Overview
After losing 1-4 to Wolves in round 12, Fulham have gone 6 consecutive matches unbeaten in the Premier League this season. In which, they held Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool, before defeating Chelsea in the most recent match in round 18.
Despite still being held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton during that time, Fulham have shown that they are an extremely annoying team. If they maintain their form, the London representative can completely compete for a place in the European Cup next season.
Bournemouth have also had a relatively impressive first half of the campaign this year. Before the season started, they were considered to be in a relegation spiral after selling key striker Dominic Solanke. However, they are flying high in the rankings with 29 points after 18 matches.
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last six games, including impressive wins over Tottenham and Man United. Justin Kluivert is Bournemouth's top scorer this season with six Premier League goals.
Given the form of both teams, the match between Fulham and Bournemouth promises to be an exciting one. They are both interesting phenomena of the tournament and are competing for European Cup spots. Fulham has a slight advantage with the home field advantage, but Bournemouth are not easy to bully.
Whether they meet in the Premier League or Championship, Fulham and Bournemouth always produce outstanding matches. The Cherries have the slight advantage, winning five of their last 10 meetings compared to their opponents' two. The two teams have drawn three times.
Human resources situation
Bournemouth will be without Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, Julian Araujo, Marcos Senesi and Marcus Tavernier due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, Fulham's Reed, Tete and Nelson are all not healthy enough to play.
Expected lineup:
Fulham: Leno, Robinson, Bassey, Andersen, Diop, Castagne, Pereira, Iwobi, Lukic, Traore, Jimenez.
Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga, Aarons, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Huijsen, Cook, Christie, Ouattara, Kluivert, Semenyo, Unal.
The match between Fulham and Bournemouth takes place at 22:00 on December 29 (Vietnam time).
