| On Saturday, 11th February at 16:00 (CET), Fulham FC will host Stoke City at Craven Cottage for Round 25 of the English Premier League. The visitors have slipped from the top half while the hosts continue to build momentum in that direction. |
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Fulham have turned out some impressive performances in recent fixtures and are just three points away from breaking the top half of the table. The potential debut of loan-signing Pavel Pogrebnyak has Martin Jol eager to see what his new forward can do in the Premier League. The Russian striker joined in the January transfer window but has only trained with the squad up to this point. With attacking options limited after the departure of Bobby Zamora on deadline day, Pogrebnyak will have to assimilate fast if Fulham are to defeat Stoke.
Stoke City have won just once in their past eight Premier League matches, a run that has seen them drop to 12th place in the table. Perhaps more telling for this match is the fact that Stoke have won three of their last six away encounters with two of the losses coming against far stiffer competition than Fulham. Against mid and lower level teams, the Potters have defeated Blackburn, Wolves and Everton consecutively. Three straight losses in league play may spur the team into action against a beatable opponent in London.
Fulham FC - Stoke City
English Premier League, Round 25
Date: 11.February 2011 - 16:00 CET
Stadium: Craven Cottage - London
Referee: Chris Foy
Fulham:
Keeper: Stockdale
Defenders: Senderos, Riise, Hangeland, Kelly
Midfielders: Dempsey, Murphy, Davies, Duff
Forwards: Ruiz, Dembele
Manager: Martin Jol
Injured: Sidwell, Grygera
Booked: -
Stoke City:
Keeper: Sorensen
Defenders: Woodgate, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Pennant
Midfielders: Delap, Whelan, Wilson, Walters
Forwards: Crouch, Jerome
Manager: Tony Pulis
Injured: Sidibe
Booked: Huth
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Stoke won the reverse fixture in October with a two goal deficit, but Fulham hold the overall win advantage. Sunny skies are expected Saturday afternoon in London with temperatures around 2° C.
Last Meeting: 15.10.2011, Stoke City - Fulham 2:0
Wins Fulham: 12
Wins Stoke City: 8
Draws: 7
Recent performance (W - Win, D - Draw, L - Lose)
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Fulham - L/D/W/L/W
Stoke City - L/L/L/D/W
Stoke's road performances have been impressive against mid-table teams and this will be a difficult match for Fulham to win.
Tip: Stoke City +0.5 (Asian Handicap)
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