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PREVIEW: FULHAM V WOLVES - Always Wolves
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WATCH FOR OUR THOUGHTS AHEAD OF WOLVES TRIP TO THE CAPITAL TO FACE FULHAM AT CRAVEN COTTAGE

TEAM NEWS

Fulham boss Marco Silva is set to share an update on his squad’s fitness during Friday’s press conference. Before the international break, midfielder Sasa Lukic was their only injury concern.

Wolves are still missing Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, and Boubacar Traore, with all sidelined due to knee injuries. Forward Hwang Hee-chan, out since early October with an ankle ligament issue, will undergo a fitness check.

GARY O'NEIL

  • O’Neil confirmed there are a “few [players] to check” following the international break but added: “I’m confident we will be able to name a strong team. I don’t want to give too much away but I’m hopeful that we will be fine.”

  • On being able to follow Fulham’s footsteps after losing key players in transfer windows: “Wolves is a fantastic club, but we are still trying to stabilise at the moment. After that comes progression – but we are not there yet. We are still trying to stabilise and be in a good spot week to week. Discussions on where we want to progress to will come but focus is on the short term being competitive.”

  • He praised Fulham’s recruitment strategy and “excellent coach” Marco Silva, adding: “He has had a lot of time there but used it well. They have a good style and understand what they do. Players they recruit fit excellently and they have had a good transition since the Championship. It will be another real test.”

  • Having started on the bench since coming off at half-time against Manchester City, O’Neil said “it is just one of those moments” for midfielder Andre and that he “still works hard, still shows quality and is still adapting”. He added: “He is going to have a big impact on the team [in the future].”

  • On whether the Brentford defeat was a turning point in their season: “Interesting season for us so far in the journey, not results. Performances I was so pleased with at the start. We had tough opposition with Liverpool, Newcastle and Aston Villa, but some really good performances. For some reason, at Brentford, we fell way below the level, but a lot of work has been done to figure out what we needed to to do to get points from games.”

  • He added: “There is still room for improvement and it will be a tough test against Fulham. But we are in a decent moment, as strange as that sounds, with where we are in the league.”

  • On their increased resilience after a clean sheet against Southampton: “We need to find the right blend. We look like scoring goals. Wolves used to struggle for years in that area, now we always look like scoring. It’s trying to find that right balance and making sure we are solid enough. We don’t want to take away from being an attacking team.”

  • On switching goalkeepers: “I have been pleased with Jose [Sa] and his response to Sam [Johnstone] coming in and being on the bench for a few weeks… There may be extreme circumstances where I think one is better than the other for a certain game but it is not a position I want to keep flipping. It is too extreme to keep flipping goalkeepers.”

MATCH STATS & FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Fulham’s only victory in their past eight Premier League meetings with Wolves was 3-2 in this corresponding fixture last season (D3, L4).

  • However, Wolves have just one win in their past eight away league games at Craven Cottage (D4, L3).

Fulham

  • Fulham are vying to win three successive Premier League matches for the first time since January last year.

  • The Cottagers could win six of their opening 12 top-flight games in a season for just the third time, and first in 64 years.

  • Marco Silva’s side can equal a club record of scoring in 11 successive Premier League games, set in 2007.

  • Their tally of 172 attempts on goal this season is bettered only by Manchester City (214) and Tottenham (189).

  • Raul Jimenez has been directly involved in six goals – scoring four and providing two assists – in his last eight Premier League outings, just one fewer than he managed across the whole of last season.

  • Jimenez scored 40 of his 51 Premier League career goals for Wolves.

  • Harry Wilson has scored seven goals in his past 10 appearances for club and country.

  • Alex Iwobi has five goals in 10 meetings against Wolves.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Wolves are winless in their 11 most recent away league games (D4, L7).

  • However, they could earn consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since February.

  • Their three goals scored from outside the penalty area this season is only bettered by Manchester City (7) and Nottingham Forest (5).

  • Matheus Cunha has been involved in 23 goals in his last 28 league starts, with 15 goals and eight assists.

  • Cunha has scored 12 Premier League away goals since the start of last season, second only to Erling Haaland’s tally of 17.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Rob Jones. Assistants: Ian Hussin, Neil Davies. Fourth official: Michael Oliver. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton.

MATCH INFO

This one is a 3pm kick off at Craven Cottage on Saturday 23rd November so no live tv coverage in the UK.

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