Fulham vs Derby County
England League Championship
Date: Saturday, 17th December, 2016.
Kick-Off at 15:00 UK
Venue: Craven Cottage, London.
Boss Slavisa Jokanovic has a host of new faces at his disposal for Fulham's home clash against Derby.
The Cottagers signed midfield pair Zakaria Labyad and Rohan Ince on loan from Sporting Lisbon and Brighton respectively on transfer deadline day and brought in defender Michael Madl from Sturm Graz.
Centre-back Fernando Amorebieta is also in contention after his loan at Middlesbrough was cut short and the Venezuela international returned to west London early.
Young striker Moussa Dembele saw a proposed move to Tottenham collapse on Monday and he is likely to be involved.
Darren Bent and Andreas Weimann will return to the Derby squad.
Neither player has featured since the FA Cup win at Hartlepool on January 9 but head coach Paul Clement, who began his coaching career at Fulham and spent seven years at the club, will include both on Saturday as he looks at more attacking options.
Clement will make changes after the goalless home draw with Preston in midweek. Bradley Johnson was replaced by Jeff Hendrick in the only change on Tuesday night and he will be pushing for a recall in midfield.
Recent signing Markus Olsson is an option in defence as he awaits his Derby debut while Johnny Russell is also vying for a starting role.
Fulham vs Derby: Head to Head Statistics
Derby can pride themselves as the better team when comparing their previous games. They have won 7 of their previous 17 meetings, they have lost 4 to Fulham and drawn 6.
At the Craven Cottage, Derby have won twice against Fulham, lost 3 times to Fulham and drawn 4 times. Their last meeting at Craven Cottage earlier this year ended in a stalemate as the played out a 1-1 draw.
Fulham vs Derby: Prediction
Derby will be full of confidence as they enter this game and every opponent facing them will be intimidated with their recent record. Fulham are not bad either, they are on 3-game unbeaten run and have been good in front of goal.
We expect a tight contest here with inflow goals, but Derby is expected to grab at least a point in the game.
Fulham vs Derby: Bet Tips
Draw No Bet – Derby to Win at 5/4 (2.25)
Total Match Goals – Over 2.5 goals at 5/6 (1.83).
