Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Fulham could line up for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Fulham will assess the fitness of Sasa Lukic and Joachim Andersen ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.
Lukic is seemingly unlikely to feature this weekend after he sustained a serious shoulder ligament injury while on international duty with Serbia, while Andersen withdrew from the Denmark squad due to an unspecified knock.
Meanwhile, striker Carlos Vinicius is yet to play for Fulham this season due to a calf injury and is set to remain sidelined along with defender Jorge Cuenca (ankle).
The potential absence of Lukic could see Emile Smith Rowe return to the starting lineup after he surprisingly began as a substitute in Fulham’s 3-2 defeat at Manchester City prior to the international break.
Smith Rowe would presumably operate in the number 10 role behind either Raul Jimenez or Rodrigo Muniz, the latter of whom will be pushing to start up front after scoring off the bench last time out.
Alex Iwobi and ex-Villa winger Adama Traore are both expected to continue on the flanks, while Issa Diop could be called upon to start in central defence alongside Calvin Bassey if Andersen is not deemed fit to feature.
Fulham possible starting lineup: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz
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