Fulham currently sit in 16th place in the top flight but Fulham manager Mark Hughes believes his side, who face Wigan on Saturday, have been playing well this term, apart from the 2-1 defeat at West Brom last time.

“We struggled against West Brom last weekend because of the injuries but prior to that we were unbeaten until two games ago,” Hughes said.

“We acquitted ourselves very well in the Tottenham game (a 2-1 loss). I was unhappy with a couple of decisions that went against us.

“Overall, I’ve been delighted with our performances, if you take the West Brom game out of it. We need to pick up three points tomorrow and our home form is good, so the expectation is we have a good chance.

“Four out of our next six games are at home and we anticipate we’ll pick up points in those games. Irrespective of who the opposition is, we’ll give them a good game at home.

“Away from home our form isn’t great and we’re trying to change that. What kind of season we have will depend on our form on the road.”