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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 21 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The previous match played between the two at Craven Cottage was within the last three years, in March 2003, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 22 Aug | Fulham | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 03 Oct | Fulham | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 19 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Fulham | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 01 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Fulham | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 9 conceded.
In complete contrast to Fulham, Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 20 matches. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 13 most recent games. |