Wolverhampton Wanderers will be targeting a premier league relegation battle when they take their campaign to the Craven Cottage to play against Fulham on Saturday afternoon.
It has been since matchday 37 this season when Gary O’Neil’s side emerged 2-1 winners over Molineux in the top flight.
Fulham are aiming for a three-game Premier League winning streak for the first time since January February 2023 having beaten Brentford and Crystal Palace in their last two matches before the break.
Two injury-time goals by Harry Wilson fired Bellerin’s side to a 2-1 victory against Brentford, the that was coming from a goal down in the last ten minutes of the match at home before beating ten-man Crystal Palace 2-0 a fortnight ago through strikers, Emile Smith Rowe and Wilson.
The manager of the side, Marco Silva has seen his side gather 18 points in their initial 11 premier league fixtures and settles at number seven on the log and only one point behind each of the four sides above them this means they could well finish the weekend in the top four, if they defeat Wolves and other outcomes complementary of this result are realized.
Conceding four and drawing one of their last five home league games of last season, it has been a brighter start to the new season for Fulham when playing in front of their own supporters as they have taken 10 points from five matches at Craven Cottage (W3 D1 L1).
The Cottagers, who have never claimed two consecutive home successes since March, edged past Wolves 3-2 at home last season but hold a single triumph over the top eight Premier League encounters against the West Midlands side.
Wolves went into the first international break of the season without a single point on the board after 10 fixtures and only returned to action after picking up a crucial 2-0 victory against fellow relegation strugglers Southampton at Molineux.
Pablo Sarabia gave Wolves their first Premier League goal in just one minute and forty-eight seconds, while in-form forward Matheus Cunha's goal in the 51st minute gave the Old Gold their first top-flight victory since April.
Wolves will only play two of the top eight teams from the previous season in their next nine Premier League games, following a difficult schedule at the beginning of the season. They will be looking to improve their chances of surviving in the upcoming weeks.
Wolves, however, have lost seven of their last ten top-flight away games in London, including both this season, and have only won one of their last eight Premier League trips to Cravan Cottage (D4 L3) going into Saturday's matchup with Fulham. Those ten games have an average of 4.5 goals per game.
Sasa Lukic, a midfielder for Fulham, has missed the last four games due to a shoulder injury sustained while playing for his country and is not expected to play this weekend.
Andreas Pereira and Raul Jimenez, two former Wolves strikers, are expected to arrive late from international duty after playing for Brazil and Mexico earlier this week, respectively, but they may still be able to start on Saturday.
