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Graham Potter began life in charge of West Ham with a 2-1 FA Cup loss against Aston Villa on Friday and now starts work on his number one priority, improving his side’s league form. He was dealt an early blow when Niclas Füllkrug made a premature exit on Friday evening, so is facing an injury crisis in the forward areas ahead of this clash with Fulham, with Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen also on the sidelines.
The ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss said he was encouraged by what he saw at Villa Park, so may be optimistic of extending the Hammers’ impressive record in recent home H2Hs (W8, D3, L1). That sole defeat came last season and London derbies have not been kind to West Ham this term, as they’ve lost both in the league here by three-goal margins, and considering this is the first of three derbies in a row in home league action, they need to buck that trend quickly.
Fulham were also in FA Cup action late last week, comfortably seeing off Championship side Watford 4-1 to extend their unbeaten streak in all competitions to nine games (W3, D6). After scoring exactly twice in each of their last three Premier League games (W1, D2), Marco Silva’s side should travel with high hopes of solidifying their position in the top half.
Only against reigning champions Manchester City and Manchester United have Fulham been beaten in away league action this season (W3, D4), with only Liverpool (0) losing fewer Premier League away games this season. Another huge positive is that it’s almost exactly a year since they last lost a top-flight London derby on the road (W3, D2), a sequence that started with that aforementioned 2-0 H2H success here in April.
Players to watch: Lucas Paquetá scored West Ham’s goal against Villa with his fourth strike in all competitions this term, three of which were his side’s opening goal of the game. In-form Raúl Jiménez has scored four goals across Fulham’s last three games, the last three of which arrived after half-time.
Hot streak: Graham Potter has never lost his first home league game in charge of a new club (W2, D2).
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