Marco Silva has demanded a reaction from his Fulham squad on Monday against Wolverhampton Wanderers as the Whites head into what he describes as a ‘really important’ spell before Christmas.

The Fulham head coach was disappointed with the defeat at Aston Villa before the international break which extended their winless run to four fixtures after his side were unable to match the opposition’s intensity. Fulham have won just once in seven games and slipped further down the table as a result of poor defensive mistakes.

The Portuguese boss told his pre-match press conference yesterday:

“We want to show a reaction. We know that the last month was tough for us, with a tough schedule, but performance wise, we have to do better. We know that. We have not been consistent during matches. Apart from the [home defeat against] Manchester United, we just reacted second half after not so good first halves. We want to be consistent from the first minute. [The forthcoming month] is really important. A lot of the games will be big, if not huge. Our players are ready for that period.”

Despite a setback for Adama Traore which will see the Spanish winger miss the meeting with his old club, Silva should be able to call upon services of defender Tosin Adarabioyo, who has spent much of this season on the sidelines with injury.

“We have more sessions to prepare the game, he’s trained with the team for the last ten days. Last game I decided not to put him in the squad list because he was not ready to go. I’ll have a conversation with him and then decide.”