Preston North End vs Fulham – Match Preview

Preston vs Fulham
Tuesday 10th December 2019
The Championship, Deepdale

Live on Sky Sports Football HD – Kick Off: 19:45 GMT

Preston North End look to return to winning ways in the Championship as they welcome the arrival of Fulham on Tuesday night.

The Lilywhites will be desperate to rediscover some of their early season promise, which saw them competing at the top of the division. Alex Neil’s side have lost their last four consecutive matches, a run which has seen them slip as low as 7^th in the Championship. Their last Championship win came on November 9^th.

Their opponents Fulham will themselves be hoping to bounce back from defeat, following their 2-1 home defeat to Bristol City on Saturday. Saturday’s loss was the first time Scott Parker’s side had been beaten since early November, when they lost 3-0 at home to Hull. Before defeat, Fulham had won four consecutive matches in the Championship, which had seen them rise to 3^rd.

Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored four goals in his last five matches, which has taken his season tally to fifteen, the Championships top scorer. SkyBet are offering odds of 11/8 for the Serbian to add to his tally in 90 mins.

Tuesday nights encounter will be the first time these sides have met since March 2018, where Fulham were 2-1 winners at Deepdale. In fact, Scott Parkers side are unbeaten in this fixture since October 2000, a run which has seen five Fulham wins, and two draws.

The referee for this fixture is Keith Stroud. The 50-year old has overseen eleven Championship matches this season, accumulating a total of thirty-four yellow cards. This considered, I would recommend a minimum of 30+ booking points for this fixture. Stroud is yet to take charge of a match involving Preston this season but was the man in the middle for Fulham’s 2-0 win over Blackburn in August, where he awarded two yellow cards.

This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football, with kick-off scheduled to take place at 19:45 GMT.

Prediction: Preston 1-2 Fulham

Suggested Tips – Preston vs Fulham – (BET 365)

• Correct Score – Fulham 2-1 – (link no longer available).
• First Goalscorer – Aboubakar Kamara – (link no longer available).
• Half Time / Full Time – Draw / Fulham – (link no longer available).
• Player to be booked – Dennis Odoi – (link no longer available). 

Suggested Tips – Preston vs Fulham – (SKYBET)

• Correct Score Group Betting – Fulham to win 1-0, 2-0, or 2-1 – 5/2.
• Fulham Price Boost – Fulham to win and BTTS – 7/2.
• Popular RequestABets – BTTS, 1+ corners each team in each half, and 20+ booking points each team – 6/1.
• Popular Player Stats RequestABets – Mitrovic to score a header and Cairney to score from outside the area – 50/1.

Markets last updated on Tuesday 10th December at 15:28 GMT.