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Match Spurs vs Fulham (a) 04.12.13

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Fulham host Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on Wednesday 4th December 2013 (KO 20:00) in the 14th match of the 2013-14 Premier League season.

Fulham come into the match in 18th place on 10 points while Spurs are in 9th place on 21 points.

Fulham were founded in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School FC and played under the name Fulham Excelsior until 1888. The first meeting with Tottenham, who were founded three years later than Fulham in 1882, came in the Southern League in September 1903 at Craven Cottage and resulted in a 0-0 draw. The reverse fixture at White Hart Lane in January 1904 was won by Spurs 1-0.

Spurs and Fulham also competed in the London League and both fixtures that season were won by Spurs 2-1 at home and 5-1 away.

The clubs competed against each other for three more seasons in the Southern League with Fulham winning four games, Spurs winning one and the remaining match drawn. Spurs were Southern League Champions in 1899-1900 and Fulham Champions twice in 1905-06 and 1906-07.

There were also two seasons in the Western League in 1904-05 and 1905-06 with Spurs winning twice, Fulham once and one game drawn.

The clubs met on tour in May 1907 in Ostend, Belgium in a match which Spurs won 2-1.

The first Football League meeting between the clubs came in the Second Division in December 1908 at Craven Cottage with Spurs winning 3-2. Tottenham also won the home fixture in April 1909 1-0 with the great Vivian Woodward scoring the winning goal. A few months earlier, Woodward had captained the Great Britain football team to their second of three Olympic Games Gold Medals.

Sandwiched in between those first League encounters was the first FA Cup match in the old second round (today's fourth round) at White Hart Lane, which was won by Spurs 2-0. To date, the clubs have met 8 times in the FA Cup with Spurs winning 5 games, Fulham once and 2 draws.

As Spurs had won promotion to the First Division after their maiden season, there were no more League meetings with Fulham until after the First World War.

During the War, the clubs met frequently in the various competitions which were created to provide entertainment for the masses and many of Tottenham Hotspur's "home" matches were played at Woolwich's Highbury Stadium as White Hart Lane had been requisitioned by the Army.

When football resumed in 1919, Spurs had lost their First Division status to Woolwich under controversial circumstances and met Fulham in the Second Division in December at Craven Cottage in a game Spurs won 4-1. The reverse fixture was also won by Spurs 4-0 on their way to the Second Division Championship.

There were no more competitive matches with Fulham until Spurs were relegated to the Second Division in 1932-33 and both fixtures ended in draws. There were four more seasons of Second Division football before the outbreak of World War Two and honours were even with two wins apiece and four draws in those eight matches.

Spurs and Fulham met 13 times during the War with Tottenham winning nine games, Fulham one and three drawn matches. The clubs met in the Second Division for the first three seasons after the War with one win each and four games drawn.

Spurs won the First Division Championship in 1950-51 and in the process did the "double" over Fulham 1-0 away and 2-1 at home.

The clubs met for another 10 seasons in the First Division up to 1967-68 with Spurs winning 12 games, Fulham one and 7 games drawn.

The next League meetings came in the Second Division in 1977-78 with Spurs taking four point off Fulham as they regained their Top Flight status. The first of three Football League Cup meetings came in December 1981 with Spurs winning 1-0 at the Lane with a Micky Hazard goal.

Fulham were promoted to the Premier League for season 2001-02 and they've kept their place in the League ever since. Spurs have won eleven of the 24 games played so far with Fulham winning seven and six matches have been drawn.

The match at Craven Cottage in October 2010 was won by Spurs 2-1 with goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Tom Huddlestone with Diomansy Kamara getting Fulham's goal, while the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day was won by Spurs with a Gareth Bale goal.

Fulham had a very impressive 4-0 win over Spurs in the fourth round of the 2010-11 FA Cup at Craven Cottage. Danny Murphy put the West Londoners two goals up before Michael Dawson was sent-off for Spurs. Brede Hangeland and Moussa Dembele added further first half goals.

In June 2011, Fulham appointed former Spurs manager (2004-07) Martin Jol on a two year contract to replace Mark Hughes as the Cottager's new manager. Both Spurs and Fulham participated in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League.

The fixture at Craven Cottage in November 2011 resulted in a 3-1 win for Tottenham. Fulham's Chris Baird deflected Gareth Bale's shot into the net after 10 minutes and Aaron Lennon scored on 45 minutes to give Spurs a 2-0 halftime lead. Younes Kaboul scored an own goal after 57 minutes but Jermain Defoe's 90th minute goal ensured that Spurs went away with all three points.

Spurs completed the 2011-12 double over Fulham with a 2-0 home win on the last day of the season which secured 4th place. Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs ahead in the 2nd minute and a 63rd minute goal from Jermain Defoe secured the three points.

During the summer of 2012, former Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov joined Fulham from Manchester United while midfielder Mousa Dembele and striker Clint Dempsey both joined Tottenham from Fulham. The match at Craven Cottage in December 2012 resulted in a 3-0 win for Tottenham with Sandro putting Spurs ahead after 55 minutes and a brace from Jermain Defoe securing the 3 points.

Dimitar Berbatov scored the winner for Fulham in the 52nd minute of the game at White Hart Lane in March 2013. Scott Parker joined Fulham from Spurs in the Summer of 2013 and ex-Tottenham players Darren Bent & Adel Taraabt joined Fulham on loan from Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers respectively.

Overall, Spurs have won 71 of the 138 matches played, Fulham have won 31 and the remaining 36 games have been drawn.


Steve Archibald
Darren Bent
Dimitar Berbatov
Ernie Bowering
Michael Brown
Laurie Brown
Vic Buckingham (Spurs player, Fulham manager)
Ron Burgess (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Roger Cross (Fulham player, Spurs asst. manager)
John Curtis
Sean Davis
Simon Davies
Mousa Dembele
Clint Dempsey
Terry Dyson
Bert Elkin
Harry Evans (Fulham player, Spurs asst. manager)
Ray Evans
Willie Evans
Tom Fitchie
Theo Foley (Spurs res. manager, Fulham youth manager)
Matt Forster (Spurs player, Fulham scout)
Phil Gray
Martin Jol (Manager with both clubs)
Cliff Jones
David Gwilan Jones
Stephen Kelly
Paul Konchesky
John Lacy
Harry Lowe
Ken McKay
Tom Meade
Terry Medwin (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Paul Mahorn
Steed Malbranque
John Margerrison
Alan Mullery
Danny Murphy
Taffy O'Callaghan
Tim O'Shea
Frank Osborne
Scott Parker
Tony Parks
Ernie Payne
Tom Pratt
Jimmy Reid
Wayne Routledge
Louis Saha
Hans Segers (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Neil Smith
Paul Stalteri
Bob Stevens
Alf Stokes
Bob Tannahill
Adel Taarabt
Charlie Walters
Bobby Zamora

 
Yesterday was a huge improvement and I'm still very disappointed that we didn't get the three points. This one is a must win if we want to keep in touch with top four. I really liked the Sandro/Dembele/Paulinho midfield and I hope AVB sticks with that. Ade should be involved in some way on wednesday.

Lloris
Walker - Kaboul - Chiriches - Vertonghen
Sandro - Dembele
Lennon - Paulinho - Adebayor
Soldado​
 
Quite simply we looked much better with only one winger inverted. Gave us the different option.

If Lennon doesn't start then townsend must play on the left for me. With Lamela on the right.

Would like to see the Dembele and Sandro partnership with either siggy / holtby in the middle. Bring Paul back for Sunderland, the man needs a rest.

The defence was fine from united. Ideally Verts to centre back, but there just isn't an option at the moment.

Soldado to start up top. This is a game where chances should flow. I can see him getting one here.
 
I would play the same line-up as Sunday. Let's try and keep the same team for a couple of matches, and build on an impressive performance.

If there had to be a change, I would stick Kaboul in place of Dawson....but that isn't a game changer.
 
Would think we have opportunity for some squad rotation. Kaboul, Sigurdsson, Holtby, Capoue. And the biggie for Andre is whether to play Soldado. Certainly agree that Andre needs at least one natural winger, he seems to have seen the flexed on two inverted wingers. Would also like to see Lamela get 30 mins at least. I'd rest sandro for the sunderland which is going to be fast and heavy by them.
Lloris
Walker, Kaboul, Chiriches, Vertongen/Fryers (sub)
Capoue, Dembele/Holtby(sub)
Lennon/Lamela(sub), Paulinho, Sigurdsson
Soldado
Have to win 2-0
 
Lloris
Walker, Kaboul, Chiriches, Vert
Sandro, Dembele
Lamela, Paulinho, Chadli
Soldado

Taking no chances on a loss or draw. We need the 3 points here. No fucking around.
 
I'd go
Lloris
Walker-Dawson-Chiriches-Jan
Lennon-Capoue-Dembele-Townsend
Ade-Soldado

With Lamela, Holtby and Danny Rose :avbpray: coming on

Then Saturday go:
Lloris
Walker-Kaboul-Vertonghen-Rose
Lamela-Sandro-Dembele-Paulinho-Townsendd
Soldado

All contingent on Rose being fit which he must be by now
 
Fulham not only is a must win but due to their loss of manager and relegation zone position, should be the perfect opportunity to dish out out a high scoring result of our own. Would do wonders for the team moral and getting the confidence soaring for the december run. A far less daunting run than our nearest opposition I might add. This is the chance for us to kick on from our early season woes. The teams above us will drop points and we will get back in the top 4 mix. I wouldn't suggest major changes to the team that played against man u. Lets try and stick with some stability, we have come close to discovering our strongest 11, let any personal changes be tactical changes in the form of substitutions.
 
durbanspur said:
Fulham not only is a must win but due to their loss of manager and relegation zone position, should be the perfect opportunity to dish out out a high scoring result of our own.
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I'd love to agree with you, but my little heart is growing more and more worried that perhaps the sacking of Jol and the entrance of rene meulensteen will mean we face a Fulham who have a new found sense of purpose and belief in turning around their season. Berba and Ruiz are my main concerns.. Therefore, Daws, I'm sorry, but there aint no room for you in this one. Kaboom and Chiriches will do the business.

Walker-Kaboul-Chiriches-Vert
Sandro-Holtby
Lennon-Dembele-Lamela
Soldado

With Lennon and Lamela making runs to switch flanks every now and then.
Paulinho to rest.
 
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