Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are set to battle to sign England Under-19 centre-back Samuel Amissah from Fulham. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesFulham will need to "prove our quality" against Southampton in the FA Cup, says boss Marco Silva.
The Cottagers host the in-form south coast side in the fifth round of the cup on Sunday lunchtime and know they will need to be at their best level to ensure their progression to the quarter finals.
Saints were 21st in the Championship when manager Tonda Eckert took over early in November following the sacking of Will Still, but a run of six wins in their past eight has seen them climb to one place outside the play-off places.
"They have been reacting very, very well, definitely," said Silva.
"You see their recent form - not so recent, because it's been already, I think, nine games unbeaten - most of them getting the three points.
"And, of course, where they came from, in a bad position in the table, right now to be around the play-off positions shows they are in a good moment.
"They are in a moment when they can win football matches in a row. That is important and, for sure, gives them the confidence they are going in the right direction.
"They want to come to Craven Cottage to show their quality. It's up to us to be at our best level and to prove our quality, and to prove why we want to be in the next round of the FA Cup."
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Highlights: Summerville scores only goal as West Ham beat Fulham at Craven Cottage
We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Premier League game between Fulham and West Ham United.
Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
Neville: Another poor season for us.some changes are needed.players or management. I'm not sure what.
Ben: A real togetherness is evident within the team now. We must keep maintaining these clean sheets as we don't score enough. Still believe we can do it.
Campbell: Very disappointing second half, we did not look like we wanted to win it, gave away possession to often and a rare mistake from Leno. Hope we can come back against Southampton.
Matt: Silva seems to have decided he doesn't want Europe with the starting lineup and setup. Strange.
Louis: Overall poor performance. I am mainly going to blame Marco Silva, why change the successful lineup when we are doing well. Iwobi was very good in the midfield role, so why change it!
West Ham fans
Joe: Wasn't our best performance I have seen this season but it was a very important 3 points to get. We are now really scaring those above us, Summerville comes up with the goods again and Hermansen made some vital saves. We have a tough run in but after this win, I wouldn't count us out.
Gregory: Massive massive win. Brings us closer to safety and it's so good to see our keeper put in a good performance. The only think better than surviving would be to send spurs down as well.
Barry: First half wasn't great, definitely better in the second. Not an amazing game but definitely a brilliant result. A good team performance against a good Fulham side who have shown good form in the last few weeks. We can really start putting pressure on those just above us. Another great finish by Jimmy.
Sue: What an improvement. They kept trying and didn't give up. If they keep this up we will beat the drop.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFor Fulham, it was a night that began badly and never truly recovered.
The pre-match news that Harry Wilson would miss out through injury heightened the challenge facing Marco Silva's side.
The 28-year-old Wales international has been a talismanic figure for the Whites this season.
Wilson is the first Fulham player since Dimitar Berbatov in 2012-13 to register 15 goal contributions in a single campaign, so his absence was always likely to be felt.
But with his contract set to expire this summer, Wednesday night offered a glimpse of what life without him could look like at Craven Cottage.
On the basis of this performance, Silva's side will need to find new source of attacking threat in the final third if they are to continue to fight for Europe.
Marco Silva spoke to: BBC Match of the day about his 'frustating evening' as Fulham's lost against West Ham: "For many different reasons, first of all for the result and we lost the game. Definitely didn't deserve much more from the game and so many incidents that dictate the result the result this evening.
"For me, it's clear firstly to talk about ourselves and the goal we conceded we gave a goal basically at this level if you want to win football matches you cant. And of course after the incident the referees decision were at a very low level in my opinion. Not at the level a game like this one, decisive games in this moment in the season should be and have the impact of VAR. And John Brooks with Fulham Football Club, he was on VAR and he was able to decide against the referee decision on the pitch is unbelievable.
"It has been a little bit the story of our season when John Brooks is involved with us. It was very unlucky again with the decision when he was not on the pitch, a decision that he took in the office looking for the decision.
"Many, many incidents that the game can be in our direction,. Even the penalty, I repeat again John Brooks took and decided against the on-field decision. Very difficult to understand mistakes in games against ourselves, but it is what is is. We have to respect. We have to do it. We cannot control.
"All the decisions, they were against us."
Tom Cairney spoke to TNT Sports on whether it was a penalty on him that VAR decided otherwise: "Yeah because if it's not there, I score. He's [Taty Castellanos] not got the ball. I haven't tackled him.
"He gave a free-kick for Josh King for exactly the same thing. He gave a foul to us where Josh King kicks him when he's about to shoot and the same thing happened to me inside the box. The referee gives a penalty and then VAR try to find something like they normally do, send the ref over to the screen and make another decision.
"That's what happened. If he's not there I score."
Did you know?
Fulham failed to score in a Premier League home game for the first time since a 1-0 loss to Arsenal in October, putting to end their longest scoring run at Craven Cottage in the top-flight (10 games) since January 2014 (13).
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Manager Marco Silva has made four changes to the team that defeated Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, with Antonee Robinson, Samuel Chukwueze, Tom Cairney and Josh King coming in for Harry Wilson (injured), Emile Smith Rowe, Ryan Sessegnon and Oscar Bobb.
Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Cairney; Chukwueze, King, Iwobi, Jimenez
Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Andersen, Sessegnon, Reed, Lukic, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Muniz
Nuno Espirito Santo has also shuffled his pack ahead of tonight's game at Craven Cottage, with Jean Todibo and Callum Wilson replacing Konstantinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa.
West Ham XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Todibo, Diouf; Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville; Wilson Castellanos
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Adama, Lamadrid, Magassa, Scarles, Kante
Nuno Espirito Santo has also shuffled his pack ahead of tonight's game at Craven Cottage, with Jean Todibo and Callum Wilson replacing Konstantinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa.
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East meets west at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night, with Fulham vying to emulate their victory over West Ham in December's reverse fixture.
While Fulham have rekindled their hopes of European football with successive wins, West Ham's revival has lost some momentum and they remain two points from safety.
Wilson key as Fulham dare to dream
Fulham's season is following a similar pattern to their previous campaigns since promotion in 2022 – sat comfortably mid-table or higher heading into March, with aspirations of qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2011.
They've eventually settled for final league positions of 10th, 14th and 10th again, but could it be different this time?
Last Sunday's victory over Spurs left Fulham in ninth place, behind Everton by the narrowest of goal difference. Eighth could be enough for European qualification this season.
If they are to achieve that target, their difference maker could be Harry Wilson. The in-form winger is a minor fitness doubt to face West Ham after being substituted with an ankle injury at the weekend but only after he'd registered his ninth goal and sixth assist in the Premier League this season. No Fulham player has been directly involved in more goals in a top-flight campaign since Dimitar Berbatov provided 15 goals and three assists in 2012-13.
Wilson, who is out of contract this summer, is reaping the benefits of regular football; he has played 83% of the available minutes in 2025-26, having never before reached 50% in a Premier League season. His impact has been particularly strong over the past 15 top-flight games, during which his 13 goal involvements was only bettered by Bruno Fernandes and Erling Haaland.
Familiar failings return for West Ham
Prior to Saturday's defeat by Liverpool, West Ham had taken 11 points from six games – as many as in their previous 18. They've narrowed the deficit to fourth bottom Nottingham Forest from seven points to two over the past six weeks and can take solace from giving Liverpool a harder game than the 5-2 scoreline suggests.
The Hammers conceded as many goals at Anfield as they had in their previous five league matches combined, and the first three on Saturday all came from corners.
Notwithstanding the fact West Ham had previously gone nearly two months without conceding from a set-piece, they have now let in 15 goals from corners this season – five more than any other side in Europe's top five leagues.
Several other unwanted statistics are hindering West Ham's survival chances. They have now only taken one point from the six most recent fixtures in which they conceded first and are winless in 10 top-flight kick-offs at 7pm or later since beating Leicester a year ago. The Hammers have also lost seven of their eight Premier League London derbies this season – only three sides have ever fared worse.
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo was very upbeat about his side's performance at Anfield on Saturday, but they lost 5-2.
The only consolation for the Hammers is that the teams immediately above them all lost too.
They lost at home to Fulham in December I don't see them getting anything on Wednesday, either.
Marco Silva's side played really well in their win against Tottenham on Sunday and Harry Wilson is on fire - my advice is to get him in your fantasy team, now.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Manchester United have no intention of selling English midfielder Mason Mount, 27, in the summer despite interest from Aston Villa and Fulham. (Football Insider), external
Aston Villa are one of the clubs interested in 28-year-old Wales attacking midfielder Harry Wilson, whose contract at Fulham runs out in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external
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Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against West Ham at Craven Cottage (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Kevin's injury required surgery and he is now recovering, but it is "difficult to say" on when he will be able to return.
Joachim Andersen is "100%" OK and will be back in the matchday squad against West Ham.
Harry Wilson is still being assessed after picking up a knock on Sunday against Tottenham.
Sasa Lukic is "progressing well" and getting "better and better" after picking up a hamstring injury in January. He added that "right now it is about his confidence and to get the right sharpness again".
On Adama Traore returning to face his former club: "Adama is a top lad. He is someone we all loved at the football club. He was always ready to help the club. It will be nice to see him before or after the match."
On the push for a European spot: "We are going to fight. We know that we probably deserve more points - sometimes we don't take points from games we are on top. We are in a position where we want to climb the table, definitely."
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Drew Heatley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesMarch has 'season defining' written all over it.
Our next three league games are against teams in the bottom four of the Premier League, starting against 18th-placed West Ham on Wednesday. And sandwiched in the middle of that, we have a home FA Cup tie against Championship opposition.
Southampton stand between us and a third quarter-final under Marco Silva.
Our win over Spurs this weekend was our eighth at Craven Cottage this season – but the game against West Ham is far from a foregone conclusion.
The Hammers have gained more than half their points total away from London Stadium this season and arrive at the Cottage showing signs of fight under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Our only trip this month is to the City Ground, to face a Nottingham Forest side who are without a win in five and have had more managers this season than home wins.
We round off the month at home to Burnley. The fans would love nothing more than getting another win over former manager Scott Parker, and with just one win in 10, anything less than three points is not acceptable.
The Whites already have wins this season against all three of our remaining March league opponents. Doing the double over them all – as we did Spurs – would probably see us rocketed into the top six before an extremely tricky April.
Lose too many and all conversation of European football and cup glory will be firmly on ice until August.
It certainly feels like make or break for Silva's five-year project.
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Fulham and Tottenham. Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
Will: We don't make it easy for ourselves but it's another good win, really need Wilson to get a new contract. Bobb also showing why he's such a talent.
Bill: Why oh why do we make it so hard for ourselves we should have been out of sight. Hey ho, a win is a win lol. UTF!
Jim: Good performance by Fulham, need to be more clinical with the finishing, which would calm home fans' nerves. Spurs need to sort themselves out otherwise, they will be drawn into the relegation battle.
Teddie: A great result, great team performance, didn't miss Anderson and sublime midfield showing.
Tottenham fans
Michael: Lacking basic skills, slow, tired and not actually bothered by it all. Relegation doesn't seem to have registered yet.
Steve: Absolutely turgid. No bottle. No ideas, no fight. At least the other results went our way because we're not getting out of this mess ourselves.
Paul: I learned that Igor knows nothing at all about Tottenham Hotspur and Harry Redknapp knows Tottenham inside out. I know who I would have put my money on to keep us up. Let's see who's right. Only Nottingham Forest and West Ham can save us by keep losing. Sorry guys. May the best team win.
Ricky: Come back, Thomas Frank, all is forgiven! What an utterly abject performance led by a coach who clearly doesn't understand how fast-paced competitive every team in the Premiership is. The only thing that may save us from relegation is the cavalry coming over the hill, i.e, Bergvall, Kudus, Kulusevski and Udogie being fit and on the pitch in April.
Image source, Getty ImagesFulham's Harry Wilson now has 11 goal involvements in the Premier League since the start of December - only Erling Haaland has had more on 14.
On BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, the team debated his impact, with Telegraph journalist Luke Edwards asking: "Can we say he's underrated? This is the season we can probably get rid of that tag. Those numbers are phenomenal and stunning. He has really blossomed. I think he will be on the radar of a lot of clubs."
Ex-Premier League striker Clinton Morrison added: "He will be because he's out of contract. There will be a lot of clubs looking at him - the same with his manager. I think they'll both be gone. I know it's hard for them to take."
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Fulham boss Marco Silva speaking to BBC Match of the Day on Alex Iwobi's goal: "It's one of his best goals, he is capable to do these type of things. He is stronger when he tries to choose a corner and make a strong pass. It was a brilliant moment for him.
"It was a great performance overall, from an offensive point of view we enjoyed it - dynamic, creating chances, making it difficult for them."
Did you know?
Since the start of last season no player has scored more top-flight goals in London derbies than Fulham's Harry Wilson (10 - level with Eberechi Eze), who is the second player to score home and away against Spurs for the Cottagers in a Premier League season after Clint Dempsey in 2007-08.
Fulham have completed a league double over Tottenham Hotspur for only the second time, also doing so in the 2003-04 campaign – they have also equalled their longest winning run versus Spurs in the league (three).
Michael Emons
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesWhile Tottenham are facing a fight to stay up, Fulham are looking the other direction.
This win was only the second time in their history that they had completed the league double over Tottenham, after they also did so in 2003-04.
With Marco Silva still yet to sign a new contract beyond this summer, Fulham are ninth in the Premier League table, with only goal difference separating them and eighth-placed Everton.
Eighth may be a position high enough to earn Fulham a return to European football, which they have not played in since 2012-13.
If they are to get there, their home form could be key as this was their eighth victory in 14 matches at Craven Cottage.
They were the better team in the first half and Calvin Bassey should have made it 3-0 but fired wastefully over from six yards. Emile Smith Rowe also had two chances to take the game away from Tottenham, before Richarlison's goal set up a frantic finish.
Club captain Tom Cairney almost scored with his first touch off the bench, but shot just wide.
It was a nervous finish for the home fans, but their side did enough to hang on to the three points.
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Image source, BBC SportNorway winger Oscar Bobb makes his first Premier League start for Fulham since moving from Manchester City at the end of the January transfer window.
He replaces Kevin, while Fulham are without Joachim Andersen, with Issa Diop coming in for the only other change from the side that began the 3-1 win at Sunderland.
Fulham XI: Leno, Sessegnon, Bassey, Diop, Tete, Berge, Iwobi, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Wilson, Jimenez.
Subs: Leconte, Castagne, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Cuenca, King, Chukwueze, Muniz.
Tottenham are able to include Pedro Porro for the first time since 24 January with the defender having recovered from a hamstring injury.
That is one of two changes from the 11 that began the 4-1 loss to Arsenal with Dominic Solanke starting up front in an attacking alteration, with midfielder Pape Matar Sarr on the bench.
Tottenham XI: Vicario, Van de Ven, Dragusin, Palhinha, Porro, Bissouma, Gallagher, Gray, Kolo Muani, Simons, Solanke.
Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Souza, Rowswell, Dansso, Matar Sarr, Olussesi, Tel, Richarlison.
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