Fulham and Bournemouth have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Cottagers lost 3-0 at leaders Arsenal last Saturday but are seeking a third successive home win and could go level on points with seventh-placed Brentford.
A 3-0 home win over Crystal Palace last Sunday extended sixth-placed Bournemouth’s unbeaten league run to 15 matches.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Fulham face Bournemouth in the Premier League.
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Fulham confirmed team vs Bournemouth
Ryan Sessegnon and Alex Iwobi are out for Fulham and Sander Berge and Raul Jimenez are on the bench following illness.
Kevin is “maybe not in his best physical condition”, according to head coach Marco Silva.
Fulham starting XI: Bernd Leno, Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Samuel Chukwueze, Sasa Lukic, Timothy Castagne, Emile Smith Rowe, Antonee Robinson
Fulham substitutes: Benjamin Lecomte, Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed, Raul Jimnez, Oscar Bobb, Sander Berge, Kevin, Joshua King, Issa Diop
Bournemouth full line up vs Fulham
Justin Kluivert is back in Bournemouth’s squad for the first time in more than four months.
Lewis Cook is not involved but is closing in on a comeback, having been out since February.
Bournemouth starting XI: Djordje Petrovic, Adrien Truffert, Marcos Senesi, Alex Scott, Evanilson, Ryan Christie, Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier, Eli Junior Kroupi, James Hill, Rayan
Bournemouth substitutes: Christos Mandas, David Brooks, Ben Doak, Tyler Adams, Bafode Diakite, Justin Kluivert, Yacine Adli, Enes Unal, Balazs Toth
Where to watch Fulham vs Bournemouth: TV channel, live online streams
The match kicks off at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) on Saturday and is not being shown live in the UK.
Here’s the full list of Premier League broadcasters in different territories.
Fulham vs Bournemouth stats
- Fulham have just two of their nine Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D2 L5 – 1-0 away in April 2019 and 3-1 at home in February 2024
- They have failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League games, although they have won both games in which they found the net along the way (D2 L3)
- Following victories against Burnley and Aston Villa, Fulham could win three consecutive home league games for the first time since December 2023
- Home striker Raul Jiménez has five goals in his six Premier League starts against Bournemouth. Only against West Ham (7) and Everton (6) has the Mexican netted more in the competition
- Goalkeeper Bernd Leno has played in Fulham last 147 Premier League games. There are only seven occasions of a player featuring in more consecutive matches in the competition, with Leno’s run the longest since Kasper Schmeichel’s 149 between August 2018 and May 2022
- Bournemouth could complete the double over Fulham for the first time in the Premier League, last doing so in any division in the 2014/15 Championship
- That 15-game unbeaten run is the the longest current such sequence of any side in the top flight (W7 D8). The only team to have a longer run with all of their games coming while sitting outside the top five in the table are Manchester United between October 2016 and March 2017 (18)
- They conceded 27 goals in their first nine Premier League away games this season (3 per game), shipping at least three goals on seven occasions. They’ve now conceded just six times in their last eight on the road (0.8 per game), and never more than twice in a match
- Only current top two Arsenal (5) and Man City (5) have lost fewer Premier League games than Bournemouth this season (7)
- The Cherries have drawn a league-high 16 games this term, which is also their most draws in any league campaign since 2005/06 (19 in League One)
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