Fulham were 1-0 winners against Portsmouth in the Premier League on Wednesday but their form prior to that had been awful and they are readily opposed the The Reebok on Saturday. NFL jerseys
While there is very little danger of Fulham being dragged into a relegation battle, they have 30 points in the bag already, Roy Hodgson must be worried by his side’s complete lack of quality in recent weeks and they are one of few teams with little left to play for in the top flight even at this stage of the campaign.
A 3-1 victory in the FA Cup at Accrington Stanley at the end of January brought the Cottagers a step closer to Wembley and with the Europa League knockout phase also looming large Fulham are probably guilty of taking their eyes off the ball in the Premier League.
The London club were notoriously poor travellers last term but an opening day success this time around at Fratton Park suggested things were about to change under the excellent Hodgson. They've not triumphed away from Craven Cottage since however, picking up just four points in the process, and a trip to the north-west won’t be fancied by the majority of the playing staff.
Fulham face a Bolton Wanderers side on Saturday in much better form than the league table suggests and under new boss Owen Coyle they should have no trouble avoiding the drop. There was no disgrace in a 2-0 loss at Anfield last time out and prior to that Wanderers had seen-off both Burnley and Sheffield United on home soil.
Consecutive back-to-back defeats to Arsenal were not unexpected but you have to go back to the start of December to find the last time Bolton were beaten by a team outside of the so-called ‘Big Four’, a run of 10 matches, and as a squad will continue to want to make a good impression under Coyle.
While Bolton have only three top flight wins to their name all season in front of their own fans I think they are on the upgrade and the front pairing of Kevin Davies and Ivan Klasnic should cause Fulham problems. Matt Taylor remains a goalscoring threat in midfield while they possess genuine quality at the back too with the likes of Gary Cahill protecting the ever dependable Jussi Jaaskelainen.
The 2.30 on offer about a home win is only just on the big side, taking anything less about a team in the bottom five would be questionable, but everything looks in place for a Bolton win as they try to pull clear of those below them and I’m very confident they’ll get the job done.
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