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While the home side has won only three of their last ten competitive matches, Marco Silva's team has recorded a whopping six wins in that time. Bournemouth can be extremely satisfied with their season so far. Andoni Iraola's team has picked up 45 points from their first 31 matches, putting them in 10th place in the table. The Cherries also have a chance of qualifying for one of the three European competitions. Whether they will achieve this, however is questionable. The home side are already eleven points behind the Conference League pace. A win against Fulham would therefore be extremely important. With just 40 goals conceded in 31 matches the Cherries rank seventh in the league and have conceded fewer goals than, for example than Manchester City. Nevertheless, the home side have only kept six clean sheets. Fulham is having a fantastic season, having already picked up 48 points from their first 31 matches. Marco Silva's team is in 8th place just outside of the European spots. Strictly speaking, the visitors are only six points behind sixth-placa Chelsea. Furthermore, a Champions League appearance is still within reach. So, a lot is at stake ahead of the clash with the Cherries.
