2018/19 Premier League
West Ham United vs Fulham
Cardiff City vs Watford
Friday, February 22nd
Both matches expected to kick-off at 19:45 (7:45pm) GMT
Fans are in for a football treat on Friday night with a
Premier League double-header set to steal the headlines heading into another blockbuster weekend of action.
WEST HAM UNITED VS FULHAM – LONDON STADIUM
The Cottagers are set for their first-ever visit to West Ham’s iconic London Stadium for a hotly anticipated cross-capital derby on Friday. The Irons are unbeaten in their last four matches in front of their bubbly home crowd.
The Hammers are without a win from their last five matches in all competitions including a 4-2 defeat at Wimbledon in the 4
th round of the FA Cup. Their last league game ended in a 1-1 stalemate at Crystal Palace a fortnight ago – their second successive draw in the division.
West Ham recent results:
09/02/2019 – Crystal Palace 1-1 West Ham
04/02/2019 – West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
29/01/2019 – Wolves 3-0 West Ham
Fulham find themselves eight points adrift of safety and anything less than a victory on Friday could condemn Claudio Ranieri’s men even further in their battle to avoid relegation. The west-London outfit have mustered just one win from seven matches in all competitions since the turn of year.
Their last run out ended in a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at Craven Cottage – their second consecutive loss since coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-2 at the end of January.
Fulham recent results:
09/02/2019 – Fulham 0-3 Man United
02/02/2019 – Crystal Palace 2-0 Fulham
29/01/2019 – Fulham 4-2 Brighton
Fulham have not won an away game at West Ham since a 3-0 victory at Upton Park which knocked them out of the FA Cup in February 2004 – a run of eight matches in the league consisting of five wins for the Hammers and three draws between them.
The reverse fixture in December ended 2-0 to the visitors thanks to first-half goals from Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio.
West Ham vs Fulham head-to-head:
15/12/2018 – Fulham 0-2 West Ham
01/01/2014 – Fulham 2-1 West Ham
30/11/2013 – West Ham 3-0 Fulham
30/01/2013 – Fulham 3-1 West Ham
01/09/2012 – West Ham 3-0 Fulham
26/10/2010 – Fulham 1-3 West Ham
CARDIFF CITY VS WATFORD – CARDIFF CITY STADIUM
The Bluebirds climbed out of the bottom-three following back-to-back wins in the Premier League against Bournemouth and Southampton respectively. They currently find themselves just one place and one point ahead of the Saints in 18
th place.
Kenneth Zohore scored his first goal for the club deep into stoppage time to seal all three points on the south coast.
Cardiff City recent results:
09/02/2019 – Southampton 1-2 Cardiff
02/02/2019 – Cardiff 2-0 Bournemouth
29/01/2019 – Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff
Watford could welcome back midfield maestro Roberto Pereyra for their trip to Wales after the Argentinian missed the Hornets last three matches due to injury. Pereyra is the sides leading goal-scorer along with Troy Deeney, with six league goals to his name this season.
Javi Gracia’s men have suffered just one defeat in their last nine matches in all competitions since being beaten by Chelsea on Boxing Day. They beat QPR 1-0 last week to progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second season in-a-row.
Watford recent results:
15/02/2019 – QPR 0-1 Watford (FAC)
09/02/2019 – Watford 1-0 Everton
02/02/2019 – Brighton 0-0 Watford
The reverse fixture between these two earlier in the campaign saw the tie end 3-2 to the hosts Watford at Vicarage Road – the Hornets second successive win over Cardiff.
The last meeting between the pair to be played in Wales saw Watford walk away 4-2 winners in the corresponding fixture in the Championship back in December 2014 – ending a run of six matches without success against City in the process.
Cardiff City vs Watford head-to-head:
15/12/2018 – Watford 3-2 Cardiff
28/12/2014 – Cardiff 2-4 Watford
29/11/2014 – Watford 0-1 Cardiff
06/04/2013 – Watford 0-0 Cardiff
23/10/2012 – Cardiff 2-1 Watford
09/04/2012 – Cardiff 1-1 Watford
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