Premier League 2025-2026: Fulham-Brentford, the likely lineups

Closing Saturday’s fifth day of the Premier League will be a match pitting two Londoners, Fulham and Brentford, against each other. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m.

Fulham and Brentford are preparing to play a derby that, season after season, is becoming more and more relevant due to both teams’ staying in the Premier League. It is one of six possible derbies between west London clubs, along with challenges against Chelsea and QPR. This match has been played 68 times, with an almost perfect balance: 25 wins on each side and 18 draws.

In the standings, Fulham is one point ahead of Brentford. The Bees come from a penalty shootout success against Aston Villa in the third round of the EFL Cup. The visiting team changed technical leadership and lost some key elements during the market, bringing with it more unknowns than Fulham, which instead focused on stability. Marco Silva has been confirmed on the bench and is thoroughly familiar with the group at hand.

Probable lineups

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Lukic, Berge; Wilson, King, Iwobi; Rodrigo Muniz. Coach: Silva.

Brentford (5-3-2): Kelleher; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Jensen, Henderson, Yarmolyuk; Igor Thiago, Schade. Coach: Andrews.