At the moment, Fulham is closer to returning to the Championship than retaining its place in the elite of English football. In the current campaign the London team scored two victories and drew eight times, which brought them 14 points and a position in the relegation zone (18th place). Last time Scott Parker’s squad won in the Premier League at the end of November 2020, when the closest rival Leicester was outplayed (2:1) away. Since then, the “summer residents” have been scoring points exclusively in draw matches, out of which seven have been accumulated. In 2021 Fulham was second only to the giants of the league. Matches with Chelsea (0:1) and Manchester United (1:2) were unsuccessful for the Londoners. In the last two league rounds, the team shared points away with Brighton (0:0) and West Bromwich (2:2). Also the summer residents finished their performances in the cup ahead of schedule, losing at home to Burnley (0:3). Midfielder Tom Carney is in the hosts’ infirmary.
Saints also noticeably got hooked in the last stretch of the season. In the last round of the championship they lost 0:1 at their home arena to Aston Villa. This defeat was already the third in a row in the national championship of England. In previous matches Southampton also lost to Leicester (0:2) and Arsenal (1:3). In the last rounds the saints played mainly against competitors for places in European competitions. Results are weak, of course. In seven previous matches Soton won only once, although they beat the reigning champion Liverpool (1:0). Two more meetings of Ralf Hasenh?ttl’s charges ended in a draw, namely with Fulham and West Ham. Apart from above-mentioned defeats, they also lost to Manchester City (0:1). After the failure in the last round with Aston Villa, the Saints dropped to 11th place in the standings. Southampton is already four points behind the European competition. The decline in Southampton’s game is primarily due to personnel losses. Kyle Walker-Peters, Oriol Romeu, Theo Walcott, Yannick Westergaard, Ibrahima Diallo, Nathan Tella, William Smallbone, Michael Obafemi and Mohammed Salisu are currently in the hospital with injuries. More soccer bet prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
