It's only the second game in the Premier League for these squads. And fresh bodies and minds here at Craven Cottage as Fulham host Brentford. Check out this preview!
This is a local fight, usually meaning added motivation and importance.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fulham form and stats
Last season, Fulham's league results were 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses, producing 5th position in the Premier League Summer Series. During these three matches they scored {3 goals-1} and conceded 6. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Fulham delivered 1-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with {3 goals-2} and 4 conceded.
Fulham are returning here after visiting Everton and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Decordova-Reid scored the goal(s). Leno loved the game against Everton. With a stunning nine saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Leno, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.21 out of 10 in that game. Leno topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League Summer Series game against Aston Villa that was lost 0-2.Brentford form and stats
Let's have a look at how Brentford performed last season in the Premier League Summer Series: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 0 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In total they scored 5 and conceded {8 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 1 and lost 1 with 5/6 goals scored/conceded.
Brentford's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tottenham Hotspur that finished 2-2. Wissa, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.05. Wissa scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, in the Premier League Summer Series, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Fulham victories, two draws and five Brentford wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Reid 1 goals |   B. Mbeumo 1 goals |  Y. Wissa 1 goals |
Fulham missing players
Brentford missing players
| Fulham | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fulham | Last season | Brentford | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 50% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 36% | ||
| 10.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 6 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
