Fulham v Wolves: All you need to know
Fulham host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on Monday night with both sides look to build a gap between themselves and the bottom three.
Marco Silva's Fulham are winless in their last four Premier League matches, last picking up three points against Sheffield United in early October and have found goals hard to come by this season since losing Aleksandar Mitrovic. Fulham have scored just 10 times in 12 league matches.
Wolves on the other hand entered the international break on a high after beating Tottenham Hotspur late on at Molineux. Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina both scored in stoppage time to give Wolves a 2-1 victory. Gary O'Neil's side could move into the top half of the table with a win.
Team newsJoao Palhinha is suspended for Fulham after accumulating five yellow cards. Issa Diop, Adama Traore, Rodrigo Muniz and Tyrese Francois are all sidelined for the hosts, but Tosin Adarabioyo could make his return.
Craig Dawson will miss out for Wolves through suspension. Pedro Neto is still recovering from a thigh injury.
Last five meetings24 Feb 2023: Fulham 1-1 Wolves
13 August 2022: Wolves 0-0 Fulham
09 April 2021: Fulham 0-1 Wolves
04 October 2020: Wolves 1-0 Fulham
04 May 2019: Wolves 1-0 Fulham
The last six Premier League meetings between Fulham and Wolves have produced only seven goals, two for Fulham and five for Wolves, with no side netting more than once in a match in this time.
Fulham have alternated between defeat and victory in their five Premier League home matches this season having lost three and won two.
Wolves have scored at least once in each of their last 11 Premier League encounters. It’s their longest scoring streak since a run of 18 between August and December 2019.
With seven goals each, only Arsenal and Liverpool have more strikes in the final 10 minutes of Premier League games this season than Wolves, who have scored six. Three of those goals have been the winning goal (more than any other side), all of which have come in the 86th minute or later.
What the managers have saidMarco Silva: “Of course, they are confident right now and we respect that. We know that Gary's doing a good job, last season as well at Bournemouth too, and of course we know what they are capable to do. It is up to try to do better.” More here
Gary O'Neil: "They’re a good side, offer a real threat, the wide players, Willian, Harry Wilson or Bobby De Cordova-Reid, who I played with at Bristol City. Premier League away games are tough, we’ve won a couple so far and it’d be good to win another one.” More here
