Fulham vs Brentford Preview: Odds, Tips and Prediction

Pre-Game Outlook: Fulham Need Goals, Brentford Bring Chaos

Fulham fans are still wondering if their team actually enjoy scoring, because right now, three goals in four games feels like an optional extra. A lucky own goal against Leeds was enough to scrape three points, but Marco Silva’s men can’t bank on divine intervention every week. Kevin, the record signing, looks like the man who has to fix it all, while the rest of the attack has been firing blanks.

Brentford have reinvented the long throw as if it’s cutting-edge science. Their equaliser against Chelsea was pure set-piece mayhem, flicks, scrambles, chaos, and a late poacher’s finish. Keith Andrews knows his squad lacks the individual brilliance it once had, but the Bees are built to make life miserable for opponents.

To put it all together, Fulham want to play football, Brentford want to turn it into a scrap. With bragging rights at stake, this west London derby is shaping up to be one for the punter.

Prediction: Draw

This derby will not be remembered; it's going to be end-to-end, lung-busting action. Fulham are desperate for goals, Brentford are desperate to prove their newfound chaos-ball still, and desperation only leads to errors. Expect Kevin to be flung into the spotlight in front of the frustrated crowd, where he can 'woo' them over with something special. I'm sure a flick and flack will do, but a goal will put them in awe, and Henderson to bark his way through midfield. Both teams to score feels inevitable, and the most likely outcome is that neither side walks away happy or sad.