Fulham host West Bromwich Albion in a bid to get closer to first place in the Championship at the Craven Cottage. The hosts are placed second in the league standings with twenty-nine points from fourteen matches while the visitors have earned twenty-eight points from their fourteen fixtures. Fulham come into the game on a three-match winning run in the Championship with wins over Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest. The hosts also have won their last three home matches and will be confident going into the West Bromwich Albion game. Marco Silva’s men also have kept two clean sheets in a row and have a great defensive resilience at the back in their recent fixtures.
West Bromwich Albion have had a mixed bag of results in their past few fixtures. They have won and lost two games each out of their last four matches. Interestingly, they have lost their last two away matches which are signs that they are vulnerable on the road. Valerian Ismael’s men will be wary of their not so great head to head record with Fulham, where they are yet to win against them in their last eleven matches. A win for either of the two teams will place them within touching distance of first place in the Championship.
Fulham and West Bromwich Albion are closely matched on paper and have a similar run of form. They both look likely to finish in the fray for a possible promotion to next season’s Premier League. However, Fulham are likely to have an edge in this fixture owing up to their home run and a shaky away run of form from West Bromwich Albion. We are backing Fulham to win this fixture.