Timothy Castagne would love a repeat of the last time we faced West Ham United, but recognises that London Stadium will represent a very different test.
Fulham claimed a second 5-0 win at Craven Cottage in a week when we hosted the Hammers back in December, but Castagne knows David Moyes will not allow a similar scoreline in East London.
“That would be great, but it’s going to be difficult to have the same,” our Belgian full-back admitted.
“It will be a lot more difficult [away from home], they will be expecting us and they will want revenge as well, so it’s going to be tough, but it would be a great place to do it, it’s a great stadium, so it would be good to win there.
“We will have to start very strong and not make the same mistakes we did last few games, especially the last away games when we were not at our best, so we need to change that.”
After the trip to Stratford, Fulham have five fixtures remaining in 2023/24, including against title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City at the Cottage.
Rather than fearing those ties, Castagne is relishing the opportunity to have a say in who wins the league, while being motivated to help the Whites finish as high as possible ourselves.
“It’s going to be nice to play these teams,” he said. “We’ve done well against big teams in the past, especially at home, so it would be nice to get another win, and maybe change the course of the fight at the top.
“We want to be as high as possible, we don’t want to just let the games go by and not care, we want to play for wins and try to get as many points as possible this season.
“If you end the season strong then you have a good feeling for the start of next season and you can keep the momentum going.”
