Fulham vs AFC Bournemouth Preview

Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Craven Cottage brings together two sides sitting just four points apart in the table, but heading into this fixture in very different shape. Bournemouth have been one of the league’s form teams in recent weeks and arrive at SW6 looking to cement their position in the top half and apply pressure from above, while Fulham are in need of a response after losing their last away outing and have ground to make up if they are to finish the season on a high.

Fulham’s form over their last five fixtures has been inconsistent. Their most recent outing brought a heavy 3–0 defeat away at Arsenal — a match in which they were second-best from the first whistle. Prior to that, they had secured an excellent 1–0 home win over Aston Villa, a result that had lifted spirits around Craven Cottage. Before that came a goalless draw away at Brentford — a point on the road with limited attacking ambition on either side. Earlier in this run, they were beaten 2–0 away at Liverpool, before the sequence opened with a solid 3–1 home victory over Burnley. The Cottagers have shown they can compete at this level, but their inability to string results together has limited their final-day ambitions. A strong home performance here could yet have meaningful implications for their finishing position.

Bournemouth, by contrast, have been in outstanding form, losing none of their last five matches. Their most recent outing was a commanding 3–0 home win over Crystal Palace — a display full of energy, movement and clinical finishing. Prior to that, they were held 2–2 at home by Leeds United, which was the only blemish on an otherwise excellent run. Before that came a superb 2–1 away victory at Newcastle, and earlier in this run they produced arguably the standout result of their campaign — a 2–1 away win at Arsenal. The sequence opened with a 2–2 home draw against Manchester United. Jiménez and the Cherries’ attacking unit have been relentless, and they will take considerable confidence into this fixture.

The head-to-head record across the last five meetings strongly favours Bournemouth, who have won three, with one draw and one win for Fulham. Most recently, Bournemouth claimed a 3–1 home victory in October 2025. In the previous encounter that season, they had also won at home — 1–0 in April 2025. Fulham’s solitary win in the recent run came at Craven Cottage, a 3–1 result in February 2024, which is a reminder that they are a different proposition in their own stadium.

Fulham sit eleventh in the Premier League on 48 points after 35 matches, level with Chelsea in ninth and Everton in tenth but below both on goal difference, with a GD of -5. Three points on Saturday would move them to 51, drawing level with Brentford in seventh — though Brentford’s superior goal difference of +6 would keep the Bees above them, meaning Fulham would move into eighth. Bournemouth are sixth on 52 points, four clear of Fulham and a single point ahead of Brentford. A win here would extend their advantage to 55 points — a cushion of four over seventh place — and strengthen their case for what would be a very creditable sixth-place finish.

As a 15:00 Saturday kick-off, this match falls within the domestic broadcast blackout in the United Kingdom. International viewers can catch the action in the United States on USA Network and UNIVERSO. The game is also available in Germany on Sky Sport 8/HD, in Spain on DAZN Spain, and in Australia on Stan Sport.

Lineups & Injuries

Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Rowe, Wilson, Chukwueze, Jiménez

Fulham: Kevin (Out), R. Sessegnon (Doubtful), Iwobi (Doubtful)

AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1) Petrovic, Truffert, Senesi, Scott, Jiménez, Adams, Hill, Rayan, Evanilson, Kroupi, Tavernier

AFC Bournemouth: Kluivert (Doubtful), Cook (Doubtful), Soler (Doubtful)

Both squads are relatively intact. Fulham carry the more disruptive absentee concern with Iwobi and Ryan Sessegnon both doubtful — their combined creativity and wide-area presence in attacking transitions would be missed — but Bournemouth’s three doubtful players are all midfield contributors, meaning the Cherries’ attacking structure is largely unaffected heading into this clash.

Fulham Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Arsenal	3–0	Fulham	English Premier League	May 2, 2026
✅	Fulham	1–0	Aston Villa	English Premier League	Apr 25, 2026
🤝	Brentford	0–0	Fulham	English Premier League	Apr 18, 2026
❌	Liverpool	2–0	Fulham	English Premier League	Apr 11, 2026
✅	Fulham	3–1	Burnley	English Premier League	Mar 21, 2026

AFC Bournemouth Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	AFC Bournemouth	3–0	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	May 3, 2026
🤝	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Leeds United	English Premier League	Apr 22, 2026
✅	Newcastle United	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Apr 18, 2026
✅	Arsenal	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Apr 11, 2026
🤝	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Manchester United	English Premier League	Mar 20, 2026

Head to Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
AFC Bournemouth	3–1	Fulham	English Premier League	Oct 3, 2025
AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Fulham	English Premier League	Apr 14, 2025
Fulham	2–2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Dec 29, 2024
Fulham	3–1	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2024
AFC Bournemouth	3–0	Fulham	English Premier League	Dec 26, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
United States	USA Network, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW
Germany	Sky Sport 8/HD, Sky Go, WOW
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN2 Spain, Movistar+
Australia	Stan Sport
India	JioHotstar
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Japan	U-NEXT
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League 1
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Sweden	V Sport Football, Viaplay Sweden

Premier League Table

Pos	Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	35	23	7	5	67	26	41	76
2	Man City	34	21	8	5	69	32	37	71
3	Man United	35	18	10	7	63	48	15	64
4	Liverpool	35	17	7	11	59	47	12	58
5	Aston Villa	35	17	7	11	48	44	4	58
6	Bournemouth	35	12	16	7	55	52	3	52
7	Brentford	35	14	9	12	52	46	6	51
8	Brighton	35	13	11	11	49	42	7	50
9	Chelsea	35	13	9	13	54	48	6	48
10	Everton	35	13	9	13	44	44	0	48
11	Fulham	35	14	6	15	44	49	-5	48
12	Sunderland	35	12	11	12	37	46	-9	47
13	Newcastle	35	13	6	16	49	51	-2	45
14	Leeds	35	10	13	12	47	52	-5	43
15	Palace	34	11	10	13	36	42	-6	43
16	Nottm Forest	35	11	9	15	44	46	-2	42
17	Tottenham	35	9	10	16	45	54	-9	37
18	West Ham	35	9	9	17	42	61	-19	36
19	Burnley	35	4	8	23	35	71	-36	20
20	Wolves	35	3	9	23	25	63	-38	18