Key occasions
“Certainly Peterborough are the Poshest membership in England”, emails Richard Hirst, an “An unposh Fulham supporter”.
You’ve executed me, Richard.
Craven Cottage is a particular floor, isn’t it?
That is the present Premier League desk.
Fulham are undoubtedly the poshest membership in England. Does anybody know of a posher membership on this planet? Common solutions to michael.butler@theguardian.com or through X: @michaelbutler18.
Traoré has been a bit hit or miss lately, so not that shocking to see Marco Silva drop him to the bench for Reiss Nelson, who joins former Gunners Bernd Leno, Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi in Fulham’s beginning XI. And what a substitute Traoré is to deliver on later within the recreation when Brentford legs are cramping up.
Simply in case you missed this after Brentford’s final recreation, this was fairly some speech by Thomas Frank in congratulating Ethan Pinnock on 100 Premier League appearances. Pinnock, who performed non-league soccer with Dulwich Hamlet for the primary six years of his profession, begins once more tonight for No 101.
The groups!
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Berge, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez.
Subs: Benda, Reed, Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Cairney, Traore, Castagne, Sessegnon, Diop.
Brentford: Flekken, Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, van den Berg, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter, Wissa.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Schade, Jensen, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Meghoma, Konak, Maghoma.
Preamble
Good day everybody. Fulham and Brentford may be as totally different as Harrods is to Hounslow, however proper now the 2 west London golf equipment are eerily related. Having misplaced their greatest participant in the summertime (João Palhinha and Ivan Toney), the 2 golf equipment have began this season effectively, all issues thought of, and lie eleventh and twelfth respectively, one level aside, each with a web aim distinction of zero.
Fulham are arguably the stronger crew proper now, however Brentford have the higher supervisor. Each can be aiming for a top-half end, however would in all probability take survival come the season’s finish. Each side have come near beating Metropolis on the Etihad this season and each have misplaced to Manchester United. The purpose is, no one is aware of what the ceiling or the underside is for both aspect. And that, like watching Adama Traoré, is kind of thrilling.
It’s a derby below the lights. Be a part of me.
Kick-off: 8pm GMT.
