Our prediction for this Championship match:
Swansea City and Fulham go head to head at Swansea.com Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting Championship game. The Swans aim to build on back-to-back wins over WBA and Coventry City, but Fulham will pose a much bigger threat for the hosts than their previous rivals. A man to watch in the home team will be Ireland attacker Michael Obafemi, who scored a brace in the last league match, while Hannes Wolf should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Cottagers, on the other hand, moved one step closer to securing automatic promotion thanks to a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. Fulham are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, but beating the in-form Swans on the road is easier said than done. Both Terence Kongolo and Tom Cairney are sidelined with injuries, while Nathaniel Chalobah is pushing for recall.
Highlighted Player (Korey Smith):
After spending his youth career at Norwich City, Korey Smith made his first-team debut for the Canaries in January 2008 in the FA Cup clash against Charlton Athletic. Smith played 67 league games for Norwich City and he scored 4 goals for the club, but in 2013 he signed a two-year deal with Oldham Athletic.
The midfielder who was born on 31 January, 1991, scored one goal in 42 appearances for the club in the 2013/2014 campaign and on 27 June, 2014, he joined Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. It has to be noted that he won Johnstone’s Paint Trophy with the Robins in his first season with the team.
Korey Smith was born in Hatfield, England and he has two younger sisters, Alice and Harriet. Smith is a defensive midfielder, but he is capable of operating as central midfielder and right back as well. The Bristol City footballer also represented the likes of Barnsley and Yeovil Town (on loan) in the past.
Highlighted Team (Fulham):
Fulham are a club from London that play in the Premier League. The capital club dropped to the English second tier at the end of the 2013/2014 Premier League campaign after failing to impress in the elite competition, but managed to return in season 2018/2019.
Fulham were founded in 1879 and they play their home matches at Craven Cottage. Fulham are the oldest-established club from the English capital to have played in the top flight.
Fulham finished the 2008/2009 Premier League campaign in seventh place in the standings and that is considered the team’s biggest success, speaking of their participation in the Premier League.
The Cottagers played in the Europa League twice and they did well to reach the FA Cup final in 1975, but they were beaten by their local rivals West Ham United in the title game (0-2). Chelsea are regarded as Fulham’s bitter rivals as well and the two teams take on each other in the North London derby.