Two in-form teams from very different ends of the Premier League table meet on Saturday night, as Manchester City head to Fulham.
Scott Parker’s side have clawed back significant ground toward safety and remain in the bottom three only on goal difference; with Brighton not playing until the following day, a point or better will finally see them out of the relegation zone. With three wins and four clean sheets in their last six matches, including the win over Liverpool last time out, there’s genuine reason for optimism among the Craven Cottage faithful.
Man City will pose the toughest of challenges yet, though, with Pep Guardiola’s outfit already back to winning ways after a single defeat; the midweek thrashing of Southampton means it’s 22 wins out of 23 games in all competitions following the loss of the Manchester derby.
The league leaders are storming their way to another title and have a full squad to choose from after the return to action recently of the likes of Sergio Aguero.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
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When is the match?
The game kicks off at 8pm on Saturday, 13 March at Craven Cottage.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, while subscribers can stream the match via the BT Sport app and desktop website.
What is the team news?
Fulham are still without longer-term midfield absentee Tom Cairney, but sub goalkeeper Marek Rodak is their only other absentee.
A rare occurrence for this season sees Manchester City have a full squad to choose from, with not a single player injured or otherwise absent.
Predicted line-ups
FUL - Areola; Tete, Andersen, Tosin, Aina; De Cordova-Reid, Lemina, Reed, Lookman; Cavaleiro, Maja
MCI - Ederson; Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling
Odds
Fulham - 19/2
Draw - 17/4
Man City - 7/18
Prediction
The home side have done well to claw back ground on the teams outside the drop zone and this match won’t define whether they survive or not. City to win, but Fulham to ensure the goal difference doesn’t take too much damage. Fulham 0-2 Man City.
