Fulham v Blackpool | Saturday 29th January 2022 | 3pm | Craven Cottage | #FULBLK
The opposition
- Blackpool got their first league win of the season against Fulham back in September, which sparked a decent run of form that had them sitting in the Play-Off spots at the end of October, having won seven of their last 10 matches.
- Their form tailed off somewhat after that, though, as they took just three points from a possible 21, scoring only twice in that seven game spell.
- Some good home results look to have seen the Tangerines turn a corner now, with three wins from their last four at Bloomfield Road moving them away from danger and up to 14th in the standings.
Fulham team news
Kenny Tete misses out after picking up a groin injury at Stoke, but Aleksandar Mitrović and Harry Wilson return after missing the win in the Potteries through illness. Antonee Robinson and Bobby De Cordova-Reid are away on international duty, while Jean Michaël Seri is not yet available after Ivory Coast's exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Blackpool team news
Luke Garbutt misses out after picking up a knee injury in Saturday’s win over Millwall. He’s joined in the treatment room by fellow former Fulham loanee James Husband, with Reece James making it a trio of injured left-backs. Central midfield is also a light area for the Seasiders, with Matty Virtue and Grant Ward long-term absentees, and Kevin Stewart away on international duty with Jamaica. Goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has also missed the last six games. Charlie Kirk is in line for a debut after arriving from Charlton Athletic this week.
Tickets
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Covid checks removed
Supporters will no longer be required to present COVID passes or negative lateral flow tests in order to gain entry to Craven Cottage.
Virtual mascots
We welcome Jaxon and George as our mascots for this game!
Weather
A cloudy and dry day is forecast in SW6, but it should be fairly mild by all accounts, around 13 degrees.
FFCtv
This match has been selected for international broadcast, meaning we are unable to stream it on FFCtv. Live commentary will, though, be available for subscribers.
Early bird offers
Turnstiles will open at 1pm, providing the perfect opportunity to take advantage of our early bird prices on food and drinks items until 2.30pm.
Player insight
Neeskens Kebano hopes having a full Craven Cottage backing the team will help Fulham avenge their away defeat to Blackpool at the start of the season.
“I know it’s going to be a tough game again, but we’re at home with our fans, so we have even more strength to win the game, which is very good for us,” he told FFCtv.
“When you’re top of the table, every team wants to bite you, they want to beat you, so we just have to keep on doing what we’re doing, and everything will be good.”
Form
Fulham: WWWWW
Blackpool: LLWLW
Pre-match quotes
“We have to stay really humble in this competition, keep our feet on the ground, because nothing is easy in football and we have to keep working really hard.”
Marco Silva
Fulham Head Coach
“I think we’d be foolish to think we’re going to go down to Fulham and dominate the game in terms of possession because they’ve got extreme quality and technical quality in the team.”
Neil Critchley
Blackpool Head Coach
