Fulham v West Ham United

Team news

Fulham could name an unchanged starting XI for the fourth Premier League match in a row.

Head coach Marco Silva said that forward Carlos Vinicius is unavailable due to a minor unspecified injury.

West Ham summer signing Niclas Fullkrug is a doubt after sustaining a calf strain on international duty for Germany.

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola is set to return after recovering from the back injury that caused him to be replaced at half-time of the home defeat by Manchester City.

Midfielder Carlos Soler, who signed on loan from PSG on transfer deadline day, could make his Hammers' debut.

Match facts

Head to head

• Fulham did the double over West Ham last season without conceding a goal - including a 5-0 win at Craven Cottage.

• They could earn three consecutive league victories against the Hammers for the first time since 1966.

• West Ham have won 16 of their 28 Premier League games against Fulham (57%), their best win rate against any side they’ve faced at least five times in the division.

Fulham

• Fulham have won only three of their past 12 Premier League matches (D4, L5).

• But they could win their first two Premier League home fixtures of the season for the first time since 2012-13.

• The Cottagers took 16 points from London derbies last season, with only Arsenal and Chelsea earning more.

• Fulham took seven points from their four Premier League games that followed an international break last season.

• Marco Silva has won six Premier League matches against West Ham, more than he has against any other side. However, he is winless in all three league matches as a manager against Julen Lopetegui (D2, L1).

• Raul Jimenez has scored five Premier League goals against West Ham, his joint-best return against another team.

• Antonee Robinson has had eight assists, all from open play, since the start of last season - only Kieran Trippier has fared better among full-backs during that time.

West Ham United

• West Ham's only win in their opening three league games came in a London derby away from home: they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park.

• That is their only clean sheet in the past 21 Premier League fixtures.

• The Hammers can win their opening two away matches of a Premier League campaign for just the third time, after 2007-08 and 2015-16.

• West Ham lost three of their four Premier League games that followed an international break last season, winning the other.

• West Ham have faced 52 shots in this season's Premier League - only Newcastle have faced more.

• Jarrod Bowen has scored nine Premier League away goals since the start of last season, with only Erling Haaland and Ollie Watkins scoring more.