David Prutton predicts West Brom clash v Fulham
David Prutton has predicted a 3-2 win for Fulham at Craven Cottage this coming Saturday against West Brom.
Baggies boss Valerien Ismael takes his high-flying Albion side to the capital for the early kick-off on Saturday.
Both clubs come into this in great form, and Ismael has a selection headache with his squad.
Writing in his Sky Sports column ahead of the clash on Saturday, Prutton believes that it will be a real clash of styles.
“This should be some clash of styles at Craven Cottage,” he wrote. “As things stand, it looks like these two could be fighting for one promotion spot along with Bournemouth. But we know how quickly these things can change in the Championship.
“There has been some criticism of Valerien Ismael’s style in recent weeks at West Brom, and that will come into sharper focus against a silky Fulham attack. They need to find a way of disrupting Fulham’s flow. I think there will be goals, but I’m backing the home side to edge it.”
Must win?
Fulham are unbeaten in their last three games and a win could cement their place in the automatic promotion places.
With just one point separating the sides, evermore the incentive for the Albion as a win will leapfrog them above their opponents and into second place.
Despite winning 3-0 last time out against Bristol City, the Baggies haven’t beaten Fulham in a league game since 2010 when both teams were in the Premier League.
This statistic is probably why Prutton has backed the home side. This and the fact that Marco Silva’s men dismantled a rejuvenated Nottingham Forest side last time out, with star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring two.
West Brom are winless in their last 17 away league games against Fulham (D7 L10), with their last win there coming back in October 1967. This isn’t pleasant reading for Albion fans, however, this run has to end at some point and Ismael’s men will be looking to make sure of it.
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