Fulham v Brentford

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The Monday night game in the Premier League brings us this all-London affair between Fulham and Brentford at Craven Cottage with just one league place and one point separating the two sides.

Fulham will head into Monday night's encounter on the back of last weekend's 1-1 draw away from home at Everton but nevertheless it means that Fulham have now failed to win any of their last three matches in the Premier League.

Previous back-to-back defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Aston Villa, whilst understandable, have prevented The Cottagers from lifting themselves further up the table, but the hosts do have a good opportunity to return to winning ways on Monday night.

Fulham had previously put together a decent looking five-match unbeaten sequence in the English top flight which consisted of three wins and two draws; victories against Leicester City, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest along with points picked up in stalemates with Ipswich Town and West Ham will still give Marco Silva's side plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming clash.

The hosts will also be keen to improve upon their recent record at Craven Cottage which has seen Fulham pick up just two wins in their last eight home games, slipping to four defeats in the process.

Brentford registered an entertaining 4-3 home win against newly promoted Ipswich Town last weekend which also became The Bees' second home win on the trot after they accounted for hapless Wolves in a 5-3 victory in their previous home game.

However, although Brentford have also picked up earlier wins in the season against Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace and Southampton as well, it should be noted that all four of Brentford's victories so far in this season's top flight campaign have been achieved on home soil at their Gtech Community Stadium.

Switch to results away from home though in the Premier League and you'll see that Brentford have struggled to produce consistency and also league wins on the road for some time now.

Indeed, The Bees have managed to capture just three wins within their last 18 outings on the road in the Premier League which were achieved at Wolves, Luton Town and Bournemouth, but the visitors have also been dealt no fewer than 14 defeats within this period as well.

In addition, Brentford have lost their last four away games on the trot in the English top flight, three of which have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Fulham v Brentford Verdict

Both Fulham and Brentford have struggled to gain positive results in the Premier League in recent weeks but with home advantage behind them here on Monday night, we are tipping Fulham to return to winning ways in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Fulham win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Fulham win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: Fulham 3-0 @ 21.00