Raul Jimenez has been pretty prolific at earning Fulham free-kicks this season. The Mexican striker has been fouled twice in each of Fulham’s last two Premier League matches. In fact, Jimenez has drawn a minimum of one free-kick from the opposition in each of his last seven top-flight outings.

The 33-year-old was also fouled twice during one of his two appearances for the Cottagers in this season’s EFL Cup. Thus, he stands out to earn his side at least one set piece on Monday night.

Nathan Collins will be the man most likely trying to keep Jimenez quiet. The Brentford centre-half has committed four fouls across his last six Premier League appearances, including one against Ipswich last weekend. He has also got on the wrong side of the referee in three of the Republic of Ireland’s opening four Nations League games.

Another Fulham player who looks like a strong contender to draw at least one foul from Brentfortd on Monday night is Emile Smith Rowe. The Fulham playmaker has been fouled at least once in four of his eight Premier League starts for his new club this season. Smith Rowe also earned his side a free-kick in each of his two substitute appearances in this season’s EFL Cup.

In direct opposition to Smith Rowe is likely to be Christian Norgaard. The Brentford midfielder has been a serial offender this season. He has committed one or more fouls in six of his seven Premier League appearances this term, racking up a combined total of 10 misdemeanours in the process.

Norgaard was also reprimanded twice by the referee in his one and only appearance in this season’s EFL Cup to date.

Fulham’s Andreas Pereira will be in the thick of the midfield battle on Monday night and that should see him tackle his way into trouble at least once during this all-London affair.

The all-action Brazilian has never been one to shy away from a challenge throughout his career. Pereira has committed at least one foul in six of his nine Premier League appearances this season. Furthermore, he has been guilty of multiple offences in three of those six outings, including last week’s 1-1 draw with Everton.

Pereira will most likely be keeping tabs on Mikkel Damsgaard, who has been fouled five times across his last five Premier League appearances for Brentford. The Danish international also earned his side a free-kick during a 24 minute substitute appearance away at Liverpool earlier in the season.

A minimum of four match cards looks particularly appealing at Craven Cottage on Monday night. Each of Fulham’s four Premier League home games this season have featured four or more bookings. In fact, the Cottagers’ last three top-flight tussles on home turf have produced at least five match cards, with both teams receiving a red in their most recent home game with Aston Villa.

As for Brentford, seven of their overall nine league games this season have delivered the proposed over 3.5 card line, including each of their four league games away from the Gtech Stadium.

Add to that the fact that referee Stuart Attwell has flashed four or more cards in three of the the four Premier League games he has taken charge of this season, then a repeat looks worth siding with in West London.

Look to Nathan Collins to commit a minimum of one foul on Monday night. The Brentford defender could be tasked with trying to nullify the physical threat of Raul Jimenez, who has proven to be somewhat of a foul-magnet this season.

Jimenez has been fouled in each of his last seven appearances for Fulham in the top-flight. That seven-game sample has seen the Mexican earn multiple free-kicks in each of the hosts’ last two league games.

Thus, the aforementioned Collins warrants support to commit a foul. The Bees centre-half fell foul of the referee last weekend and he also sinned in two of his five Premier league outings prior to that. Collins has also found himself on the referee’s radar in three of his four appearances for the Republic of Ireland in this year’s Nations League.

Sticking with Brentford’s backline, Sepp van den Berg also merits support to commit at least one foul during this London derby. The Dutch defender has clocked up a combined total of five fouls across his last five Premier League appearances. van den Berg has also given away free-kicks in two of his three appearances for Brentford in this season’s EFL Cup, including Tuesday night’s penalty shootout win over Sheffield Wednesday.

The 22-year-old was deployed in an unnatural left-back role against Ipswich last weekend and a repeat here could spell trouble for him given that he would likely be in a direct battle with Adama Traore.

Fulham’s flying winger has come in for some rough treatment form Premier League defences over the years and this season is proving to be no different. Traore has drawn fouls from the opposition in seven of Fulham’s nine top-flight outings this term to date.

Given that the aforementioned Adama Traore is notorious for drawing fouls from the opposition, it makes plenty of sense to side with him to earn two or more free-kicks on Monday night.

Traore has been fouled on multiple occasions in five of his nine Premier League appearances for Fulham this season. It’s also worth pointing out that the powerhouse winger was fouled four times against both West Ham and Nottingham Forest. Thus, there is plenty of scope for Traore to be fouled twice or more on Monday night.

Traore should pose his likely direct opponent Sepp van den Berg plenty of problems during this contest. The Brentford defender has given away a combined total of five fouls across his last five Premier League appearances.

Fulham look well placed to earn a minimum of five corners when playing host to London neighbours Brentford on Monday night. Marco Silva’s side have averaged 5.11 corners per-game across the opening nine rounds of Premier League action.

That figure rises ever so slightly to 5.50 when playing in front of their own supporters. In fact, Fulham have managed to hit five or more corners in six of their opening nine Premier League games of the season.

They will be coming up against a Brentford side that have given up an average of 7.56 corners per 90 in the Premier League this season so far. That tally has coincided with Thomas Frank’s team conceding five or more flag-kicks in eight of their nine top-flight tussles this term. Furthermore, the Bees have lost the corner battle in seven of those nine contests.