturday, 28 JanuaryВ Accrington Stanley or Boreham Wood v Leeds United (12:30)В В В Fulham v Sunderland (15:00)Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur (18:00)Manchester United v Reading (20:00)Sunday, 29 JanuaryBrighton v Liverpool (13:30)All kick-off times GMTAlex Howell, BBC SportFulham can count themselves unlucky to have lost to Tottenham on Monday night.
Monday's defeat against Tottenham is the fifth time that we've lost to one of the top-five teams by just a single goal. In some ways, it's incredibly impressive that we've competed with the very best, but also quite frustrating how we haven't managed to get a single point out of those games. For me, all focus needs to go on the FA Cup. With so many Premier League teams knocked out, and one of Arsenal or Manchester City set to go, it's a huge opportunity for a team like Fulham to go deep into the competition. We haven't got safety secured but, given that we have 31 points, I think we can afford to throw some attention towards a cup run. Sunderland looked really good on Sunday against Middlesbrough, and I think we should play most of our first team in order to get the job done.
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