MATCH RESCHEDULED: Fulham vs. Southampton ‘New’ kick-off time, TV channel, prediction, team news, lineups, referee and VAR
MATCH RESCHEDULED: Fulham vs. Southampton ‘New’ kick-off time, TV channel, prediction, team news, lineups, referee and VAR
Team news
Fulham full-back Kenny Tete will miss the next couple of months after suffering a knee injury in last weekend’s draw at Liverpool.
Calvin Bassey and club captain Tom Cairney are both back from suspension but Andreas Pereira serves a one-match ban after accumulating his fifth yellow card of the campaign at Anfield.
Defender Joachim Andersen has featured in training after missing four games with a calf complaint but Reiss Nelson and Harrison Reed remain sidelined.
Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is close to returning from a finger injury.
Full-back Kyle Walker-Peters is likely to be available after suffering a minor knock ahead of the midweek League Cup defeat to Liverpool, while fellow defender James Bree will be assessed after he was withdrawn in that match.
Match facts
Head-to-head
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Fulham are vying to win three successive league games against Southampton for the first time, having completed a double over the Saints in 2022-23.
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The Saints have registered just one victory in nine Premier League trips to Craven Cottage, drawing three and losing five.
Fulham
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Fulham have lost just one of their past eight Premier League matches, winning three and drawing four.
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However, their last two Premier League defeats have both come at home, to Aston Villa in October and Wolves in November.
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Marco Silva’s side have scored in a club record 15 successive Premier League games.
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Raul Jimenez needs one goal to draw level with Javier Hernandez on 53 as the Premier League’s top scoring Mexican.
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Five of Jimenez’s 52 top-flight goals have been scored against the Saints.
Southampton
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Southampton have lost 13 of their 16 top-flight matches this season, drawing two and winning just one.
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The south coast side are winless in 15 Premier League away matches, drawing three and losing 12.
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They have lost eight of their past 10 Premier League fixtures in London, drawing one and winning the other.
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The Saints will be bottom of the top-flight table at Christmas for the first time in their history, regardless of this result.
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Adam Lallana is set to make his 300th Premier League appearance.
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Ben Brereton Diaz could equal Oliver Burke’s Premier League record of 25 appearances without winning a game.
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