Tottenham have the chance to return to the Premier League top four on Saturday when they make the short trip to west London to take on Fulham.
Goals from James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Heung-Min Son and Timo Werner saw Spurs pick up their biggest win of the season in their last outing, beating fellow top-four chasers Aston Villa 4-0 at Villa Park. The result moved Ange Postecoglou's side just two points behind Villa in fourth, and if Spurs pick up three points on Saturday, they will jump into the top four, at least until Sunday.
The last meeting between Spurs and Fulham ended in a 2-0 win for the Lilywhites, though the Cottagers did beat Spurs on penalties back in August to knock them out of the Carabao Cup. Micky van de Ven is ruled out of Saturday's clash, meaning Radu Dragusin is set to make his first start for Spurs.
To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Villa could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Leno; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney; Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi; Muniz.
We predict that Spurs could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson.
A shaky start from Spurs saw a bundle of chances fall Fulham's way in the early stages, but Gugliemo Vicario was on top form to deny the hosts from taking the lead. Spurs managed to ride the early wave of pressure, and in the 34th minute, they went ahead.
Fulham's corner failed to beat Son at the front post, with the forward managing to head the ball away from goal and eventually latch onto his own clearance. The South Korean played a
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