Friday football tips: Fulham and Cherries look to show promotion credentials
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Championship leaders Fulham will be hoping to lay down a marker by seeing off one off their chief promotion rivals Bournemouth at Craven Cottage, while the second round of the FA Cup also starts.
There is also plenty of action across Europe for punters with matches from Spain, Portugal, Turkey and the Netherlands.
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Besiktas to beat Kasimpasa
Groningen to beat Zwolle
Fulham to beat Bournemouth
Rotherham to beat Stockport
In Turkey, Besiktas should beat Kasimpasa, who have won just one of their last 12 league games, while Groningen may see off Zwolle in the Netherlands as their opponents have lost six of their last eight league games.
Fulham can show their class by defeating Championship promotion rivals Bournemouth and League One leaders Rotherham should be too strong for National League Stockport in the second round of the FA Cup.
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Fulham v Bournemouth
Sky Sports Football, 7.45pm
Former Fulham manager Scott Parker would not have wanted to head back to Craven Cottage without Jefferson Lerma but his midfielder's suspension is a big blow for the trip to the Championship leaders and the Cottagers have won five of their last six home games.
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Best bet
Fulham
Bet of the day
Over 3.5 goals in Gateshead v Charlton - ITV4, 7.45pm
Gateshead have nothing to lose after beating Altrincham to reach the second round of the FA Cup, but Charlton have been rejuvenated under caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson and there should be plenty of goals in the north east.
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Goalscorer bet of the day
Fulham v Bournemouth
Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has proved a class act in the Championship, scoring 21 goals so he can net first against Bournemouth, as he has done in nine games this season.
Best bet
A Mitrovic first goalscorer
Stat of the day
Benfica v Sporting Lisbon - BT Sport 2, 9.15pm
Sporting Lisbon have lost just one in their last 46 Portuguese league games.
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