Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Ipswich (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Fulham will be largely unchanged from last week’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, which extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.
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They have no new injury concerns but Silva said “some injured players who are already around the team are now doing some more individual work”.
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Harrison Reed is back training with the first team following his return from a knee injury but “needs time to get the right fitness to be ready and confident again”.
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Meanwhile, Sander Berge and Reiss Nelson remain out, but Silva said: “I really believe that Sander is going to be closer. If not the FA Cup game [against Watford on Thursday, 9 January] then probably the next game [at West Ham on Tuesday, 14 January] he is going to be in contention to be in the team. Reiss will take more -, before the end of the month maybe. If not, then maybe just into February.”
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Full-back Antonee Robinson, who has been linked with a potential move away from Craven Cottage, has become “a more complete player at both ends of the pitch”.
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The Fulham boss expects the club to have a quiet January transfer window but accepts there are positions in the squad that may need bolstering, such as at right-back, where Kenny Tete is out with a long-term knee injury.
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On the threat posed by Ipswich, who claimed a first home win of the season in their most recent game against Chelsea: “They are really difficult to play. Good organisation and very good players. I think what they did last time [against Chelsea] showed their ambition as a club.”
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Silva added: “Most of the time, apart from one or two games, they have been really there, trying to play and match any team in this league. It’s going to be a difficult one.”
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