Fulham fell short to Manchester United on Sunday as Marco Silva's side failed to score for only the second time in this Premier League campaign.
But you know your club best, so we need you to tell us the one thing - good or bad - nobody is talking about at Fulham but really should be.
Drew Heatley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesSometimes football can just leave you feeling flat.
Much was made about our chances against "the worst Manchester United side in history" on Sunday but, ultimately, we did not offer anywhere near enough to trouble any iteration of the Red Devils.
It leaves us with just three wins in our past 12 games and treading water in the middle of the table.
This season is splitting the fanbase.
Should we be appreciative of mid-table security? Be grateful for the highs and philosophical about the lows? Or should we be asking for more from what is one of the most talented squads in recent memory, headed up by one of our best managers?
The answer is - as it often is - somewhere in the middle, and that is where the flatness comes in.
More often than not in the past decade it has been feast or famine for Fulham. The danger of relegation; the pain when it comes; play-off wins at Wembley; a swashbuckling title-winning campaign. It is certainly never dull.
Our current situation is a more sedate affair, but our pulses were still racing just two months ago at the thought of European qualification. And while nothing is set in stone, our recent form - including our draw-laden unbeaten run - has taken us out of that race.
We may still end up topping our record points total of 53 this season. But the level of competition is so high that it is unlikely to bring us European football.
Meanwhile, the likes of Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, promoted the same season as us, are showing what can be achieved - and that hurts.
The FA Cup, then, looks like the best chance of injecting a bit of fizz back into this campaign.
Without it, we look content with coasting to the finish.
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St Johnstone have rejected two bids from Fulham for 16-year-old Scottish forward Brodie Dair. (The Courier, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Fulham and Manchester United.
Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
SJLM2: Woeful against a side clearly out of form this season. Any slim chances of Europe that we had are slipping away fast and can only hope that the Khans invest in a proven goalscorer in the remaining days of the January window. We seem lethargic, bereft of killer instinct and final pass. I fear we have missed the boat yet again this season to really push on. Am I the only one who thinks we still lack the ambition despite the talents of the manager?
Parker: One bright spot was the energy and involvement of Emile Smith Rowe - much improved overall. However, I was disappointed with our lack of finishing. Rodrigo Muniz had a couple of good chances to be the hero but couldn't capitalize. We still feel like we're one player short.
George: There were moments where we could and should have equalised but overall we just lack a cutting edge that we seem to have been missing most this season. Hate to say it but what if a certain Serbian number nine was here? Don't even start on the amount of away fans in the home end…
Luke: It feels like we need to find a way of playing against low blocks because as much as we had a couple of decent chances, it wasn't enough considering how often we played in their final third. Smith Rowe started fairly well but needs to get himself in the game more - we are yet to see the quality Arsenal fans were raving about.
Man Utd fans
Adam: The epitome of grinding out a result and that leads to a winning mentality. True grit and determination from a team that has been through the wringer lately. Lisandro Martinez was humble about his goal, and spot on about how Toby Collyer is an example to the whole team. Get your head down, work hard, fight until the end and be proud to represent the badge.
Andy: The United fans were incredible. Nothing to cheer about but they didn't stop. All game. Ruben, don't worry, we're here and we're behind you for as long as it takes…
Michael: For most of the game, we were feeble. We didn't pose a threat until the goal. The goal came out of the blue and was not really deserved. It was a hard watch, disheartening from a fans' perspective. Still it's a win, and surely we must improve. We must be more of a threat. Fundamental to that is to stop losing the ball, win 50/50s, impose our game on the opposition and score goals. I am forever optimistic, but there were times during this game when I nearly got up to re-arrange the dishwasher.
Ian: Struggled mightily to score. Transition from defence to midfield to attack was not fast enough. Our forwards are not penetrating the opposition defence. United defence much more solid and effective. This game for me had 0-0 all over it until Martinez popped up.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFulham boss Marco Silva, speaking to MOTD 2: "It's a tough one to take. We were better than them and the dominant team. Or pressure was good, our reaction was good. Second half was a bit more balanced. Our pressure wasn't so intense like the first half.
"A real lucky goal for them gave them the lead but our reaction was good. We had a good chance from a corner and a clearance on the line. We should have taken more from the game and we deserved more from the game.
"For Fulham nothing is easy and we need to work hard to get the luck our way."
Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesFulham will no doubt view this as an opportunity missed, with Manchester United having been so lacklustre until they got the winner late on thanks to Lisandro Martinez's deflected strike.
It felt like it would take an element of luck of moment of individual brilliance to win it, but had Fulham taken some of their very presentable opportunities in the first half then the game may have panned out differently.
Raul Jimenez was the biggest culprit as he failed to convert two good chances and in the second half Fulham were simply not good enough and always in danger of being caught out like they were.
It brings to an end their good form at home, with this their first defeat there since November.
Image source, Getty ImagesFulham are winless in their last five Premier League home games (D4 L1) since a 3-1 win over Brighton at the start of December.
This was just the second time Marco Silva's side failed to score at home in the league this season (0-0 vs Southampton in December).
Were you at the game or following from elsewhere?
Have your say on Fulham's performance
What did you make of Man Utd's display?
Come back to this page on Monday to find a selection of your replies
Four matches make up Sunday's Premier League action.
Tottenham v Leicester - 14:00
Crystal Palace v Brentford - 14:00
Aston Villa v West Ham - 16:30
Fulham v Man Utd - 19:00
All kick-off times GMT
I was totally gutless last week, going for Manchester United to draw with Brighton.
I put it down to the stick I get on social media whenever I predict United will lose getting to me and clouding my judgement, and it is not going to happen again.
My gut was telling me Brighton are a better team than United but I didn't listen. I have the same feeling about Fulham and I am not going to ignore it.
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has backtracked a bit after calling his team "maybe the worst" United side ever when they lost to Brighton, claiming he was speaking more about himself.
I don't think that was a smart move, no matter what he meant by it. I like Amorim but being overly emotional is not going to help his cause.
In terms of this game, let's get it right - Fulham are bright going forward, they are going to be bolder than United will be, and they will take the game to them.
That scenario has suited United in the past, but the outcome of this game really depends on whether they turn up, and at the moment that feels like the toss of a coin.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Tyrese King
BBC Sport journalist
Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester United at Craven Cottage (kick-off 19:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
The matchday squad will "not be massively different from the past few games". Kenny Tete will not be available and Reiss Nelson is still "recovering" but hopes to be "ready soon".
On compatriot and United counterpart Ruben Amorim: "We are from the same area, and in football it's easy to create relationships with people who are around you. We had some shared moments as professional footballers in different clubs. And now we have a normal professional working relationship."
Asked about United's form, Silva said: "My focus and ours is on the match on Sunday. I'm not here to make comments on Manchester United. It's clear that some of their results could be better - but that's it. They are a massive club with quality and are capable of playing against Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal. We need to focus on us."
He added: "All the noise around Manchester United isn't new to us. For many different reasons, they are always top of the headlines, but this will not impact out preparation or what we will do during the game."
Fulham have been "really competitive" throughout the season which has led to a boost in confidence from both the players and the fans.
Silva is looking forward to Sunday: "These are the type of games that everybody likes to play - under the lights at Craven Cottage. It's going to be a top atmosphere."
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Image source, Getty ImagesSince losing twice at Fulham in 2009 (2-0 in March and 3-0 in December), Manchester United are unbeaten in eight Premier League visits to Craven Cottage, winning the past seven in a row.
Fulham have scored two goals in their past last five Premier League matches. Only once in their top-flight history have they netted two or more goals in six games in a row, doing so between February and April 1966.
This Premier League pursuit becomes a lot easier if you take your chances.
BBC Sport has checked in on some data comparing goals versus expected goals this season.
You can see from the bar graph some teams aren't finding the goals (yellow) to outstrip the expected goals they should score (black).
Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, Brentford, Newcastle, Brighton, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Leicester have all scored more than expected.
Wolves in particular have found the net 32 times from an expected 23.56 - a significant overperformance.
League leaders Liverpool are pretty much bang on in returning what they should, while Arsenal have outperformed, with 43 goals from an expected 37.78.
Bournemouth - 36 goals from an expected 43 - are leaving opportunities on the table.
Fulham have enquired about AC Milan and Brazil defender Emerson Royal, 26, who will be available if the Serie A club sign England full-back Kyle Walker, 34, from Manchester City. (Times, external)
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Drew Heatley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesSometimes a player is so good it takes two to replace them.
Fulham caught lightning in a bottle with Joao Palhinha and enjoyed two seasons with him in the heart of our midfield. When he left in the summer, many – rightly – asked how we were going to cope.
The make-up of our central midfield has caused much debate this season, and Saturday's win against Leicester showed definitively what our optimum combination is.
Summer signing Sander Berge returned after five games injured and slotted in alongside Sasa Lukic, himself brought in six months before Palhinha left for Bayern Munich, to put in a masterful performance and show that the pair can provide what our former Portuguese hero could – plus a whole lot more.
The duo gave Emile Smith Rowe more freedom to attack ahead of them, something that immediately paid dividends as ESR notched his fourth goal of the season after a tricky few weeks.
Marco Silva has come in for some criticism this season for persisting with Andreas Pereira in the eight alongside Lukic, sometimes out of necessity, like when Berge was sidelined, but sometimes in a bloody-minded attempt to shove a square peg into a round hole.
It has stunted the Brazilian's campaign; he's more suited to the 10, but with that occupied by Smith Rowe, combined with the return of Berge, Pereira's finding himself staring into the abyss.
I've mentioned before how Lukic has been the biggest winner since Joao's exit, continuing to be proficient in the much-talked-about 'dark arts', evidenced by his nine yellow cards so far this season. But the addition of Berge, whose engine and industry enable him to not only provide further defensive steel, but link defence and attack with pinpoint passing and purposeful runs, has created the perfect blend.
Long may this duo reign. After all, two midfielders are better than one.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Leicester and Fulham.
Here are some of your comments:
Leicester fans:
Simon: Just when you think things can't get worse, they get worse! The decision to sack Steve Cooper and replace him with a relatively novice manager, was pure gross incompetence.
Neil: This game was the summary of four years of financial mismanagement by Jon Rudkin and the board at LCFC. Years of poor recruitment and bad decision-making, crippling the club with debt and awful deadwood players on long-term deals. We need a change at the top and the owner needs to make a decision and sack the people responsible for this utter mess.
Ian: Once again, tactically naïve and we concede straight after half time. Players don't look happy and chants of 'you don't know what you're doing!' Unfortunately, for me, that's my belief done and dusted. We can talk about 'the great escape' year, but that relied on guts, determination and fight. I don't see those things now. Too passive, not enough quality. It was good while it all lasted. It will be a long while before we taste it again.
James: You don't know what you're doing. Sack the Board. Get out of our club. You know it is desperate times when the happy-clappy fanbase turn against the hierarchy. Baffling subs, puzzling starting XI, mixed with some disorganised chaos. All the goodwill of the Christmas season for Ruud has now well and truly expired. The freefall continues, exponentially.
Fulham fans:
Robert: It appears to be a comfortable win, but you have to wonder, do we practice shooting during training? We only managed two efforts on target against one of the worst teams in the league. A clean sheet is nice after the defensive errors at West Ham.
Will: Great to get back to winning ways, not only for the confidence of the team but for Smith Rowe. An overdue goal from him really helps his confidence. I think he has the ability to create out of nothing and we need that.
David: After a poor-ish first half the goal ignited the game. We didn't look like losing it from then on. If we'd taken our chances it could easily have been three or four-nil. Berge was impressive coming back from injury, if only we'd had him at West Ham. Bring on the Red Devils next week.
Ben: Pretty solid, albeit Leicester weren't great. Great for Smith Rowe to get another goal. Hopefully it will boost his confidence. Very controlled midfield performance, and most importantly an elusive clean sheet! Bring on the tougher run!
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Charlotte Coates
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter going three Premier League games without a win, Fulham needed to start putting points on the board if they were to keep their European ambitions alive and that is exactly what they did.
Marco Silva's side have only jumped up one spot in the league table but are just five points behind Newcastle in fourth.
After a frustrating first half in which they struggled to hit the back of the net, Fulham flew out of the blocks for the second period and Emile Smith Rowe's immense bravery gave his side the lead.
Once in front, Fulham took control of the match and only looked like doubling their lead - something they did through Adama Traore 20 minutes later.
With just five losses on the board so far this season, Fulham are proving an extremely difficult side to get the better of.
But, Silva thinks his side should be higher than ninth in the table as he said to BBC Match of the Day: "We should have much more points to be frank. I am always ambitious but performance wise, the way we've been playing and been dominant in most of the games we should have taken more points but in the Premier League the difference and details are so small and sometimes they haven't been in our favour."
