Comments and predictions for Fulham vs Southampton: Home team wins easily

Latest Fulham vs Southampton team information

It has not been officially confirmed that Ivan Juric will be in charge of Southampton for the upcoming match, but the home team's lineup this weekend is unlikely to deviate much from the football philosophy of the Croatian coach, who was famous for his three-man defence during his time in Serie A.

However, Jack Stephens will not feature in defence as he is serving the final game of his four-match ban, while Will Smallbone (thigh), Gavin Bazunu (Achilles) and Ross Stewart (calf) are also all but certain.

The bright spot for Southampton is that goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale could return from a finger injury on Sunday. If fit, he could replace Alex McCarthy in goal. Kyle Walker-Peters is also in contention after missing the Liverpool game with a minor injury.

As for Fulham, Marco Silva's side will be without playmaker Andreas Pereira, who is suspended for picking up a number of yellow cards. The Brazilian was booked in the draw with Liverpool and almost got a red card for a dangerous tackle on Ryan Gravenberch.

Fulham, however, welcome back Calvin Bassey and Tom Cairney from suspension, while Joachim Andersen (calf) is also expected to be fit.

On the other hand, Fulham will be without Kenny Tete for the next 8-10 weeks due to the knee injury he suffered at Anfield. Reiss Nelson (thigh) and Harrison Reed (knee) will also continue to be absent as they are still recovering.

Latest Fulham vs Southampton predicted lineup

Fulham:

Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Wilson; Jimenez

Southampton:

Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Sugawara, Downes, Fernandes, Walker-Peters; Dibling, Armstrong; Archer

Latest Fulham vs Southampton football review

Barring any last-minute paperwork hiccups, former Roma and Torino boss Ivan Juric will officially become Southampton's new manager in the next few hours. The south coast club are working hard to ensure Juric is available in time for their game against Fulham.

Juric, who had a brief but lacklustre spell at Roma, will take over from Russell Martin following the humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham last weekend, in which Spurs scored all five goals in the first half, leaving Martin with nowhere to go.

Under interim manager Simon Rusk, Southampton lost 2-1 to Liverpool in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, but the result did little to improve their 2024-25 campaign, with the club now on a seven-game winless run that includes six defeats and a draw.

Juric faces a daunting task as Southampton sit bottom of the Premier League, nine points adrift of safety and on course to spend Christmas bottom of the table for the first time since 1992.

Southampton are also one of only two teams, along with Brentford, to have picked up just one point away from home this season. However, unlike Brentford – who have an excellent home record – Southampton have not won an away Premier League game since February 2023.

While Southampton welcome a new face, Fulham manager Marco Silva is enjoying stability in the hot seat, aiming to help the team advance in the race for a European ticket.

Fulham missed the chance to make things difficult for Liverpool in the title race. Despite having a man advantage in the first half, they took the lead twice but Diogo Jota scored a late equalizer, ending the match at 2-2.

Still, holding Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool to draws in their last four games is a commendable achievement for Fulham, who are currently eighth. However, the tightness in the table could see them rise to fifth or drop to 13th by Christmas.

Fulham's defence remains a problem, with just one clean sheet in their last 10 games. But on the offensive front, Fulham are on a 15-game scoring streak – the longest in the Premier League at the moment.

Silva’s side relegated Southampton in 2022-23 with two wins: 2-1 at home and 2-0 away. Before that, between 2005 and 2021, Fulham won just one of 11 meetings with the southern side.

Fulham vs Southampton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Fulham vs Southamptonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Fulham 2-0 Southampton

• WhoScore:Fulham 2-1 Southampton
• Our newspaper predicts:Fulham 2-0 Southampton

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