'Bullard was so entertaining' - Cairneypublished at 16:55 8 February
16:55 8 February
Fulham captain Tom Cairney stood in for Callum Wilson on the Footballer's Football Podcast this week and he spoke about being a team-mate of Jimmy Bullard while at Hull City.
"As a young player to have a character like Jimmy Bullard, I like that side of the game and the characters in the game and I feel like they are going out of it a little bit," said Cairney.
"So as an 18, 19-year-old boy to see Jimmy getting up to the stuff he did which was bad, borderline bad for a training ground, it was so entertaining honestly.
"He had a lot of ability as well, he just had bad injuries. Not the best role model I would say off the pitch but he was a legend."
Will FFP result in a quiet summer transfer window?published at 16:55 8 February
16:55 8 February
BBC Sport pundit Michael Brown has been answering your questions on all things Premier League.
Russell asked: The January transfer window was very quiet compared to recent years, probably due to Financial Fair Play and points deduction worries. Do you think the days of teams spending hundreds of millions each window are over? And if so, what long-term effects might that have on the Premier League?
Michael replied: I think we are going to see different spreads of spending. We're not going to see hundreds of millions in the January window because people will be more conscious of spreading those payments and their budget will already be in place.
They will probably do a lot more of it before the season, so I think we are going to see less of the the excitement of the January window because of quite obvious reasons.
The business will be done in the summer and clubs will say ‘this is what we've got'. They might have to send others on the way out first, rather than just spending that money and getting rid of players later.
Michael Brown was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson
One game I'd change...published at 15:08 8 February
15:08 8 February
Fulham captain Tom Cairney was a special guest on this week's Footballer's Football Podcast by BBC Sounds.
On the show, Cairney was asked about one result he would change in his career and he said: "The semi-final against Liverpool, to get to Fulham’s first League Cup final. The chance to lead Fulham out in a domestic cup final would have been incredible for me, the club and the fans.
"I feel like that was a massive opportunity missed. Devastating really, I don’t know how many chances you have to get to a final. Liverpool have had a few – a top team and it kind of broke our hearts. There was definitely belief, they just settled better than us."
Fulham v Bournemouth: Pick of the statspublished at 11:32 8 February
11:32 8 February
Fulham have won just one of their past seven Premier League games, with both of their past two matches finishing in draws. However, each of their past six league victories have been at home.
After a run which saw the Cherries win six of seven games in November and December 2023, they are now without a win in each of their past four games.
Fulham have failed to score in 10 different Premier League games this season, a league high. However, each of the past six times they have found the net, they have done so at least twice, netting in 20 goals in total across those six games.
Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke has scored in each of his past five league appearances against Fulham. He has only netted more goals against Huddersfield (six) in his career in English league football.
Fulham's Andreas Pereira has taken more corners this season where the first involvement was a shot than any other player (21).
Liverpool monitor Fulham full-back Robinsonpublished at 07:23 8 February
Transfer news: AC Milan still want Adarabioyopublished at 07:24 7 February
07:24 7 February
AC Milan remain interested in Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo, who is free to open talks with foreign clubs over a summer free transfer as he has entered the last six months of his contract. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Transfer news: Fulham maintain strong Cherki interestpublished at 07:19 6 February
07:19 6 February
Fulham will make a second attempt to sign Lyon and France Under-21 attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki in the summer, after failing with a £35m bid in January. (Sun), external
Your views on Saturday's gamepublished at 11:08 5 February
11:08 5 February
We asked you for your thoughts on Saturday's Premier League match between Burnley and Fulham.
Here are some of your comments
Burnley fans
Peter: A very poor performance. Gave the ball away too many times. Team selection was puzzling - why wasn't Fofana on from the start? We are clearly going down but my worry is some of the players may not be good enough for the Championship. Lack of pace at the back is a worry.
Francis: Very lucky. Second best in every department. We have no leaders or strong characters. Good debuts for three new players. Vitinho was a second-choice full back in Championship and out of his depth. Kompany needs to keep a settled side. We are as good as relegated now but go down fighting with a view on next season. Kompany was lucky today given his poor choices.
Ian: This may be the turning point of the season for Burnley. The three new loan players made an immediate impact. If we can finally work out how to defend corners then with Foster and Fofana up front we can pick up at least 20 more points which might just prove to be enough.
Fulham fans
Graham: Fulham were OK until the subs came on. They need to play for 98 minutes and not stop playing at 90 minutes. Goalkeeper was totally at fault for Burnley’s first goal, he is too eager to come off his line. Had he stayed he would have an easy save.
David: Fulham could've won the game 10 times over. The fact that they allowed Burnley a draw was almost criminal, especially with two poor goals conceded. It was a combination of failing to finish Burnley off while so dominant and poor tactics/substitutions from Silva that allowed Burnley a foothold which they grabbed.
Giles: Boys look out of legs. Blame the owners for not buying in new players. Broja not good enough, what about Brereton Diaz? Did he really prefer Sheffield United over us? To let a two-goal lead slide against Burnley is criminal.
Catch up on the weekend's Premier League actionpublished at 07:41 5 February
07:41 5 February
Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from Saturday's five Premier League matches.
Burnley 2-2 Fulham: Key statspublished at 18:16 3 February
18:16 3 February
Fulham have won just one of their past seven Premier League games (D2 L4), while they’re winless on the road in 11 games since beating Everton 1-0 in August.
Burnley (10) are just the second Premier League side this season to concede at least 10 goals from set pieces (excluding penalties) after Nottingham Forest (12).
This is the first time Fulham have failed to win a Premier League game when leading by at least two goals since September 2018 against Brighton (2-2), while this is the first time Burnley have avoided defeat when trailing by at least two goals since drawing 2-2 with Manchester City in December 2014, losing their previous 76 such games before today.
David Datro Fofana has been involved in three goals in his two Premier League appearances for Burnley (2 goals, 1 assist), while he’s just the fourth player to score a brace as a substitute for them after David Nugent (September 2009), Chris Wood (March 2018) and Ashley Barnes (September 2018).
João Palhinha has scored as many Premier League goals this season for Fulham (3) as he did last season (3), while four of his six goals have come from corners.
Analysis: Burnley 2-2 Fulhampublished at 17:53 3 February
17:53 3 February
Emma Smith, BBC Sport
Fulham have now conceded 26 goals away from home in the Premier League this season - more than they let in during the whole of 2022-23.
It demonstrates starkly the woes Marco Silva's side are having on the road, and they threw away two more away points from a good position here.
A rash decision from goalkeeper Bernd Leno allowed Burnley to pull a goal back, unsettled Fulham and roused the Turf Moor crowd.
Fulham were left clinging on for the final 20 minutes and it was not a huge surprise when David Datro Fofana bullied the ball over the line late on.
Silva must find a way to get Fulham firing in away matches if they are to avoid being drawn into the relegation battle.
New loan signing Armando Broja - introduced from the bench in the second half for his Fulham debut - could prove to be crucial there.
Image source, Getty Images
Burnley 2-2 Fulham: What Silva saidpublished at 17:21 3 February
17:21 3 February
Fulham manager Marco Silva speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's a really difficult one to take. Not the first time this has happened. Overall our perfomance in 2-1 was at a very good level, everyone felt another goal was coming for us.
"The first goal we conceded gave them a boost, the crowd as well. As a team we were naive in that moment, and were punished.
"We were fresh enough on the pitch, it is just we don't keep focus and are naive in some moments. These are details that will punish us hard this season."
On Rodrigo Muniz, who scored his first Premier League goal: "A very good performance from him. A very good first half, good moments in the second half too. He's a young boy who works very hard."
Full-time: Burnley 2-2 Fulhampublished at 17:10 3 February
17:10 3 February
David Datro Fofana scored twice on his home debut as Burnley came from 2-0 down to draw with Fulham at Turf Moor.
The Clarets looked set for a 10th home league defeat of the season as two first-half goals put Fulham in complete control.
Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Muniz scored in quick succession before the break, but Chelsea loanee Datro Fofana changed the game after being introduced as a second-half substitute.
The draw earned Burnley only a fifth home league point of the season and they remain in the relegation zone, seven points from safety, while Fulham have moved up to 12th.
Were you at the match or did you follow it from elsewhere?
Sutton's predictions: Burnley v Fulhampublished at 11:02 3 February
11:02 3 February
BBC pundit Chris Sutton is taking on Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh for this weekend's Premier League predictions.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
How many times can we say a game is a must-win for Burnley? This feels like another one, with the Clarets seven points adrift of safety.
Fulham are not out of the woods yet though. They are still huffing and puffing but not exactly free-scoring at the moment either, and we will have to wait and see if signing Armando Broja on loan from Chelsea changes that.
Burnley's home form is terrible but Fulham have been awful on the road, so a draw seems like the obvious result to go for.
Ed's prediction: I watched Fulham against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and really enjoyed the way they played. They looked really good playing out from the back - but they have just got nothing up front.
You could say the same for Burnley, really, so I am going for a turgid goalless draw.
'Broja won't have to move house'published at 15:57 2 February
15:57 2 February
Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has been discussing Armando Broja's loan move decision on The Football News Show: "I don't fully understand Broja joining Fulham on loan given the fact that some people say Chelsea need a striker.
"Nicolas Jackson is missing too many chances. Christopher Nkunku has been unavailable - so you would think Broja is the guy to go and fill that gap.
"Is this the sort of profit and sustainability-type situation where this is the value and he has to go?
"The upside for him is that he's going from west London to west London, so he won't have to move house."
