Fulham team news: Tom Cairney a notable absentee for Hull clash at the Cottage

Cairney blow as Fulham look for lift off
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Giuseppe Muro13 September 2017

Fulham will still be without Tom Cairney when they bid to kick-start their season against Hull at Craven Cottage tonight.

The skipper is struggling with a knee problem that has restricted him to three appearances this term.

Fulham drew 1-1 with Cardiff on Saturday and have just one win from their opening six matches in the Championship. But victory tonight will take them to within two points of the early pace-setters in a congested division. They face a Hull side who have also made a slow start to the season under new Russian manager Leonid Slutsky and lost 5-0 to Derby in their last game.

Ryan Sessegnon fears a response to that defeat, saying: “Whenever you get beat like that you want to show that it was just a one-off, so they will be coming for us.”

Rui Fonte and Neeskens Kebano are available for selection after injury, while American midfielder Luca de la Torre has signed a new deal tying him to Fulham until 2020. He said: “There are a lot of opportunities for me this year to play well for Fulham and the USA and I’m looking forward to grabbing the opportunities.”

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