‘Almost a six-pointer’ – Exclusive: Kevin Phillips predicts outcome of West Brom clash v Fulham
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Kevin Phillips claims West Brom are in for a tough match against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday, dubbing the fixture as “almost a six-pointer”.
Slaven Bilic’s side are yet to win in the Premier League this season but have managed to draw three of their last four matches.
Fulham, on the other hand, have just one point from their opening six matches and lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace last week.
Both teams are going to be gunning for victory in West London on Monday but Phillips doesn’t believe we’ll see a winner in a must-win match.
“They have to win,” Phillips told West Brom News. “It will be a tough, tough match. It’s almost a six-pointer straight away, certainly for Fulham.
“I expect a really tough game down at Craven Cottage but West Brom can take a lot of confidence from going to the AMEX and getting a point against a really good Brighton team, who are similar to Fulham in the way they play.
“I’m going to go for a draw. It’s another tough away match at a team down the bottom. Fulham aren’t a million miles away from getting a result.
“I hope West Brom can get a result but it’s a score draw for me.”
Neither team will want to lose this game.
Even though we’re still in the early stages of the 2020/21 Premier League season, it’s likely that West Brom and Fulham will be two of the teams down the bottom by the time it finishes.
That’s why Phillips believes that this game is close to being a six-pointer.
Neither have had great starts, neither are playing particularly well and neither have won a match.
As no one will want to lose, it could be quite a close, cagey affair so a draw is perhaps the right call.
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