Stat Attack: Fulham vs Spurs

· Fulham beat Wigan 2-0 in their last Barclays Premier League outing, and will be hoping to prevent Spurs doing a West London double this weekend

· Dempsey and Dembele were on target in that game, and Dempsey is now Fulham’s joint top goal scorer in the league along with Andy Johnson

· Dempsey’s three goals have come from 30 attempts at goal with 63% on target, and he has also contributed three assists

· Midfielder Dempsey has also been supporting in defensive play, making 20 interceptions and winning 74% of 19 tackles attempted this season

· Dembele’s goal was his first of the season. The Belgian striker has been dangerous on the ball this season, and has completed 24 dribbles and 154 passes in his opponent’s half this season

· Tottenham’s Gareth Bale was the fastest rising player in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index moving up 108 places to 43rd after his double against QPR

· Bale has now scored three goals from 27 shots, and had just one from 23 shots before game against QPR

· The Welsh winger has also contributed 26 dribbles and 22 crosses for Spurs this season, and covered more ground than any other player against QPR (11,910 metres)

· Rafael van der Vaart broke the Manchester stranglehold on the top three spots on the EA SPORTS
Player Performance Index by scoring his 6th goal in 5 Barclays Premier League games to go 2nd in the index

· Van der Vaart has scored 6 goals and contributed 2 assists this season, meaning he has had a hand in one in three of Spurs’ goals

Premier League - EA Sports Stats

Stats courtesy of EA SPORTS Player Performance Index

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