Fulham host Bournemouth in the Premier League tomorrow afternoon. But Marco Silva will be without two key players.
Fulham return to Craven Cottage tomorrow where they welcome 12th place Bournemouth; the Whites sit in 13th as things stand, but a win could see them leapfrog the Cherries and potentially go two points behind Chelsea in 11th.
Silva‘s side are now winless in their last six in all competitions, drawing three and losing three as well.
Last time out saw Fulham draw 2-2 away at Burnley with Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Muniz scoring first half goals, only for the Clarets to claw two back in the second half.
Bournemouth will be another stern test tomorrow, and Fulham will have to face the Cherries without Raul Jimenez and Kenny Tete.
Raul Jimenez and Kenny Tete out of Bournemouth clash
Jimenez missed the last outing vs Burnley after coming off at half-time in the game vs Everton beforehand.
Tete meanwhile played six minutes of the last game vs Burnley after coming off the bench late on, but he’s now set to miss the Bournemouth clash.
Silva says that the Dutchman’s injury is not serious, but Jimenez on the other hand faces at least a couple of weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
The Athletic’s Peter Rutzler posted on X:
Jimenez absence could mean timely Fulham chance for Armando Broja
Jimenez is Silva’s no.1 striker when available. But with him now set to miss the next couple of weeks it gives January arrival Armando Broja a chance to stake his claim for the starting spot at Fulham.
He made a substitute appearance last time out vs Burnley with Rodrigo Muniz starting and scoring; Muniz may also be eyeing up a regular starting spot with Jimenez out.
And after scoring against Burnley, Muniz may well keep the starting spot, but Chelsea man Broja will surely fancy his chances of displacing Muniz in the XI and maybe even keeping Jimenez out of the side upon his eventual return.
Broja has a big chance with Fulham to prove some of his Chelsea doubters wrong, and if he can score some goals in the coming months and help Fulham achieve another steady Premier League finish, he’ll go down as a well-liked loan player among fans.
Bournemouth though have been solid over the past few weeks’ they’ve lost just one of their last five in all competitions, drawing their last two in the Premier League against West Ham and Nottingham Forest respectively.
Tomorrow’s game kicks off at 3pm.