Objectives is likely to be scarce when Fulham and Leeds United meet at Craven Cottage, with either side struggling to seek out the web this marketing campaign.
Fulham are one in all 4 Premier League groups but to win on this season’s competitors. They’ve scored simply twice, though that tally would have been better, had Josh King’s objective in opposition to final day trip not been disallowed, this week.
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Final season’s high scorer, Raul Jimenez, is but to attain within the league though did bag a objective within the EFL Cup, in addition to discovering the web for Mexico in midweek. Rodrigo Muniz, their subsequent high scorer from 2024-25 has netted twice however one was an personal objective.
Fulham have conceded from both an personal objective or penalty in every of their league video games this season. The truth is, they’ve given away a penalty in every of their previous 5 top-flight matches – a sixth would set a brand new Premier League file.
Leeds had been all the time going to be reliant on the fortress-like qualities of Elland Street this season, and their pre-international break draw in opposition to was a second consecutive clear sheet at dwelling, and took their unbeaten dwelling league run to 22 matches.
However they should decide up factors away from west Yorkshire, and their 5-0 drubbing at final month was not a superb omen. The truth is, it meant that they had misplaced their previous eight away Premier League matches in London, conceding 26 objectives in these defeats.
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Head coach Daniel Farke stated on switch deadline day that “with a view to be aggressive and to outlive in the most effective league on the earth, we have to do a bit extra within the offence”, however Leeds nonetheless look wanting goalscorers who might be relied upon to remain match, with free transfers Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha each injury-prone.
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Leeds’ solely league objective of the season has come from the penalty spot, whereas their first and solely shot on the right track in opposition to Newcastle final day trip got here within the ninetieth minute from Calvert-Lewin. Of their earlier league sport in opposition to Arsenal, additionally they solely had one shot on the right track.