Fulham v Rotherham

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Fulham will be seeking to collect back-to-back wins in the third round of the FA Cup when they play host to Championship strugglers, Rotherham United, following their recent 2-1 home win against Arsenal in the Premier League while Rotherham United have something of a ‘free hit' here in this cup tie as the visitors look to extend their mini revival to four matches unbeaten in all competitions.

Fulham had previously lost three out of their preceding four games overall with losses in the Premier League to the likes of Newcastle United, Burnley and Bournemouth respectively whilst picking up a win on penalties against Everton in the League Cup.

With a nine-point cushion currently separating The Cottagers from the bottom three clubs in the Premier League table, Fulham boss Marco Silva may be tempted to put out an almost full-strength side here against their Championship counterparts in order to progress in this famous competition.

Either way, the goals market looks promising here as eight of Fulham's last 10 matches overall in all competitions have resulted in three goals or more being scored and the hosts are in good goalscoring form right now.

Rotherham United will head into this FA Cup third round tie against Fulham in a more confident frame of mind having earned a point in a 2-2 draw away from home at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on New Years Day which also extended The Millers' unbeaten run to three games overall.

A previous 1-0 home win against Middlesbrough along with a point gained by way of a 1-1 draw at home with Sunderland will give the Yorkshire club reason to feel confident about their chances of perhaps causing a potential FA Cup upset here at Craven Cottage although overall results have been pretty disappointing to say the least when looking at the wider picture.

Rotherham have managed to register just the one win from their previous 14 games overall in the Championship so the prospects of the visitors getting the upper hand over Premier League club Fulham seem distinctly remote.

Results away from home though have been even worse for The Millers as Rotherham United have failed to win any of their previous 14 outings on the road amidst 11 defeats in the process while nine of these 14 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored as well.

Fulham v Rotherham United Verdict

Fulham with home advantage will be looking to assert their authority on this cup-tie as quickly as possible and with the hosts in good goalscoring form in recent matches, the Premier League outfit should have too much quality for Rotherham United to cope with in the nation's capital on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 3.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Fulham win & Over 3.5 goals @ 2.25

Correct Score: Fulham 3-1 @ 11.00