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History of the Fulham v Watford fixture

Watford face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Golden Boys will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2005, with Fulham running out comfortable two goal victors in an FA Cup Third Round replay.

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Recent respective form guides

Fulham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.

The away form of Watford is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Golden Boys have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far, Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 11 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

FootyMad's prediction…

Watford have been in poor form away of late, but here at the Golden Boys we feel the New Year may bring new joy to Aidy Boothroyd and his hard working team and we predict a close fought point can be gained on the banks of the Thames. Score Draw