Fulham face high-flying Brighton at Craven Cottage in a tricky Premier League test.
Victory could see Fulham climb to sixth in the table, whilst Brighton can move back into fourth with a win by two goals or more.
Team News
Tom Cairney is suspended for Fulham following his red card in their 1-1 draw at Tottenham.
Sasa Lukic is also suspended following his fifth booking of the season in North London.
Jorge Cuenca (knock) and Ryan Sessegnon (…) are doubts, but Harrison Reed (knee) and Joachim Andersen (calf) remain absent.
Brighton will welcome Carlos Baleba back from his one-match ban, which saw him sit out their 1-1 draw against Southampton.
Joel Veltman (knock) and Brajan Gruda (illness) could be available.
Ferdi Kadioglu (toe), Jack Hinshelwood, Solly March (both knee), James Milner and Adam Webster (both hamstring) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Fulham host Brighton at Craven Cottage on Thursday 4 December at 7:30pm GMT, live on Amazon Prime in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Fulham are yet to lose to Brighton in the Premier League (W4, D4).
- Brighton have claimed one point in four Premier League trips to Fulham (D1, L3).
- Fulham have kept two clean sheets in four Premier League games at home to Brighton.
- Fulham have scored first in five of their six league matches at home this season.
- Brighton have claimed one point in two league visits to London-based opposition this season (D1, L1).
Prediction
Having dominated at Tottenham, Fulham will be slightly disappointed to only draw but the performance gives them belief, as long as they don’t revert to the standards which saw them lose their last home game 4-1 to Wolves.
Brighton were pretty wasteful for their dominance in their draw against Southampton, but they know that Craven Cottage is their Achilles heel so it’s imperative that they score first.
Both teams though do have goals in them so I do expect a tough competitive battle which should end in a draw.
Prediction: Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Result: Fulham 3-1 Brighton
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