What are the odds of Fulham getting promoted this season?
It was an unhappy season back in the Premier League for Fulham, but the chances of an immediate return to the top flight look good.
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And if you’re tempted to place a bet on who’ll win promotion from the Championship this season, the smart money could well be on Fulham, who will surely be among the division’s heavyweights.
The Whites generally range from 3-1 to 6-1 to make it back to the Premier League at the first time of asking – they’re rated as one of the favourites and with good reason.
Aleksandar The Great
Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic – so crucial to Fulham’s promotion the season before last – was widely tipped to leave Craven Cottage this summer following the club’s relegation back to the Championship.
Several clubs were linked with the Serbian, who seemed certain to move on. His decision to commit his future to Fulham by signing a new long-term contract was a major boost for the club – and led to the odds of a promotion being shortened.
Mitrovic is a proven Championship goalscorer and can surely be counted upon to get 20-plus goals during the coming season. It’s hard to see how defenders at that level will cope with him.
Awesome front three
As if Mitrovic staying wasn’t an ominous enough sign for the rest of the Championship, he has been joined by Ivan Cavaleiro and Anthony Anthony Knockaert, giving Fulham a front three that will definitely strike fear into defenders. Cavaleiro, signed from Wolves, was previously outstanding in the Championship, as Knockaert was for Brighton. So there’s more to Fulham’s attack than Mitrovic – much more.
Parker’s the right man
The decision to show faith in Scott Parker could ultimately make all the difference. He was unable to halt the slide while in caretaker charge last season but the club rightly judged that the rot had set in long before he took over and that he ought to be trusted with the manager’s job.
Parker has urged the club to make significant changes in order to win their Premier League place back and the Fulham hierarchy have listened – and massively backed him in the transfer market.
His signings look shrewd and his calm sense of what needs to be done is exactly what Fulham needed after the disappointment of relegation. It won’t be easy, but the chances of them bouncing straight back to the Premier League look good.
