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Decordova-Reid at Right-Back: Is There Method to the Madness?
James MacGregor Palmer – “Why do they keep running down that side and then booting it to the other side?” The analysis of the roughly six-year-old Fulham fan in the seat in front of me in the Putney End of Craven Cottage on Saturday was astute. I glanced down at my notes in the 40th…
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Fulham’s Deadline Day – A Closer Look
James MacGregor Palmer – Written before Fulham’s win over Nottingham Forest last night – three points that took them to sixth place in the Premier League, James MacGregor Palmer took a closer look at the Cottagers’ transfer business on deadline day. After a slow start to their transfer window, Fulham’s transfer deadline day resembled the…
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Duffy and Diop: Fulham’s Belated Defensive Reinforcements
James MacGregor Palmer – The biggest remaining issue for Fulham identified in Analytics United’s season preview was central defence. When the Cottagers kicked off their impressive season opener against Liverpool, they still had just two senior centre-backs on the books. One of those, Tim Ream, was the subject of serious doubts over his ability to…
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Fulham 2-2 Liverpool: How Did That Happen?
Jack Elderton – Fulham kicked off their Premier League campaign in impressive fashion on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against Liverpool that silenced many of the doubters heading into the season. There were big question marks over whether Aleksandar Mitrović would be able to replicate his goalscoring form from the Championship last season, where he…
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2022-23 Season Preview: Fulham
James MacGregor Palmer – Last season Craven Cottage was home to one of the best Championship sides in recent memory as Fulham topped the table playing stylish football, attacking with a devastating combination of pace and precision that yielded 106 league goals. 43 of those goals were scored by the talismanic Aleksandar Mitrović – a…