Burnley FC vs. Fulham FC, 1:1

Luke Williams - 12 Dec 2009
Burnley are hoping to bounce back from two defeats on the road when they return to Turf Moor to play host to Fulham on Saturday. Owen Coyle's side went down 5-3 at West Ham a fortnight ago and then lost 2-0 to rock-bottom Portsmouth at Fratton Park last weekend. But the Clarets' home form is far more convincing, and with five wins and draw from seven Premier League games so far, they will be looking to pick up maximum points against Fulham. The Cottagers though, travel to Lancashire firing on all cylinders after three victories in their previous four games. Since last month's 1-1 draw at Bolton, boss Roy Hodgson has overseen consecutive 1-0 victories over CSKA Sofia and Sunderland, but his side have yet to seal a win away from Craven Cottage since the opening day of the season. Team news Burnley captain Stephen Caldwell is available after suspension and on-loan striker David Nugent also comes into contention. However Martin Paterson, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez remain on the sidelines. Fulham will be without Simon Davies after his recovery from an ankle injury suffered a setback. Dickson Etuhu should recover from a knee problem while Andy Johnson and Diomansy Kamara are still out with their respective groin and knee complaints. REVIEW: Fulham claimed a point against Bunrley with a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Saturday. The Cottagers remain without a win at Burnley since 1951 as a keenly contested game deservedly finished even. The omens for a Fulham victory were not good, their last success at Turf Moor coming when tea rationing was still in operation, and 28 matches had gone by without a win in the 58 years since then. But Burnley had conceded 11 goals in their last four games, and the Cottagers, who had lost only once in nine, might have been two up inside the first two minutes. But the visitors also had two golden chances in the opening minutes in a largely forgettable first half. Bobby Zamora collected a long free-kick from Chris Baird and held off Steven Caldwell to put Fulham ahead with a right-foot shot into the bottom corner. But the home side rallied and Wade Elliott equalised with a fine volley into the roof of the net from 15 yards.

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