Our prediction for this Championship match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
03/12/2021
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Bournemouth
All eyes will be on Craven Cottage when Fulham and Bournemouth face each other in the Championship derby. The Cottagers aim to retain top position in the standings, but they face a difficult task in Friday’s football game. Marco Silva’s troops dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Preston, but keep in mind that they are undefeated in the previous nine league fixtures. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, while Tom Cairney, Nathaniel Chalobah, and Ivan Cavaleiro should miss out through different reasons.
The Cherries, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back draws with Millwall and Coventry. A close encounter is on the cards at Craven Cottage, and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. The bad news for the visitors is that important midfielder Jefferson Lerma is sidelined through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Tom Cairney):
Tom Cairney is a professional footballer who plays for Fulham. His main position is central midfielder, but he plays as an attacking midfielder and a right midfielder as well. The left-footed player was born in Nottingham, England on 20 January, 1991 and he started his youth career at Leeds United.
In 2007 he moved to Hull City and he was named Hull’s Young Player of the Year for the 2008/2009 campaign. After making 70 league appearances for the Tigers he joined Blackburn Rovers on 1 August, 2013 on loan and on 2 January, 2014 he signed a permanent deal with the Riversiders. At the end of the 2014/2015 Championship campaign he joined Fulham.
Tom Cairney’s father is Scottish and, as a result, the Fulham footballer decided to represent Scotland on the international stage. Cairney has 2 caps for Scotland U-21 and he made 6 appearances for Scotland U-21 team. It has to be noted that he suffered a serious injury in August 2012. The injury forced him to be out of contention for over three months.
Highlighted Team (Bournemouth):
Bournemouth are a professional football club that was formed back in 1890. The Cherries secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season, with the team making it to the English top flight for the first time ever.
Bournemouth play their home games at Dean Court and the capacity of the stadium is 11,469.
The Cherries enjoyed a very successful season on their Premier League debut, with the team beating the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United in the national championship. Glenn Murray scored the winner for Bournemouth in the 1-0 win over the capital club at Stamford Bridge and that is probably the greatest victory in the club’s history.
Bournemouth have been participating in the FA Cup since 1913, but they have yet to win the trophy in the prestigious competition. It has to be noted that the club’s original name Boscombe Athletic Football Club was changed to Bournemouth back in 1923 as the club owners wanted the Cherries to be more representative of the district.
