Fulham vs Burnley - as it happened: Cottagers earn first win

All the latest from Craven Cottage

Burnley 2018/19 Premier League profile

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:

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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.

Matt Lowton needs to bounce back against Fulham (Getty)

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

[26 August 2018 17:21 · Michael Jones]

63 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea

Newcastle make it to the halfway line in their most recent attack but once again they give away a foul, Chelsea keep possession again just in front of the 18-yard box, Azpilicueta whips a cross in but Morata is offside

[26 August 2018 17:26 · Michael Jones]

68 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea

Morata and Pedro are off for Chelsea as they call on Giroud and Willian to make an impact in this game, a goal could open the game up for an exciting last 20 minutes.

[26 August 2018 17:27 · Michael Jones]

70 minutes: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea

Free kick for Chelsea, Willian targets Kovacic in the box but Diame clears it away 

[26 August 2018 17:29 · Michael Jones]

72 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea

Rudiger wakes everyone up from their slumber as he fires a long strike from outside the area forcing Dubravka into a diving save but it beats the goalkeeper and rattles against the crossbar.

[26 August 2018 17:32 · Michael Jones]

75 mins: Newcastle 0 - 0 Chelsea

PENALTY! 

[26 August 2018 17:32 · Michael Jones]

76 mins: GOAL! Newcastle 0 - 1 Chelsea - Hazard

Hazard scores the penalty after Alonso went down in the area Schar sliding in a getting the ball before connecting with the Chelsea man. Another reason why VAR would have been useful here

[26 August 2018 17:39 · Michael Jones]

80 mins: Fulham 3 - 2 Burnley

Understandably the tempo has mellowed in this second half at Craven Cottage, Fulham still lead by one going into the last ten minutes.

[26 August 2018 17:40 · Michael Jones]

82 mins: GOAL! Newcastle 1 - 1 Chelsea - Joselu

Joselu levels for Newcastle, Yedlin gets the ball on the right wing and elbows Giroud in the process, the Chelsea defenders go to sleep waiting for a whistle that never comes and Yedlin finds Joselu on the near post who tucks the ball away with ease. 

[26 August 2018 17:43 · Michael Jones]

86 mins: GOAL! Newcastle 1 - 2 Chelsea - Yedlin OG

Chelsea are back in front, Alonso recives the ball in the box and shoots with a low right footed shot, Yedlin sticks out a toe and the ball is deflected into the back of the net. 

[26 August 2018 17:44 · Michael Jones]

83 mins: GOAL! Fulham 4 - 2 Burnley - Schurrle

André Schürrle's right footed shot from the centre of the box finds the bottom left corner and Fulham take a two goal advantage.