Fulham v Norwich City: Can City finally win at the Cottage?
Norwich City were hit for six the last time they visited the Cottage. The Canaries lost their grip on their Premier League status that day in 2005 as the Cottagers ran riot. This afternoon, Paul Lambert will be hoping to prove just how far his side have come.
The Canaries have failed to beat Fulham, home or away, since they were both in the old second division in 1986. Since then the Cottagers have served up a whole lot of hurt for the men from Norfolk. With the likes of Clint Dempsey, Andy Johnson and Pavel Pogrebnyak in his line-up, Martin Jol will be expecting another three points this afternoon.
However, while Swansea have been taking all the plaudits this season out of the three promoted sides, Norwich have the same number of points as the Welshmen and played just as well. John Ruddy has proved himself as a top flight keeper, Grant Holt has shown that he can handle it amongst the best in the country and Paul Lambert's managerial stock continues to grow.
City ended a five-game winless run last weekend against Wolves, can they make it back-to-back wins against a side that should have taken a point from the champions Manchester United on Monday night? Our pundits are not convinced.
Fulham have secured some huge wins at home this season but they haven't found the back of the net in their past three league outings. The Canaries will be hoping to make it four defeats on the bounce for Martin Jol's side.
Fulham v Norwich City; Kick Off 3pm March 31 2012
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Norwich City |
Sue Read |
2 |
V |
2 |
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QPR |
Arjun Swaminathan |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Tottenham |
Mike Richards |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Swansea |
Jim White |
3 |
V |
1 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
0 |
V |
0 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
3 |
V |
1 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Phil Bundy |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Matt Turner |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Aston Villa fan |
Lynette Ranson |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Blackpool fan |
Phil Trow |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Fulham fan |
Russell Goldman |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
Panel Verdict
There’s not much love for a Norwich win.
Home: 17; Draw: 14; Away: 1. TBA 4
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