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Fulham boss Marco Silva has recalled Andreas Pereira to the matchday squad for tonight’s conflict towards Brighton.
Brazilian Pereira discovered himself in sizzling water with Cottagers followers after an interview relating to his potential summer time exit surfaced earlier this week.
The previous Manchester United star apologised for ‘his unprofessional conduct’ and he was subsequently axed from the 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
Silva described that transfer as a ‘technical choice’ and insisted it wasn’t to do together with his interview, however he remained pre-match.
He instructed Amazon: “There isn’t just Andreas [on the bench tonight]. There are eight extra gamers additionally on the bench.”.
Silva has made three modifications from the aspect that drew 1-1 at Tottenham.
He added: “The video games are coming thick and quick, after tonight we’ve not even 72 hours to recuperate for the following recreation. December is at all times like that. You need to handle the load of some gamers. In order that and the suspensions and the technique we wish to play to be at our greatest degree signifies that we made some modifications.”
Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raul Jimenez up entrance, whereas there are additionally begins for Timothy Castagne and Harry Wilson.
Castagne begins for Fulham on his twenty ninth birthday – the oldest participant to seem on his birthday within the Premier League for the Cottagers since Steve Sidwell v Everton in December 2013 (thirty first).
Wilson is making his fiftieth Premier League begin tonight – simply 200 shy of the quantity Brighton captain Lewis Dunk will herald.
Nevertheless, Danny Welbeck, who captained the Seagulls final Friday in Dunk’s absence, has not been included within the matchday squad.
Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Wilson, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Muniz.
Subs: Benda, Tete, Cuenca, Sessegnon, Traore, Pereira, King, Jimenez, Vinicius.
Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Julio, Dunk, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Baleba, Wieffer, O’Riley, Mitoma, Adingra, Pedro.
Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Moder, Ayari, McConville, Gruda, Minteh, Rutter, Ferguson.