Burnley will be hoping for one last roll of the dice in their fight after relegation as they head back to the capital to face Fulham.
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The Clarets sit nine points adrift of safety with only eight games remaining, making it now or never for Scott Parker’s side.
But with only one league win to their name from their last 21 games, the outlook isn’t looking good for Burnley, who are staring down the barrel of a third straight relegation from this level.
Their recent form in London has been good, however, drawing against Chelsea a few weeks ago having come from behind to record a remarkable 3-2 win at Crystal Palace just before.
They face a Fulham side who are in the hunt for a European spot, sitting 11th and four points adrift of Brentford in seventh.
Here’s all the important information ahead of today’s fixture:
When and where is the game taking place?
The Clarets head to Craven Cottage this afternoon (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)placeholder image
The Clarets head to Craven Cottage this afternoon (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
The match is being held at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium on Saturday, March 21. Kick off is at 3pm.
Is it on TV?
No, the game falls behind the UK’s Saturday 3pm blackout.
How else can I follow the game?
Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton will be providing live updates on his X feed, followed by a match report, post-match reaction and further analysis on the Burnley Express’ website.
What’s the latest team news?
Mike Tresor remains a doubt, while Jordan Beyer, Axel Tuanzebe, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen and Zeki Amdouni remain sidelined.
Marcus Edwards, Zian Flemming and Armando Broja all returned from injury against Bournemouth last week.
As for Fulham, they’re only absentee is club record signing Kevin, who is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a metatarsal injury.
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Scott Parker’s pre-match comments
“There will be a few familiar faces, no doubt. I've got a lot of fond memories there.
“I was there for a long part of the back end of my career, and then obviously got the role as a coach and then obviously managed the team, so there were a lot of fond memories, really.
“It’s a brilliant club and yeah, I'm looking forward to going back, as always.
“But as always, my main focus is us and what we need to bring and how we need to go about it at the weekend.
“It's a very good side. Brilliant coach, well-coached team, a team that's been together now for some time.
“They've established themselves now, and they've got individual talent in their team, recruited very well, and they've got individual talent that can hurt you.
“We saw that at times when we played them at home. While I thought we were strong on the day, they hurt us in certain moments, a couple of set plays and obviously a counter-attacking goal, and you can see the quality that they have.
“This will be a tough fixture and I think it's been proven, certainly at their place, that they're a strong outfit and they've picked up some really strong, positive results.
“But, like I said, we go there with one thought, it's to bring the best version of ourselves and try and get a result.”
What are the predicted teams?
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Iwobi, Wilson, Bobb, King, Jimenez
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Humphreys, Esteve, Hartman, Laurent, Ward-Prowse, Hannibal, Edwards, Anthony, Flemming
Who is the referee?
Chris Kavanagh. He’s overseen 37 games so far this season, dishing out 144 yellow cards and four reds. He took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 home defeat to Arsenal earlier this season and the 1-1 draw at Bournemouth. Nick Hopton is on VAR duty.
What are the latest odds?
Fulham: 8/15
Burnley: 5/1
Odds according to SkyBet and are correct at the time of writing.
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