We said: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham
With the ever-present nuisance that is Mitrovic proving that he is capable of turning up the heat in the Premier League, Fulham should feel confident about their chances of breaching a Tottenham defence that were under the cosh for large periods against West Ham.
However, Tottenham have demonstrated a consistent ability to grind out results in front of their own fans, and the added incentive of piling the pressure on Arsenal - coupled with Fulham's struggles on rival turf - should help Conte's side edge a close contest before attention turns to the Champions League.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 67.56%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Fulham had a probability of 13.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.24%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.91%), while for a Fulham win it was 0-1 (4.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Tottenham Hotspur in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Tottenham Hotspur.