{"id":575675,"date":"2020-12-24T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T13:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=575675"},"modified":"2020-12-24T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T13:38:50","slug":"fulham-manager-scott-parker-to-miss-boxing-day-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/24\/fulham-manager-scott-parker-to-miss-boxing-day-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham Manager Scott Parker to Miss Boxing Day Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/fulham\/\" target=\"_self\">Fulham<\/a> manager Scott Parker will miss their Boxing Day clash against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> due to a member of his household testing positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h2>Fulham Boss Scott Parker to Miss Southampton Clash<\/h2>\n<h3>Currently Self-Isolating<\/h3>\n<p>The 40-year-old has been self-isolating this week in accordance with government guidelines. This is despite Parker himself returning a negative test result.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fulhamfc.com\/news\/2020\/december\/Southampton-Update\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a> read: &#8220;The Club can confirm that Scott Parker will not be in the dugout for our home fixture against Southampton on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following a member of his household testing positive for Covid-19, and despite returning a negative result, Scott has been self-isolating this week in accordance with the guidance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Matt Wells and Stuart Gray will take charge of the team on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Subject to returning a further negative result, Scott Parker will return to the dugout for our away fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on 30 December&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It could be a huge blow for the Cottagers, who will view the visit of Southampton has the perfect opportunity for three points, despite the Saints&#8217; good form so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham have won just two of their 14 Premier League games since winning promotion via the Championship play-offs last season, \u00a0but they are potentially turning a corner. They have suffered just one defeat in their last five games, which came away in a spirited performance against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although three of those last five have ended in draws, there are still plenty of positives for Parker and Fulham to take. A brilliant team effort saw them share the spoils with champions Liverpool, in a game which they could have easily have collected three points. Then against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/brighton-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_self\">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United,<\/a> had opportunities and fortune gone their way, the games could have ended very differently.<\/p>\n<p>However, they remain in the bottom three, two points behind Brighton in 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"pGPCxRtBRl5qUhbvBhF9Gw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1291050503\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pGPCxRtBRl5qUhbvBhF9Gw',sig:'KBIRb-YQNt5v70xBj_I9qfyuDx6XtODDNucax3vKUKs=',w:'594px',h:'384px',items:'1291050503',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulham manager Scott Parker will miss their Boxing Day clash against Southampton due to a member of his household testing positive for COVID-19. Fulham Boss Scott Parker to Miss Southampton Clash Currently Self-Isolating The 40-year-old has been self-isolating this week in accordance with government guidelines. This is despite Parker himself returning a negative test result. 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