Wolverhampton Wanderers will be looking to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone when they travel to Craven Cottage to face off Fulham on Saturday afternoon.

The two teams meet for the first time since March Gary O’Neil‘s side secured a 2-1 top-flight win at Molineux.

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Fulham are bidding to win three Premier League games for the first time since January 2023 after beating Brentford and Crystal Palace in their last two games before the international break.

A dramatic one 2-1 comeback win at home to Brentford, thanks to two stoppage time goals from super-sub Harry Wilsonwas followed by A 2-0 win away against 10-man Palace two weeks ago, thanks to goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Wilson.

Marco Silva‘s men have collected 18 points from their first eleven Premier League games and sit seventh in the tablejust one point behind each of the next four teams above them, meaning they could end the weekend in the top four if they beat Wolves and other results go their way.

After losing four and drawing one of the last five home league games of last season, Fulham have since made a positive start to the new season in front of their own fans, having scored 10 points from the first five games at Craven Cottage (W3). D1L1).

The Cottagers, who have not won consecutive home games since March, recorded a 3-2 home win over Wolves last season but that is their only win in their last eight Premier League meetings with the West Midlands side.

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Having failed to win any of their first ten Premier League games of the season, Wolves went into the international break on a much-needed high after beating rivals Southampton 2-0 at Molineux.

Pablo Sarabia‘s opener after just one minute and 48 seconds – Wolves’ fastest ever Premier League goal – was followed by a 51st minute strike from an in-form striker Matheus Cunha that gave Oude Goud their first victory at the highest level since April.

Gary O’Neil was pleased with his side’s “horrendous performance” against a “tough” Saints team, with the win helping Wolves climb off the foot of the table – albeit only up one place to 19th – and to within two points of 17th place. Ipswich Town, which hovers just above the relegation zone.

After a challenging fixture list at the start of this season, Wolves will face just two of last season’s top eight in their next nine Premier League matches and will hope to build positive form in the coming weeks as they look to boost to give. their survival expectations.

However, Wolves go into Saturday’s match against Fulham having won just one of their last eight Premier League visits to Cravan Cottage (D4 L3), while losing seven of their last 10 top-flight away games in London, including both seasons, with in those 10 matches an average of 4.5 goals per match were scored.

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Fulham’s only injury problem concerns the midfielder Sasa Lukicwho has missed the last four matches due to a shoulder injury sustained on international duty and is unlikely to be involved this weekend.

Former Wolves striker Raul Jimenez And Andreas Pereira will return late from international duty after representing Mexico and Brazil respectively earlier this week, but the pair could still be eligible to start on Saturday.

Harry Wilson has scored three goals in his last two appearances as a substitute, while also finding the net on international duty with Wales on Tuesday, so he will look to start on either flank, ahead of either. Travel Nelson or Alex Iwobi.

As for Wolves, they still have to make do without prolonged absenteeism Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso González, Boubacar Traore And Yerson Mosquera as they all continue to recover from knee injuries.

Wolves have submitted a request to the Uruguayan FA to withdraw Santiago Bueno earlier this month after the defender initially reported for international duty with a muscle injury; the 26-year-old will be assessed before kick-off.

Hwang Hee Chan is also being assessed after missing the last four games due to an ankle ligament injury. But even if the South Korean were deemed fit to play, he would not be expected to start in attack ahead of Cunha or Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Fulham possible starting line-up:
Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson; Jimenez

Possible starting line-up of Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Sat; Bueno, Dawson, Toti; Semedo, Lemina, Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Larsen Beach

We say: Fulham 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goals are to be expected in Saturday’s match as both teams have scored in each of Fulham’s first five home games this season, while Wolves have scored in all of their last ten league games, scoring at least twice in four of their last five .

Both teams will regard this match as a winnable one, but Fulham will be considered slight favorites at Craven Cottage and could do just enough to beat the Old Gold on this occasion, as they did in this match last season.

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