Image source, Getty ImagesNo team is on a longer scoring streak in the Premier League this season than Fulham, with their 11-game run their joint-longest ever in the competition (also 11 between April and September 2007).
However, only Brentford (14) have dropped more points from winning positions in the Premier League than Fulham (13) this season.
Drew Heatley
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesFulhamish.
Every set of fans has a phrase that describes something they feel could only ever happen to their club.
And Fulhamish is the only word I can find to sum up the events of this weekend. It certainly feels like only Fulham could be enjoying their best start to a Premier League season, be looking to win their third game in a row at home against 19th-placed Wolves… and lose 4-1.
But we are where we are - and that lack of real consistency is one of a select few criticisms you can level at Marco Silva.
We enjoyed five and seven-game unbeaten runs in the Championship as we romped to the title, but in the Premier League we have achieved more than two wins in a row just once. It is the sort of thing that separates a top-eight side from the rest of the pack.
Figure out the reasons behind this, and Fulham are suddenly competing in Europe. But these increasingly regular international breaks do not help. In the 10 games we have played since returning from an enforced break, we have won just three, drawing two and losing five.
These constant pauses stifle any chance of building momentum for clubs that do not have the squad depth of a Liverpool or Manchester City. And three of them before we have even played a dozen domestic games feels like overkill.
It is Tottenham up next, and "Spursy" is a term that has made it into the wider football lexicon. So, the fact that they just pumped Manchester City at the Etihad actually fills me with a strange sense of confidence. Perhaps we can give their fans a reason to trot the phrase back out.
Beating Big Ange's men at their place for only the third time this century just one week after an embarrassing home defeat? That really would be Fulhamish.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Fulham and Wolves, which the Old Gold won 4-1.
Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
SJLM2: Embarrassing. Unbelievably poor against a side hungry for a win and who deservedly earned it. After a decent start to the season we are now starting to pay for the lack of an out-and-out striker and with Harry Wilson on the bench we are hardly helping ourselves. The defending was woeful, we MUST be better in the January window.
Rosie: Woeful. Must be one of the worse defeats at home for a long time.
Adam: We looked sluggish, and our main enemy this season of a blunt attack came back to bite us again - only this time it was coupled with a shaky defence, sloppy midfield and panic mentality. Fair play to Wolves though, they were excellent. Hopefully it's a one-off and we'll still finish top half. Silva needs to find some goals, and quick.
David: First quarter of the match was a good performance by Fulham but as soon as Wolves scored (against run of play) it started to go wrong and I felt like we could lose it. Using all five subs was a gamble but, in truth, I believe we would not have fared any better with 11.
Wolves fans
Malcolm: A tremendous win. Despite going behind the players worked hard and showed their commitment to Gary O'Neil. Cuhna and Lemina led the pack and the Brazilian has been one of the Premier League's star players over the first 12 games. Hopefully he doesn't follow Neves, Kilman and Neto out of the club any time soon.
Mike: Brilliant result with a patched-up defence. Wolves were very much the better team in the second half and Cunha is a special talent. With the players we have we should not be in a relegation battle. Hopefully we can bring in an experienced central defender in January and look forward to mid-table at least. Trust Gary to get the job done.
Simon: Well that's not the result I expected. But it's the type of result this team, on paper, should be producing. Is it coming together like Gary said? Not sure... ask me again at Christmas.
Callum: Great performance from Wolves. After a tough run of fixtures I believe we can now push up the table with the games we have coming up. Mateus Cunha showed his class once again, this guy will keep us in the league. Gary O'Neil made the right subs again in the second half. After two wins from two, the squad's morale has been boosted. Trust me.
Laura Kenyon
Final Score reporter at Craven Cottage
Image source, Getty ImagesA tale of two managers.
The contrasting expressions on Marco Silva and Gary O'Neil's faces upon full time told the entire story.
O'Neil beaming like a Cheshire cat, fist pumping the away end, having secured an emphatic and pivotal first league win away from home.
Silva the opposite as TV cameras zoomed in on his pensive, gloomy disposition. Had his tactical decision cost Fulham the game? All substitutions used up at 71 minutes before Joachim Andersen limped off and did not return. A goal down but time on the clock and hopes of a result still very much alive… until you are forced to see those ticking minutes out with 10 men.
Silva is so often heralded for tactical genius, his recent use of Harry Wilson and the midfielder's subsequent late goals off the bench serve as an example.
But how the managerial pendulum swings. Two managers, two differing approaches to substitutions and two very different endings to this tale.
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Image source, Getty ImagesFulham manager Marco Silva, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was really weird game. That’s the Premier League. It’s easy for us to say we were really unfortunate. It was a situation [where we had to] play with 10 men without a red card.
"You can’t concede the way we conceded the equaliser. It was great from a top, top player, but it was different from our [own perspective].
"We’ve been a team who have been creating. It’s really important for us to keep compact, because we have the ability to create the moments. The positives are there.
"We can’t just be looking at the score. The two goals when we were with 10 men didn't reflect the game, in my opinion."
On his substitutions: "I wanted to bring fresh players, with Kenny Tete on a yellow card. I probably should have kept that one in my pocket, but the yellow card probably rushed my decision to bring on Timo [Castagne] as well."
Matthew Howarth
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesFulham were aiming to win three successive top-flight games for the first time since January – but they were unable to build on their promising start at Craven Cottage.
They were the better side in the first half but were undone by a moment of magic from Matheus Cunha, who was able to stroll unchallenged into the Fulham penalty area to control Mario Lemina’s ball and restore parity.
Raul Jimenez’s first-half miss ultimately proved costly, the Mexican striker somehow failing to beat goalkeeper Jose Sa with the score still goalless.
Manager Marco Silva made five substitutions in the space of 12 second-half minutes as his team chased the game – a move he would come to regret when Joachim Andersen was forced off with an injury with the score at 2-1, forcing the home side to play the rest of the contest with 10 men.
With games against Tottenham, Brighton, Arsenal and Liverpool coming up in the first half of December, Fulham supporters can be forgiven for viewing Saturday's defeat as a missed opportunity.
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Seven matches make up Saturday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.
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Fulham v Wolves
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Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Wolves got their first win of the season when they beat Southampton before the international break. Matheus Cunha has started scoring and, when I look at their squad, I do think they are good enough to stay up.
I am not backing them here, however. Fulham are flying and regular readers will know I am a big fan of them when they play at home.
Emile Smith Rowe has looked really bright since joining Marco Silva's side and I am expecting more of the same from him, plus I would not be surprised if Fulham striker Raul Jimenez had a say against his former club.
Hooton’s prediction: 2-1
Wolves have got Cunha scoring again and Jimenez is doing the same for Fulham. If they both play then it is going to be very close, but with Fulham being the home team, I am going with them to edge it.
Image source, Getty ImagesMarco Silva says he is "very proud" to be a part of Raul Jimenez's resurgence at Fulham.
The Mexico striker is set to play against one of his former sides when Wolves visit Craven Cottage on Saturday.
"We are really pleased with his momentum and the way we helped him get back to his best again," Silva said.
"The way he is helping us win football matches is why we trusted him when no-one in the Premier League trusted him. We are the ones that trusted him in a difficult moment of his career.
"He had a really tough and bad injury, and when we bought him he had almost 20 games without a goal in the Premier League.
"We were the ones that believed in him and it's paying off, not just now but some moments of last season. We are very proud of how is performing and helping him reach a good level again.
"This is my job. If I have the players in my hand, one thing that they know is that I am always, always going to protect them. I am going to help them reach the standards that I think are important to play.
"They are my players. I am here to help them in all aspects of the game and in other aspects of their life as well. This is the reason I am here."
Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
He started off with a squad fitness update: "Sasa Lukic and Carlos Vinicius are available to be involved in the squad, or maybe in the 11. It's nice to see both back. They need more time to be back in fitness."
He confirmed that Harrison Reed has picked up an injury: "Yesterday he got a knee injury. After the exams, he's going to need surgery there. It will probably take five or six weeks for him to ready again. It's a meniscus injury."
Silva assessed Fulham's season so far: "We probably deserve even more points than we have. Overall, the way we have been able to rebuild from the players that we lost has been a good challenge for us. We've been performing well and players are settling in well at our club."
On his opponents: "If you look through all of their results in the Premier League it's only the first game that they didn't score in. It's only a matter of time for them to win games. They are quality and have a lot of individual quality in midfield and attack. We have to be at our best level."
On Raul Jimenez, who will be facing one of his former teams: "We are really pleased with his momentum and the way we helped him get back to his best. We trusted him when no-one in the Premier League trusted him. We are the ones that believed in him and it's paying off. We are very proud."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on things that are not being talked about at Fulham but should be.
Here are some of your comments:
Chuck: Fulham’s forward situation is a ticking time bomb. The loss of Aleksandar Mitrovic and the premature promotion of Rodrigo Muniz to number nine will have catastrophic implications not for their European football aspirations, but ultimately for their survival in the Premier League. Marco Silva knows it too. You can see it on his face.
Tom: We have a finishing problem. Haven’t recovered since Mitrovic and it doesn’t look like Silva is looking for that kind of number nine again. If so, then we need to look for a false nine such as Paulo Dybala and think about abolishing the traditional 10.
Harry: Antonee Robinson, he's become arguably the best defensive left back in the league.
Alex: Robinson is probably the best left back in the league.
Mark: Actually, it’s Marco Silva himself and the fact he constantly takes players that are being written off and has turned them into classy performers. There’s never any fuss or drama - he just quietly gets on with building a competitive squad with good depth who are a match for anyone in the league. Our league position isn’t down to luck.
Tim: In my view, that the majority of the Riverside Stand has become an inaccessible playground for wealthy corporate types is repugnant. I understand it may be financially beneficial, but what's the point if it ultimately turns Fulham into a private members club with a football sideshow? Long term I feel the 'football' club is doomed.
Fulham, West Ham and Brighton are keeping tabs on English midfielder Josh Brownhill, 28, who is yet to sign a new deal with Burnley. (TBR), external
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A 2-0 win over Crystal Palace before the international break sees Fulham in the Premier League fight for European places, sitting just one point off third place as domestic action restarts this weekend.
Despite once again losing key players in the summer, Marco Silva could not have asked for a much better start to this campaign.
But what is the one thing - good or bad - that isn't being talked about in relation to the Whites right now?
Fulham and West Ham are both interested in a January move for Manchester City and England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee, with the 22-year-old limited to just one Premier League minute so far this season. (Guardian), external
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But this week, he's in the hotseat for your questions.
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