Fulham are on 39 points and they can end any lingering fears of relegation with a win over Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night.
The Wanderers bounced back from their 5-0 FA Cup hammering against Stoke to record an impressive, albeit rather fortuitous, victory over Arsenal on Sunday.
Bolton’s win all but ended the Gunners’ title challenge but the Whites are not particularly great on the road and Owen Coyle’s men have registered just two wins away from the Reebok this season, drawing five and losing nine.
Fulham are a strong side on home soil and they have accumulated the vast majority of their points at Craven Cottage this season.
One win is all the Cottagers need to virtually guarantee survival and Mark Hughes’ men will be eager to take a maximum haul when Bolton arrive on Wednesday.
Fulham are 4/5 to win the match and take a massive step towards safety, while Bolton are 18/5 and the draw is 5/2.
Hughes chose to rest strikers Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora at Wolves on Saturday but the duo both appeared as substitutes in the second half and as soon as they entered the action Fulham looked more dynamic going forward, with Johnson grabbing the equaliser in the 1-1 draw.
Both Johnson and Zamora are expected to start against Bolton and the pair could well cause the Bolton back-line problems, with Zamora 11/8 and Johnson 7/4 to score anytime.
However, Bolton may still need to be considered a wounded animal and they will be eager to finish as high up in the table as possible after suffering FA Cup heartache.
The Wanderers are currently eighth in the Premier League table but they can move above Everton and to within three points of sixth-placed Liverpool if they can grab a win at Craven Cottage.
Boss Owen Coyle will be hoping on-loan striker Daniel Sturridge can shrug off an ankle knock picked up in the win over Arsenal in time to face Fulham.
The youngster, on loan from Chelsea, is expected to pull through despite the concerns over his fitness and Coyle will be desperate to include Sturridge in his starting XI after seven goals in nine games since his January arrival.
Sturridge is Bolton’s most likely candidate to get amongst the goals and can be backed at 13/8 to score anytime, while he is 11/2 to score the first goal of the game.
The game at Craven Cottage could well be a tight affair and possibly one decided by just a single goal. Fulham’s home advantage and greater need for points could see them emerge victorious in this one and in the Half-time/Full-time market a draw/Fulham result is 10/3.
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