Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2025
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Watford
Fulham will look to kickstart their FA Cup campaign in style when they take on Watford at Craven Cottage. The Cottagers scored a late goal from the penalty spot to save one point against Ipswich Town, but they are seen as hot favourites to beat the Hornets in London. All Andreas Pereira, Emile Smith Rowe, Rodrigo Muniz, and Adama Traore are in line for a spot in the starting XI, while Harrison Reed and Sander Berge are major doubts.
Tom Cleverley’s men, on the other hand, have been struggling in festive fixtures and given their three-game losing run in the Championship, home win should definitely be considered. Both Tom Dele-Bashiru and Kevin Keben are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team. In their last meeting in the FA Cup, back in 2005, Fulham recorded a routine 2-0 win over Watford, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction.
Highlighted Player (Alex Iwobi):
Alex Iwobi is one of the most talented African footballers. The Nigerian football player was born in Lagos on May 3, 1996, but he moved to Arsenal at the age of 8. In 2015 he made his first-team debut for the Gunners, starting in a 3-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.
Speaking of his Premier League debut, Alex Iwobi played his first game for Arsenal in a 3-0 victory over Swansea City in October, 2015. The pacey winger played for England at youth level, but he eventually went on to play for Nigeria. Iwobi made his senior debut with the Super Eagles on October 8, 2015, coming as a substitute for Ahmed Musa in a 2-0 loss to DR Congo.
On October 7, 2017 the Arsenal footballer scored the winner for Nigeria against Zambia (1-0) which helped the Super Eagles book their place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. Speaking of his individual trophies, Alex Iwobi was named CAF Young Player of the Year 2016.
Highlighted Team (Watford):
Watford FC is an English football club founded in 1881 and is playing its home games in the Vicarage Road which holds a capacity of 21 000 seats. Watford managed to promote to the Premier League in 2014/2015 after playing for 8 years in lower football divisions.
The club colors of Watford are yellow and red. The away kit of Watford in the current season is in blue. Watford FC is also known as The Hornets of which their fans are very proud of.
Watford FC never won any title in the clubs history. In the season 1983/1984 Watford managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup (former Europa League) where the club got knocked out in the best of 16 round after playing against Sparta Praha. Watford FC is a stereotype UK football club where working hard is more important than talent. Well known football players that ever played for Watford FC are Ben Foster, John Barnes, Ashley Young, Luke Young and David James.
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