In this 3rd week match, on Sat Aug 20th, Fulham and Brentford will play a match in London in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 13th placed Fulham, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolverhampton Wanderers had 26 on net, and Fulham had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Fulham looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while brentford is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Manchester United. Joshua Da Silva struck first for Brentford in the 10th minute, then Mathias Jensen added another in the 18th minute In the end, Manchester United couldn’t muster any offence and Brentford ran away with the shutout win. Brentford is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo have been the hottest scorers for Brentford in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Aleksandar Mitrović has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Fulham
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s Fulham squad will be without Manor Solomon and Joe Bryan, while Thomas Frank’s squad will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock.