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And different 1 – from a dissenting voice. “Is this nan astir vanilla fixture successful nan shot league?” asks Andrew K. “No one’s emailing you because nary 1 cares. I can’t deliberation of a fixture betwixt 2 section rivals that has little fascination and liking for fans different than for nan teams’ fans themselves.”
In nan shot league? That’s a spot harsh. I’m enjoying it already and it hasn’t moreover started.
An email! From nan distant end. “Turning up precocious play astatine nan Gtech pinch nan superior purpose being to spoil Brentford’s European ambitions is giving superior déjà vu,” says Kit Clifford-Page, “but a triumph would put Fulham firmly backmost successful nan European speech truthful location is everything to play for.
“Hopefully Tom Cairney’s first convention commencement since nan horrific location nonaccomplishment to West Ham is amended calculated by Silva coming and Harry ‘Beekeeper’ Wilson adds to his celebrated resume. Come connected Fulham!”
All quiet connected nan westbound London front. If you’ve ne'er sent america an email, now mightiness beryllium a bully time.
Teams successful full
A communicative of 2 benches … Brentford’s is short of acquisition and stuffed pinch defenders, whereas Fulham’s has a afloat beforehand six and flair to spare.
Brentford (4-2-3-1) Kelleher; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Jensen; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Shield, Ajer, Pinnock, Stephenson, Nelson, Bentt, Donovan.
Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Lukic, Cairney; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz.
Subs: Lecomte, Diop, Robinson, Berge, Reed, King, Bobb, Chukwueze, Jimenez.
Teams successful brief: Fulham shingle it up
Marco Silva makes 4 changes to nan broadside that mislaid 2-0 astatine Anfield. Sasa Lukic is fresh for his first commencement successful 3 months, but he doesn’t resume his business pinch Sander Berge, who drops to nan chair arsenic Tom Cairney comes in. Lukic’s return frees Alex Iwobi to roam guardant again. He’ll beryllium cutting successful from nan near to subordinate Emile Smith Rowe, who replaces Josh King arsenic nan 10. At left-back, Ryan Sessegnon is preferred to Antonee Robinson.
Teams successful brief: nary surprises for Brentford
After seeing Everton drawback a last-gasp equaliser past weekend, Keith Andrews sees nary logic to alteration a drafting team. It’s a beardown XI but, pinch Jordan Henderson still ruled retired by an unnamed injury, nan chair looks a spot skimpy.
Preamble
Morning everyone and invited to a feast of a play successful nan Premier League. There’s a batch much connected nan paper than a specified title decider. There’s nan Merseyside derby, pinch Everton astatine location successful their caller stadium and, for once, successful amended style than Liverpool. There’s Spurs, successful spectacular disarray, taking connected Brighton, nan champion squad successful nan convention complete nan past 2 months. There’s Chelsea, who haven’t scored against a top-flight nine for 5 weeks, facing Man United, who look to person mislaid each their centre-backs.
And first there’s Brentford v Fulham, which is much appetising than it whitethorn look. It’s not conscionable a section derby – it’s a six-pointer that will person a opportunity successful who makes it into Europe. If Brentford win, they’ll spell from seventh to sixth, supra Chelsea, and, if only for a fewer hours, these quiet over-achievers will beryllium lording it complete westbound London. If Fulham win, they’ll jump from 12th to ninth and tie level connected points pinch Brentford.
The biggest threat connected either broadside is evidently Igor Thiago, nan Haaland of nan south. But he whitethorn person his activity trim retired because nan past 3 games betwixt these sides person each ended pinch a triumph for Fulham. In nan reverse fixture, Brentford took an early lead, only to beryllium battered by 3 goals successful six minutes earlier half-time. One of them was scored by Harry Wilson, who eats Brentford defenders for breakfast. As my workfellow Taha Hashim pointed retired yesterday, Wilson has 4 goals successful his past 118 minutes against these opponents.
But past that past gathering was 7 months ago, earlier Brentford had sewage going nether Keith Andrews. It near them 17th, while Fulham were eighth (just supra Man City), Spurs were 3rd and Liverpool were nan runaway leaders. This has been a play successful which everybody turned retired to beryllium fallible, moreover nan squad who person been apical for months. And that makes almost each crippled interesting.
