Portsmouth Vs Fulham
Premier League
Saturday August 15, 2009
Kick off: 15:00
Day 1 Fratton Park
Portsmouth have scored in 10 of their last 11 Premier League games against Fulham.
Three of the six games at Fratton Park have ended 1-1, with two others finishing 1-0. The other was a seven-goal thriller in August 2004.
The Whites have not won an opening day game since 2003, and have lost the last three.
This will be the fifth time in seven seasons that Pompey have begun the season at home.
Pompey have failed to score in five of their last six league games.
Roy Hodgson's Fulham have taken 10 points from their last five Premier League away games.
Portsmouth suffered the Premier League's biggest defeat in 2008-09, 0-6 against Manchester City.
Organised Fulham saw just 21 per cent of the goals they conceded come from set-pieces in 2008-09, the lowest proportion in the top-flight.
