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Fulham will hope to break their run of two defeats when they welcome Europa League hopefuls Burnley to Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon. Slavisa Jokanovic’s side will want Burnley to have one eye on their Europa League qualifier against Olympiakos on Thursday, and the Serb will be encouraged by the some aspects of the display in the 3-1 loss to Spurs at Wembley.
Sean Dyche’s side suffered a European hangover last Sunday when they entertained Watford at Turf Moor. James Tarkowski levelled for the hosts after Andre Gray’s opener, but second half goals from Troy Deeney and Will Hughes condemned Burnley to their first defeat of the season.
The Clarets were also made to work for their point at St Mary’s on the opening weekend of the season, and will be hoping to put an end to their current indifferent league campaign with a win here.
We will have all the latest from Craven Cottage:
Preview
What time does it start?
Fulham vs. Burnley kicks off at 4pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Highlights will be BBC One at 10:30pm.
It’s a big game for…
Matt Lowton: The Burnley right-back had one of his poorest performances in Burnley shirt against Watford last weekend. The 29-year-old struggled to deliver quality crosses on a consistent basis while he made a fatal error in the lead up to the Hornets’ third goal by gifting the ball to Will Hughes in a dangerous area. The challenge this weekend comes in the form of Ryan Sessegnon and Andre Schurrle, who will look to exploit the Englishman’s shaky confidence.
Stat….
53: Burnley have gained 53% of their total points away from Turf Moor since the beginning of the 2017/18 season. That figure equates to 29 points out of a possible 55, which is a higher share than any other side.
Remember when…
The sides have not face each other in the Premier League since 2010, however their last encounter in competitive action was a five-goal thriller at the Cottage.
Player to watch…
Maxime Le Marchand : The 28-year-old Frenchman put in a commanding display at the heart of the Fulham back four at Wembley last weekend and helped partner Calum Chambers come through some shaky moments. Putting in a number of strong tackles and blocks throughout, the former Nice centre-back has filled in superbly for the injured Tim Ream and will need to be at his best again to keep out a physical Burnley forward line.
Past three-meetings…
Fulham 2 (McCormack, Dembele) Burnley 3 (Vokes x2, Gray), Championship, March 2016
Burnley 3 (Gray x2, Taylor) Fulham 1 (McCormack), Championship, November 2015
Fulham 3 (Murphy, Elm, Zamora) Burnley 0, Premier League, February 2010
Form guide…
Fulham: LL
Burnley: DWDDWL
Odds…
Fulham to win: 21/20
Burnley to win: 14/5
Draw: 12/5
Prediction...
Fulham 1-1 Burnley
11 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
The visitors looking comfortable on the ball, they've seen more of it so far, Azpilicueta takes a shot from outside the box and Durbravka cleans up
10 mins: GOAL! Fulham 1 - 1 Burnley - Hendrick
Jeff Hendrick gives Burnely the equaliser with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box, the ball flies past the goal keeper and finishes in the top left hand corner
15 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Quarter of an hour gone at St James' Park, Alonso fires a low cross into the box and wins a corner, Hazard delivers the ball and it falls to Rudiger after several attempts to clear the ball, the Chelsea defender swipes at it with his right foot but the ball goes way, way wide
19 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Hazard clashes with Diame and goes down again, he looks to have a niggle and he limps off the pitch, It doesn't look too serious and Hazard's back on
24 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Newcastle have set themselves up well defensively but Hazard receives the ball on the edge of the box, he fires a shot early but sends it past the right hand post
27 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Newcastle move forward first with Yedlin who links with Rondon well, they follow it up with a cross into the striker but David Luiz clears it away
29 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Hazard links with Morata again, they've worked well so far, and the Belgian makes space for himself but drags his shot wide of the goal
34 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Free kick for Newcastle in a dangerous area, Azpilicueta heads away the first ball but the home side whip a follow up in from the left and Rondon is there... but his header is off target
37 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea
Kante wins the ball on the right of Newcastle's area he passes to Pedro who runs inside and shoots with the left foot but it's wide. The blues follow that up with another penetrating play, Hazard running into the box creating space for Pedro who strikes another left footed shot that's saved by Dubravka
36 mins: GOAL! Fulham 2 - 1 Burnley - Mitrovic
Fulham take the lead again courtesy of an Aleksandar Mitrovic header into the bottom right corner. Tom Cairney with the assist from a corner.
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