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  1. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:39 BST 26 April

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  2. Sutton's predictions: Southampton v Fulhampublished at 11:16 BST 26 April

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    Southampton's draw with West Ham means they have equalled the points tally of Robbie Savage's useless Derby County side in 2007-08, but I still feel my 606 co-host has to go down as the Premier League's worst-ever captain.

    I take my hat off to Saints fans, because they have stuck with their team through such a dismal season - and maybe they will have something to celebrate when they play Leicester next week.

    I don't see them getting anything here, though. Fulham will be annoyed at letting their lead slip against Chelsea last time out, but they have got more quality than Southampton, and they will make it count.

    Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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  3. Silva on Muniz, end-of-season targets and Southamptonpublished at 16:49 BST 24 April

    Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Southampton (kick-off 15:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Rodrigo Muniz will be unavailable through injury and it will be "very difficult" for him to be ready for the following game. Silva added that he will "be a big miss" for the team given his recent form.

    • The Fulham boss also confirmed Emile Smith Rowe has returned to training and a decision will be made on Friday whether he is fit enough to return.

    • Silva praised Ryan Sessegnon for his performances on both wings and feels he has "taken his chance with goals and assists" in recent games.

    • On whether Harry Wilson will be ready to start as he continues his recovery from injury: "Harry is always a threat. We can use him from the start or the bench. I understand the question, but it has been a long period out of the game and training. He is in good shape and from the start or the bench he will definitely be involved. We need his goals and assists as well."

    • Silva is "definitely" excited by the business end of the season: "If you want to be successful, you work for these sorts of times. Different clubs will be fighting to be champions or for semi-finals, like clubs will be doing in a few days in the FA Cup, but the reality is that you want to arrive at the last stages of the season with the chance to fight [for your goals]."

    • He added: "I told you before the first Premier League match that our goal was to be in the top half of the table - I haven't changed from that moment. I told you that will be our target and we are now in a position where we can fight for something and we are going to fight. We have worked so hard throughout the season to be here now, in a decisive moment for us, and we have to embrace the challenge ahead of us."

    • The Portuguese said their goalless draw against the Saints in December is not easy to compare to this fixture as it was "in different circumstances" to now.

    • On what he expects from their already-relegated opponents: "Their future, about playing in the Championship, is already clear for them. The game can be different, but analysing their past two games, the approach is more or less the same. Compact block and five-at-the-back. Let's see how the game starts and what their approach is going to be but I'm 100 per cent sure our approach will not change."

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  4. Fulham in talks with Tete over new dealpublished at 10:31 BST 24 April

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Fulham are in talks to renew defender Kenny Tete's contract as it expires at the end of the season. The 29-year-old defender has yet to agree terms as he seeks improved pay on a two or three-year deal.

    Sources from both sides are hopeful of reaching a positive outcome in negotiations.

    However, there remains a possibility a major club could hijack talks with the Netherlands international, who is free to negotiate with other clubs with just two months left on his current deal.

    Tete is known to be happy in London, enjoys playing in the Premier League and believes he can still play at the top level.

    He also has a positive relationship with manager Marco Silva who has been linked with a move to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.

    Tete started his first Premier League match in four months in the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday after recovering from a knee injury.

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  5. Why Silva's Fulham will go down as 'the nearly men'published at 12:37 BST 22 April

    Drew Heatley
    Fan writer

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    That feels like the inevitable tag that will be placed on this side: one that offered so much, but ultimately delivered so little.

    We have lost 25 points from winning positions this season. No team is infallible - and we would never expect to win every game we score first in. But the proportion of those points lost in the 85th minute or later tells the real story.

    Sunday's loss against Chelsea was the latest example of how close we have been to glory this season, but also how far we are from reaching that next level.

    This campaign will likely end up being our most successful in terms of games won and points acquired, and yet we will probably finish outside the European places in a season when as low as eighth could qualify.

    That makes it hard to assess whether this campaign has been a success or a failure - and whether Marco Silva has done as much as he can with this Fulham side.

    Our squad is too small - a 23-man first-team squad attests to that. So, has Marco been backed enough? I do not mean just financially, but through astute scouting. Hidden gems do not have to cost £30m.

    The uncomfortable discussion is how much blame lies with Silva. His ability to change a game is a criticism levelled at our boss.

    The substitutes did not work on Sunday. Taking Sasa Lukic off for Tom Cairney damaged our defensive structure and we paid the price.

    There have been other missteps. A penchant for playing five at the back when it clearly nullified any attacking shape only really worked once - in a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In other games, it cost us.

    But truth be told, Fulham FC is far better with Marco Silva than without. So, if there is to be a next chapter, then changes must be made to the squad in the summer if Fulham are to shed their nearly men tag.

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  6. Fulham 1-2 Chelsea - the fans' verdictpublished at 10:43 BST 21 April

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Fulham and Chelsea.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Fulham fans

    Will: So many points lost from winning positions this year. Even if we had taken half of those, we would be a certainty for European football. A season of what might have been.

    Rob: After a dominant first half, we seemed scared in the second half. This is the most frustrated I have been this season. It was as if the players seemed weighed down with the expectation of finally doing the double over them.

    Robert: Always seems to be trouble when we score first. The disappointing thing this season is our inconsistency, often caused by our failure to see games out.

    Chelsea fans

    George: After a lacklustre first half devoid of ideas or incisive play, Pedro Neto seemed to galvanise the team to push on and never quit. Maybe the youthfulness told in the end and Fulham's legs ran out, but after a goal against the run of play from Fulham, it was great for us to get a win away from home and keep up the fight for the Champions League. This will hopefully be the trigger for an exciting run-in with all to play for. A must-win, won. Next!

    Alan: Woeful again. There is just no enthusiasm in the team. Cole Palmer just seems to be running round like a headless chicken and Nicolas Jackson is really out of his depth. Enzo Maresca's one and only plan is becoming tiresome now and lacks any excitement. All the back and sideways passing is becoming boring. Sixty years I have been a supporter, and I cannot think when it was this bad.

    Mick: Decent second half. Definitely need a striker getting on the end of all the crosses or they are just wasted. We got away with one.

  7. Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: Another lead let slippublished at 18:06 BST 20 April

    Michael Beardmore
    BBC Sport Journalist

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    Only Ipswich have dropped more points from winning positions than the 25 Fulham have let slip this season - but this is the instance that will sting the Cottagers the most.

    Fulham might have thought they were ending years, nay decades, of derby despair with a first-ever league double over west London neighbours Chelsea in their grasp.

    But not only did the Blues' two late goals extend their almost interminable hold over this fixture, it also dealt a potentially fatal blow to Fulham's European hopes.

    Had they just held on to a handful of those dropped points across the season, Marco Silva's side would surely be assured of a first campaign on the continent since 2011-12.

    Indeed, had they clung on for victory against Chelsea, they would have been only three points behind the Blues and dreaming of perhaps the Europa League rather than its little sister.

    Regardless of what happens in the run-in, few would argue it has been another season of progress at Craven Cottage - but, having let leads slip so often, has it also been a missed opportunity?

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  8. Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: Did you know?published at 16:41 BST 20 April

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    Fulham have dropped 25 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, with only Ipswich Town dropping more in the competition this term (27).

  9. 'The result is very harsh'published at 16:19 BST 20 April

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    Fulham manager Marco Silva, speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea: "We were not able to play the second half very well, like we did the first.

    "We did it well first half, the quality, the capacity to keep the ball and to find the right moments to do it.

    "Unfortunately for us, we wanted to start the second half in the same way and were not able to connect some passes. Our build-up was not at the same level.

    "They started to play in our half. I really believe the result is very harsh for us but the second half was not our level and we lost the game."

    On limiting Chelsea: "That's true. But when you have so long without the ball, when you're used to having it, it is hard - even if they are not creating. Our organisation was good. But the two goals came from giving the ball away in a defensive moment.

    "The clearance from Robinson was to an area that it cannot be and they equalised. But overall, we did not play our best in the second half."

  10. Follow Sunday's Premier League games livepublished at 12:48 BST 20 April

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    Four matches make up Sunday's Premier League action and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.

    • Fulham v Chelsea

    • Ipswich v Arsenal

    • Manchester United v Wolves

    • Leicester v Liverpool (16:30 BST)

    All kick-off times 14:00 BST unless stated

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  11. Sutton's predictions: Fulham v Chelseapublished at 10:45 BST 20 April

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    There is something not right at Chelsea.

    They drew at home to Ipswich last week, for example. I laughed when I saw my guest, Yizzy, had put the Tractor Boys down to get a point but that ended up being the result that killed me.

    From what boss Enzo Maresca has said since then, by asking the fans to trust him and saying the players are affected by the crowd, everyone seems to be feeling the pressure.

    He was questioning the fans, but also his players' temperament. If you think about how many millions have been spent on that squad, then if they don't have the strength of character to play the way their manager wants, then heaven help them in the long run.

    This is probably going to be another score draw but I seem to get Fulham wrong whatever I say.

    They deserved to get something from their defeat at Bournemouth on Monday, and I am going with them to get a repeat of their win at Stamford Bridge in December.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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  12. Silva on team news, Robinson's load management, and cultural changepublished at 15:47 BST 18 April

    Karan Vinod
    BBC Sport journalist

    Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea (kick-off 14:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Silva has confirmed that every player is available for selection except Reiss Nelson who could potentially be out until the end of the season. Harry Wilson is nearing a return after picking up an ankle injury in January.

    • On the importance of this fixture: "It's a final for us, too. We have our goals to fight for. Any game is going to be important because the season is coming to an end. A special derby for the fans being able to play at home. With our fans, quality, ambition, passion, it'll be crucial to get a good result."

    • Silva stated how difficult it is to "manage the load" of Antonee Robinson due to his "importance" in the squad but is hopeful that he can have "very good last six games".

    • On cultural change within the club: "When I joined, the club was down. The fans were not happy, it was a process to create our own identity and philosophy. We have made the club grow. I created it with my staff. The relationships with the staff, people at the top of the club are always there."

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  13. Fulham v Chelsea? Did you know?published at 13:12 BST 18 April

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    Fulham are looking to complete the league double over Chelsea for the very first time, in what is the 40th different league campaign in which they've met.

    Since scoring 11 goals across three consecutive away Premier League wins in November and December, Chelsea have scored just three goals in eight away games (D3 L5). They had a 19% shot conversion rate in those three wins, but that has dropped to just 3% in their eight winless games.

    Fulham have won two of their last five league games against Chelsea (D1 L2), more than they had in their previous 35 against the Blues (W1 D12 L22).

  14. 'Don't need distraction' of Conference League and 'clinical finisher' requiredpublished at 13:44 BST 17 April

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    We asked for your views on what no one was talking about at Fulham, but should be.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Tim: Eighth would be a disaster. We don't need the distraction of a long European tour of little significance in a third-tier tournament nobody even cares about. Champions League is out of reach, so it's either Europa League or nothing in my view.

    Ben: I love Timmy Castagne but he's had some really poor games of late - most noticeably Arsenal and Bournemouth on Monday. He has filled in admirably for the superior Tete but he has forced us into becoming an incredibly one-sided team. Not the calibre needed for a European charge.

    Guy: While this season is going very well, no one is talking about how useless our midfielders have been this season. They all have good stats and are easy on the eye because all they do is pass the ball backwards and to the side. I can't remember any of them, especially Pereira, contributing to multiple meaningful attacks in a game. Our wide players and Muniz/Jimenez are doing the heavy lifting, not the midfielders. Invest some money in the players please Mr Khan, not the swimming pool/stand!

    Iain: The lack of a clinical finisher. This clear issue, ever since the departure of Mitrovic, has not been truly addressed and unfortunately, and will be the reason that Fulham will fall short of attaining European football next season. However, this should not ignore the fact it will still be a very good season, but it could have been so much better.

  15. What's the one thing no-one is talking about?published at 16:44 BST 16 April

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    With three defeats in their past five games, Fulham are now seven points off fifth-placed Manchester City in the fight for Champions League football.

    Marco Silva's side still have a shot at qualifying for Europe, but is there something else that is slipping under the radar at the club? What is the one thing - good or bad - nobody is talking about in relation to Fulham?

    Let us know your thoughts here

  16. Silva a 'huge asset' to Fulham - Khanpublished at 15:52 BST 15 April

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    Fulham vice-chairman Tony Khan wants head coach Marco Silva to stay at the club "forever".

    Silva, who joined the club in July 2021, has re-established Fulham as a Premier League side since their return to the top flight with finishes of 10th and 13th.

    Despite defeat by Bournemouth on Monday, Fulham are still competing for a European spot next season.

    "We're having a tremendous season. We have got a great team, we have a great coach with Marco Silva and we have a great squad," Khan told BBC Radio London.

    "We have so many great players, a great dressing room, these are really great people on and off the pitch. And we have the best fans. It is a really exciting time at Craven Cottage and at all our matches.

    "The team has had a really great season and everyone is really proud of them and really looking forward to the run-in."

    Silva's impressive time in charge of Fulham has left some fans concerned he could get poached by another team, but Khan is hopeful of him staying for a long time.

    "Marco is a huge, huge asset to Fulham Football Club," he added. "He is such an amazing person and he is so important to the football club.

    "Marco has a great relationship with my father and myself, and we really love Marco and we want him to stay at Fulham Football Club forever. He is a huge part of what we have got going for the future and the present and he is a great man."

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