Arbeloa under pressurepublished at 14:52 BST
Fulham v Hull City (15:00 BST)
Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist
Fulham’s collapse at Ipswich, where they led until the 88th minute but lost 2-1, means the Cottagers
remain without a league victory under new boss Alvaro Arbeloa. Scrutiny of the Spaniard will continue to
grow unless he wins this game, the second of three consecutive matches against newly promoted
opposition.
Arbeloa says his side need to change their mentality after scoring, complaining that at Portman Road, and
to some extent against Manchester United a week earlier, the Londoners became “very direct” after going
in front, surrendering possession cheaply and inviting pressure.
Only Bournemouth have dropped more points from winning positions in the current campaign than
Fulham, who have let eight points slip, just three fewer than across the whole of last season. The
Londoners are also conceding late goals at an alarming rate, having shipped a league-high five from the 75th
minute onwards.
