The reverse fixture produced an entertaining contest at Craven Cottage, finishing 3-1 to Fulham back in September. Head-to-head encounters between these two west London clubs have been entertaining in recent years, and BTTS has landed in each of the last three meetings between the sides. Both carry a genuine threat going forward, and they are still vying for a European-spot finish, so goals remain a target once more.

Brentford have drawn each of their last five matches across all competitions coming into this clash, and BTTS has landed in three of those. They were involved in an entertaining 2-2 draw against Everton last weekend, as Igor Thiago bagged himself a brace, closing the gap on Erling Haaland for the Golden Boot. 

Brentford have had no issue finding the back of the net this season, but they have also conceded in each of their last five home games, which will give Fulham confidence.

Igor Thiago is one of several aerial threats for Brentford, and the Bees are usually devastating from set-pieces.

Under Kieth Andrews, Brentford are excellent from dead-ball scenarios, so they often look to play with width and generate as many situations as possible where they can invite their big men up into the opposition box. Brentford are averaging 4.69 corners per game in the Premier League this season, and they accumulated ten corners in the reverse fixture at Craven Cottage. 

Fulham are a team that tend to concede plenty of corners, and their opponents have hit this line in each of their last six Premier League matches. Liverpool recorded six corners against the Cottagers last weekend, and even Burnley hit this mark before that, again with six corners to their name.

When Fulham last made the trip to the Gtech, they won 3-2 and conceded exactly five corners.

Rodrigo Muniz has had a stop-start season for Fulham, hindered by injuries. Still, he seems to have established himself as Marco Silva's preferred striker in recent weeks, as he started in place of Raul Jimenez for the last two matches.

Muniz is averaging 3.27 shots per 90 in the Premier League this term, despite his limited minutes, and he tends to be active in the final third when he does play. 

The Brazilian international has only started four matches for Fulham in 2026, but he has landed this selection in all of those - including three shots against Liverpool last time out. He is always looking to get in behind the defensive line, and 22 of his 24 shots in the Premier League this season have come from inside the box, which shows how he often does manage to find himself in promising goalscoring positions.

Keith Andrews confirmed that Jordan Henderson picked up a knock while on international duty, so the former Liverpool man is doubtful to feature here.

That means Matias Jensen should continue in a deeper midfield role alongside Yehor Yarmolyuk. Jensen is averaging 0.77 fouls per 90 in the Premier League this season, rising marginally to 0.89 when playing at home, but those figures could increase further if Jensen continues in his current role, where he has a greater defensive responsibility. 

The Danish international will have to cover plenty of ground in midfield here, and he should find duels against Harry Wilson, who often looks to cut inside from the right wing - the Welshman is averaging 1.13 fouls drawn per 90 across all competitions this season.

Even Muniz, who sometimes looks to drop deeper to contest duels, is averaging 1.47 fouls drawn per 90, making this a solid matchup for Jensen.

Fulham were left frustrated by Liverpool last time out, as the Reds cruised to a 2-0 win at Anfield, but the visitors still had plenty of chances of their own, and it was Harry Wilson who came closest to scoring. His curling effort went narrowly over the crossbar.

The Welshman has been the primary attacking threat for Fulham this season, and his 18 goal involvements are more than anyone else in the squad. His return of 11 goals and seven assists across all competitions puts this campaign on track to be one of his most prolific to date. 

There are still plenty of games still to go this season, and Wilson will want to keep adding to his tally. He should be looking forward to this matchup, given how well he has performed against Brentford recently. He scored in the reverse fixture and even found the back of the net at the Gtech last season, despite only featuring off the bench.

Calvin Bassey is another player who has been excellent at drawing fouls for Fulham this season, as the Nigerian international consistently goes down under light contact to buy soft free-kicks when his side are under pressure.

He is averaging 1.36 fouls drawn per 90 in the Premier League this season, rising even further to 1.66 when playing away, where he has landed this selection in three of his last six starts. Those numbers are incredibly impressive, and Bassey ranks in the 96th percentile when compared to other centre-backs for drawing fouls. 

Igor Thiago will be his primary matchup this weekend, and that promises to be a real battle. The Brentford striker has committed more fouls than any other player in the Premier League this campaign, averaging 1.97 per 90. He is relentless in his pressing and physical in aerial duels, making this an ideal matchup to target Bassey.

Joachim Andersen will also have the tough task of trying to contain the Brazilian, and he is less likely to hit the deck when he feels contact - the Danish international usually isn’t one to shy away from a duel, and he is averaging 1.07 fouls per 90 when playing away in the league this season.

Andersen has been carded seven times in 29 Premier League appearances this campaign, and six of those bookings have come when he is playing away. In fact, he has landed this selection in six of his last nine starts on the road. 

Kevin Schade is another player who is adept at drawing fouls up front for Brentford, so Andersen should have his hands full at the Gtech Stadium here. The Bees are drawing an average of 1.94 cards per game from their opponents, who have been booked at least twice in each of Brentford’s last eight games.