Two clubs in opposite halves of the League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Fulham and Bournemouth. The second-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Craven Cottage in London and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Fulham manager Kit Symons (via the Guardian): "We were so young when I first took over and had so little experience, that I had to try and get the experienced players in and find a system that suited them. That certainly worked initially, and then we played fairly narrow at times and teams were finding out about that and exposed us a little bit in wide areas."
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe (via Sky Sports): "The performances have been decent of late certainly, so we haven't quite got the points tally I would like from those, but we're very much a work in progress I think."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bryan Ruiz remains Fulham's best creative talent. In 22 league appearances, the 29-year-old has four goals and 36 chances created.
Fulham's Projected Lineup (4-4-2 Diamond): Bettinelli; Stafylidis, Bodurov, Richards, Hutchinson; Tunnicliffe, Parker, Christensen, Ruiz; McCormack, Woodrow
Bournemouth's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Boruc; Elphick, Daniels, Cook, Francis; Pugh, Surman, Ritchie, Arter; Wilson, Kermorgant
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
# Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1
Middlesbrough
35
19
9
7
53
24
29
66
2
Derby County
35
19
8
8
66
37
29
65
3
Watford
35
20
5
10
70
42
28
65
4
Bournemouth
35
18
9
8
69
38
31
63
5
Norwich City
35
18
8
9
66
38
28
62
6
Brentford
35
19
4
12
57
45
12
61
7
Ipswich Town
35
17
9
9
55
38
17
60
8
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
16
9
10
48
42
6
57
9
Nottingham Forest
35
13
11
11
57
50
7
50
10
Blackburn Rovers
35
12
12
11
45
45
0
48
11
Sheffield Wednesday
35
11
13
11
31
34
-3
46
12
Charlton Athletic
35
10
15
10
39
44
-5
45
13
Birmingham City
35
11
12
12
40
50
-10
45
14
Cardiff City
35
11
11
13
42
46
-4
44
15
Leeds United
35
12
8
15
38
46
-8
44
16
Huddersfield Town
35
11
9
15
45
60
-15
42
17
Bolton Wanderers
35
11
8
16
43
54
-11
41
18
Reading
35
11
8
16
37
53
-16
41
19
Brighton and Hove Albion
35
9
13
13
40
43
-3
40
20
Fulham
35
11
6
18
46
59
-13
39
21
Rotherham United
35
8
13
14
35
53
-18
37
22
Wigan Athletic
35
7
10
18
32
47
-15
31
23
Millwall
35
7
10
18
30
56
-26
31
24
Blackpool
35
4
10
21
29
69
-40
22
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