Brentford v Fulham: Premier League – live

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A tale of two benches … Brentford’s is short of experience and stuffed with defenders, whereas Fulham’s has a full front six and flair to spare.

Brentford (4-2-3-1) Kelleher; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Yarmoliuk, Jensen; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Shield, Ajer, Pinnock, Stephenson, Nelson, Bentt, Donovan.

Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Lukic, Cairney; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz.
Subs: Lecomte, Diop, Robinson, Berge, Reed, King, Bobb, Chukwueze, Jimenez.

Marco Silva makes four changes to the side that lost 2-0 at Anfield. Sasa Lukic is ready for his first start in three months, but he doesn’t resume his partnership with Sander Berge, who drops to the bench as Tom Cairney comes in. Lukic’s return frees Alex Iwobi to roam forward again. He’ll be cutting in from the left to join Emile Smith Rowe, who replaces Josh King as the 10. At left-back, Ryan Sessegnon is preferred to Antonee Robinson.

After seeing Everton grab a last-gasp equaliser last weekend, Keith Andrews sees no reason to change a drawing team. It’s a strong XI but, with Jordan Henderson still ruled out by an unnamed injury, the bench looks a bit skimpy.

Morning everyone and welcome to a feast of a weekend in the Premier League. There’s a lot more on the menu than a mere title decider. There’s the Merseyside derby, with Everton at home in their new stadium and, for once, in better shape than Liverpool. There’s Spurs, in spectacular disarray, taking on Brighton, the best team in the league over the past two months. There’s Chelsea, who haven’t scored against a top-flight club for five weeks, facing Man United, who seem to have mislaid all their centre-backs.

And first there’s Brentford v Fulham, which is more appetising than it may look. It’s not just a local derby – it’s a six-pointer that will have a say in who makes it into Europe. If Brentford win, they’ll go from seventh to sixth, above Chelsea, and, if only for a few hours, these quiet over-achievers will be lording it over west London. If Fulham win, they’ll jump from 12th to ninth and draw level on points with Brentford.

The biggest threat on either side is obviously Igor Thiago, the Haaland of the south. But he may have his work cut out because the past three games between these sides have all ended with a win for Fulham. In the reverse fixture, Brentford took an early lead, only to be battered by three goals in six minutes before half-time. One of them was scored by Harry Wilson, who eats Brentford defenders for breakfast. As my colleague Taha Hashim pointed out yesterday, Wilson has four goals in his past 118 minutes against these opponents.