Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:14 pm
Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:28 pm
Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:20 am
Sven wrote:Which defence can hold out? (Cardiff v Fulham, Saturday 3pm)
It has been six years since a side has conceded more goals in their first eight games of a Premier League season than Fulham have done. Their 5-1 defeat to Arsenal before the international break took their tally to 21 conceded, while, ahead of their trip to Cardiff, they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 22 Premier League away games.
Slavisa Jokanovic's Fulham have not had the start they would have hoped for after spending around £100m in the summer
Manager Slavisa Jokanovic acknowledged after the loss to Arsenal that defensively Fulham have not been good enough, and that will surely have been the main point of focus in training during the last two weeks.
The stats show that Cardiff have not fared much better defensively, but 12 of the 17 goals they have let in were against Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. Having already played four of last season's top six, Cardiff now start a more favourable run of fixtures, and whoever can keep it tight at the back might prevail in this crucial contest between two newly-promoted teams.
Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:59 am
Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:43 am
T1JMO wrote:Let's be real - we are 8 games in and no win, if we fail to pick up a win here it's hard to see where we will ever get one.
Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:41 am
T1JMO wrote:Let's be real - we are 8 games in and no win, if we fail to pick up a win here it's hard to see where we will ever get one.