Brentford v Fulham team news
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Flekken
- 23Lewis-Potter
- 20Ajer
- 22Collins
- 5Pinnock
- 12Reguilón
- 24Damsgaard
- 6Nørgaard
- 27Janelt
- 19Mbeumo
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 7Maupay
- 9Schade
- 11Wissa
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 30Roerslev
- 31Valdimarsson
- 33Yarmoliuk
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- 21Castagne
- 31Diop
- 3Bassey
- 33Robinson
- 26João Palhinha
- 28Lukic
- 22Iwobi
- 18Pereira
- 20Willian
- 19Muniz Carvalho
Substitutes
- 1Rodák
- 2Tete
- 7Jiménez
- 8Wilson
- 9Broja
- 10Cairney
- 11Traoré
- 13Ream
- 14De Cordova-Reid
TEAM NEWS
Neal Maupay is available for Brentford, having been ineligible to face parent club Everton last weekend.
Aaron Hickey, Rico Henry, Ben Mee and Joshua Dasilva are all long-term absentees.
Fulham’s Harrison Reed could be out after suffering a knock against Crystal Palace.
Tosin Adarabioyo isn’t injured but he was omitted from the matchday squad last weekend amid speculation on his future at the club.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Fulham have lost six of their last seven away games against Brentford in all competitions, with the exception a 2-0 Championship victory in November 2016.
- Brentford defeated Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage last August through goals by Yoane Wissa and a brace from Bryan Mbeumo. The Cottagers had Tim Ream sent off.
Brentford
- Brentford have only earned one point from their last six Premier League London derbies, directly following a 14-game unbeaten run (W8, D6).
- The Bees are vying to win back-to-back home league games for only the second time this season, having beaten Burnley and West Ham in October and November.
- They have conceded 19 headed goals in the top flight this season, more than any other side. It accounts for a league-high 32% of their overall goals conceded.
- Ivan Toney has gone nine league matches without a goal, his longest run since a streak of 10 with Peterborough United between February and April 2019.
Fulham
- Fulham have earned a club record 15 points in Premier League London derby matches this season (W4, D3, L4).
- The Cottagers have taken seven points from their last five away league games, as many as in their first 12 this season.
- They are looking to win back-to-back away league matches for the first time in 16 months.
- Rodrigo Muniz, who turns 23 on Saturday, has scored nine Premier League goals this season and could become only the fourth player to reach 10 in his debut campaign for Fulham, emulating Andy Cole (12 in 2004-05), Dimitar Berbatov (15 in 2012-13), and Aleksandar Mitrovic (11 in 2018-19).
- Joao Palhinha has 13 Premier League yellow cards this season, one shy of the record he shares with eight other players. No-one has been booked 14 times in multiple seasons.