Source: TheGuardian
Fulham v Wolves: Premier League – live
Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at Craven CottageHave any thoughts? Share them with Daniel via emailIf you’re already getting 10 points deducted, getting them deducted this season is an absolute touch – which, on the face of things, has little to do with tonight’s match, given Everton played yesterday. But bear with me: the reason Everton have had a right result is that the three promoted clubs – Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton – look doomed, and a quick look at the Championship table shows clubs with the means to stay up – Leicester and Leeds – well-placed to make an immediate Premier League return. Maintaining status next term will be a far harder task than it is this.So tonight’s teams should also be feeling lucky (punk). Fulham were terrific in claiming 10th spot last term but have regressed to the mean since and, though they sit seven points off the bottom three, now team in the league has scored fewer and they’ve taken just one point from the last 12, kept out of more serious trouble only by Everton’s situation and the poverty of the aforedissed promoted clubs. Continue reading......read full article
