PREVIEW
Team news, manager quotes and facts ahead of the Premier League clash between Fulham and Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage.
Fulham
Manager: Martin Jol
Starting line-up :
D. Stockdale, S. Kelly, P. Senderos, B. Hangeland, J. Riise, D. Murphy, D. Etuhu, B. Ruiz, C. Dempsey, M. Dembélé, B. Zamora.
Bolton Wanderers
Manager: Owen Coyle
Starting line-up :
J. Jääskeläinen, D. Boyata, G. Cahill, Z. Knight, P. Robinson, N. Reo-Coker, F. Muamba, C. Eagles, M. Davies, K. Davies, D. N'Gog.
TEAM NEWS
Fulham striker Bobby Zamora faces a late fitness test. The 30-year-old has an issue with his left knee and will be assessed on Saturday, although midfielder Simon Davies (back) and goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer (spine) will definitely miss out. The latter will be replaced by David Stockdale, while Fulham will be able to call upon skipper Danny Murphy (ankle) along with attackers Bryan Ruiz (ineligible) and Andrew Johnson (suspension) after the midweek Europa League draw with Odense.
Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic is fit after recovering from a knee injury. Klasnic sustained the problem in the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, a fixture missed by Wanderers midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, who has been sidelined with a hamstring complaint but could make his comeback at Craven Cottage. Defender David Wheater is unavailable again as he serves the third game of his four-match suspension.
MANAGER QUOTES
Martin Jol (Fulham) on going out of the Europa League: "There is always some positives in everything. It was awful. It was a shock to go out in the dying seconds of the game, allowing them to have a break and get in a perfect cross.
"It is all well [looking back at it] in hindsight, but we can focus now on the games in the league. If you look at the league table, we need to focus on wins and getting points on the board.
"We need to try and win these home games [like Bolton]. We talked about it, we look forward now and we don't have to play all these matches [across Europe]."
Owen Coyle (Bolton): "I was very fortunate to be here as a player and the fans were very kind. They knew the type of player I was - not the best player in the world, but I was wholehearted and I gave everything I could. That is the same now as a manager, but you have to accept that the fans pay good money to come and support the club loyally, home and away, and we have to start giving them something back."
MATCH FACTS
Fulham have only won two of their last nine Premier League games at Craven Cottage (W2 D4 L3), though they did win last time out against Liverpool.
Both Fulham and Bolton have failed to score in three of their last four meetings in all competitions.
Fulham have won four and lost none of the last eight Premier League games against Bolton.
Fulham have won eight and lost none of their 10 Premier League home matches against Bolton.
Ivan Klasnic has scored Bolton’s last two goals at Craven Cottage, one in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup.
Klasnic has scored seven goals in 10 Premier League starts this season.
Bolton have lost 16 of their last 19 Premier League away games (W2 D1 L16).
The Trotters have kept just one clean sheet in their last 33 Premier League road trips.
Bolton have lost 17 of their last 20 Premier League matches (W3 D0 L17), a run which started with a 0-3 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Bolton have lost 12 of their opening 15 matches, the joint-most defeats after 15 games in a Premier League season along with Sunderland in 2005-06.
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