AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth travel to Craven Cottage for the weekend's game against Fulham.
Ahead of the fixture, afcb.co.uk sat down with Football London's Ryan O'Donovan, who has reported on Fulham every game this season.
Here's a look at what he had to say on the Cottagers.
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afcb.co.uk: What do you make of Fulham’s start to the season?
ROD: It’s not been a good start to the season, they’ve only won the one game which came all the way back in August. They’ve struggled of late and keeping goals out is the real problem. They went to Wales and Cardiff managed to double their goal tally for the season against Fulham’s defence.
They’ve looked good going forward and they’ve certainly had spells. Aleksandar Mitrovic led the Premier League scoring chart for some time an Andre Schurrle has looked a good signing and added something there.
It’s defensively that they’ve looked really concerning and have been struggling this season. It’s basic mistakes that they wouldn’t have made last season, whether that’s because of the pressure in the Premier League or because the teams they’re playing have better players than those in the Championship, I’m not sure.
afcb.co.uk: How crucial is Alexander Mitrovic up top for Fulham?
ROD: He is key. There are a few other players that Fulham rely on but he’s the one that gets the goals. Last season he came in in February and Fulham didn’t really have that focal point that they could get the ball into to provide anything and he’s been a revelation since he came in.
He scored goals last season and he’s scoring them this season. He provides a really physical presence for Fulham where they can play their nice football in behind him, but they also have someone who can hold it up, get on the end of it and put a few goals away.
afcb.co.uk: How big is tomorrow’s game for Fulham?
ROD: It’s a massive game. At this stage Fulham need a win so Bournemouth at home is going to be a big game.
I don’t know whether the consensus is that it’s a game that they should be winning, Bournemouth have started so well and they’re an established Premier League side.
I was in Jokanovic’s press conference and he was really complimentary about Bournemouth, he said what a good side they were, they have big physical players and are very very good up top. That’s the concerning thing for Fulham, Bournemouth’s attack is very strong and Fulham’s defence is very weak.
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