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2022/23 English Premier League
Matchday 21
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
Craven Cottage
London, England
Monday, 23 January 2023
Kick-off is at 22h00
Tottenham will be looking to get their top-four challenge back on track when they lock horns with Fulham in another
London derby at Craven Cottage on Monday, January 23.
Spurs lost the local bragging rights in the city after going down 2-0 to fierce rivals Arsenal last Sunday, having recorded a convincing 4-0 victory over neighbours Crystal Palace in their previous fixture.
Antonio Conte's side have collected just four points from their four matches since the World Cup break and find themselves five points adrift of the top four in fifth position.
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Conte was pleased with the reaction he got from his players at 2-0 down against the Gunners and paid tribute to Aaron Ramsey for an outstanding performance to deny the Lilywhites a way back into the contest in the second half.
"I think the performance was good because I think we started the game in the right way, in a strong way," the Italian told SPURSPLAY. "But then we conceded a goal and after this, we had the opportunity to level the game with Sonny [Son Heung-Min] but the Arsenal keeper made a fantastic save and instead of going to 1-1, we conceded a second goal.
"The second goal could kill everybody, but instead I think we had a great reaction in the second half because we didn't lose our heads. We were unlucky because after a few minutes, we had the chance to go 2-1. I think their keeper was the best player on the pitch today."
The Cottagers saw a four-game winning streak come to an end with a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle last Sunday, although they were perhaps unfortunate not to come away from Tyneside with at least a point.
The Magpies needed an 89th-minute goal from Alexander Isak to secure victory, having seen Aleksandar Mitrovic's converted penalty on 68 minutes ruled out after the striker made contact with the ball twice.
Marco Silva's team are breathing down Spurs' necks in sixth spot and they'll be seeking first win in eight top-flight meetings that would result in the two clubs trading places in the table.
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Silva acknowledged their misfortune but expressed pride in his players for a determined performance despite some tired legs after they faced Chelsea just three days earlier.
"I am really proud of the players and my team. We had ambition, quality, desire and showed why we are doing so well this season," he said.
"Credit to Newcastle, they are a really strong side as well. We missed a penalty and we should have attacked more. Credit to them for not giving us more chances.
"We knew that we could not press for the full 90 minutes. We were very unlucky this afternoon. Very unlucky the way we lost this game. It went against us."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Fulham - 0
Tottenham - 4
Draws - 1
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