Fulham vs Sunderland Prediction: Black Cats can claw another result in west London

Fulham will look to turn their fortunes around in the Premier League on Saturday (15:00 GMT) when they host Sunderland at Craven Cottage. The Black Cats picked up an impressive 2-2 draw against league leaders Arsenal last time out to keep their excellent start to the season going.

Check out my Fulham vs Sunderland predictions below, which also includes team news and match odds.

Team News

In a topic that has been trending for a couple of weeks, Fulham have offered boss Marco Silva a new contract in recent days amidst uncertainty regarding his future. The Portuguese coach is yet to agree to extending his stay with the Cottagers as they have lost three of their last five league games.

The hosts have two injury concerns heading into the weekend with athletic full-back Antonee Robinson still out with a knee issue, while forward Rodrigo Muniz is set to be out until the new year with a hamstring problem he picked up in the defeat at Everton before the international break.

With his team in a bad run of form, Silva may opt to freshen things up against Sunderland, so the likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Josh King, Samuel Chukwueze and Adama Traore may be considered to start.

Premier League Odds

Sunderland should welcome back defender Omar Alderete after he missed the Arsenal draw due to concussion protocols. The Black Cats are still missing, however, Aji Alese (shoulder), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), Leo Hjelde (Achilles), Habib Diarra (groin) and Romaine Mundle (hamstring).

After coming from behind to snatch an equaliser against Arsenal last time out, Regis Le Bris will likely stick with the same XI against Fulham. Brian Brobbey, the man who scored the equaliser, will be pushing to start ahead of top scorer Wilson Isidor but the latter should keep his place in the side.

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Fulham vs Sunderland Odds

Fulham have been a much better team at home this season and three of their five matches at the Cottage have ended in victory. They are 23/20 to triumph on Saturday.

The stalemate is valued at 23/10 (implied probability of 30.3%), with Sunderland having experienced back-to-back draws in the top flight.

The Black Cats are 11/4 to collect the three points, which they have managed twice on the road in 2025/26.

Isidor has scored four goals for the visitors this term and he is the 9/4 second favourite to score anytime.

Double Chance - Draw or Sunderland @ 7/10

Sunderland have silenced a lot of doubters with their bright start back in the big time. They have adapted brilliantly to being back at this level and they should be full of confidence heading to Fulham given the hosts have lost four of their past five league games.

The visitors head here after taking a point against table-toppers Arsenal, whilst they have also bested Fulham's rivals Chelsea and Nottingham Forest on their travels. They currently have five points more from their home matches but they are showing that they are very competitive away.

And while Fulham do have a decent home record, with Arsenal the only team to win at Craven Cottage so far, their recent form shouldn't give Sunderland anything to fear. That being said, I think the added insurance of a draw is worth contemplating if you are fancying the Black Cats for another west London victory.

Under 2.5 Goals @ 4/6

Low-scoring games have been a common theme for Sunderland on their travels this season. Four of their five away contests have gone under 2.5 goals, which does look an appealing pick on Saturday.

Le Bris' side are very organised when out of possession and they always set themselves up to try and nullify the threat of the opposition, which is helped with their defensive bank of five players.

Including their home matches, under 2.5 goals has struck in seven of the 11 matches played in the league so far and I do envisage this trend continuing at the weekend.

For Fulham, there have been fewer than three goals scored in three of their five home games in the Premier League.

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