Man City v Arsenal: Who do you want to win?published at 07:18 BST
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Two Premier League heavyweights are set to face each other this weekend at Etihad Stadium, as Manchester City host Arsenal.
Both teams go into the fixture with different targets. For Mikel Arteta's side, it is about extending their lead at the top of the table. For Pep Guardiola's side, it is about closing the gap and keeping themselves in the title race.
It is a fixture being labelled a title decider by some, so we want to know who you want to win this Sunday's match.
Will you be cheering on the Citizens or getting behind the Gunners?
'80 teams would be happy to swap theirs with ours' - fans on past 25 yearspublished at 12:25 BST 14 April
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We asked for your views on whether Fulham have achieved enough in the Premier League, 25 years to the day on from first winning promotion to the top flight under Jean Tigana.
Here are some of your replies:
Billy: Honestly? No. Fulham should have at least won a trophy, either an FA Cup or League Cup, by now. There is something in the club mentality that stops us from reaching our potential. We are always nearly there, but not nearly enough. You have to think about why we cannot compete at a higher level.
Jim: There are probably more than 80 teams that would be more than happy to swap their last 25 years with ours. Any long-term Fulham supporter wouldn't swap the last 25 years for our previous 25 years.
Ali: For the money spent and the players let go, constant mid-table is a success. The bigger success will be the rebuild if Marco Silva, Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson leave this season, and in a couple years players like Bernd Leno leave - the types who have been starters since we came up last time. Watching teams like West Ham and Wolves - who were in Europe recently - struggle made me realise you're one bad manager or a few signings away from that bottom three.
David: I saw my first Fulham game in 1947, aged six. I have followed them ever since and I am still seldom confident, especially when playing lower-ranked teams, but true love never dies.
Chris: Unfortunately we badly invested in that 2001 season, where a multi-millionaire owner would have made a difference (thinking of the likes of Jack Waller etc). Once Abramovich came in, billionaire owners were needed for instant success and we never truly kicked on. We then became a selling club and lost the few stars we had in those first two seasons, within half a decade. Since then, there have been some highlights but we have missed great opportunities to get a trophy. We will likely drop down in the next couple of seasons, especially with the PSR/FFP rules.
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Fulham's Premier League journey - has enough been achieved?published at 10:33 BST 14 April
10:33 BST 14 April
Drew Heatley Fan writer
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It's been quite the quarter of a century for Fulham Football Club.
This month we celebrate 25 years since the Whites returned to the top flight and graced the Premier League for the first time.
A victory at Huddersfield - on this day in 2001 - came just days after beating title rivals Blackburn to seal the deal and we eventually finished on 101 points – 10 ahead of Rovers.
While marking the anniversary, it is impossible not to reflect on the period since.
Our promotion kick-started an up-and-down 13-year stay in the Premier League. We finished as high as seventh and reached the final of the Europa League. Our best night in the last 25 years has to be our 4-1 win over Juventus at Craven Cottage. Can it ever be topped?
We also struggled, avoiding the drop on the final day of the 2007-08 season. Both happened under perhaps our greatest-ever manager, Roy Hodgson.
We were not so lucky in 2014, relegated at Stoke in what is probably our lowest point. I am not sure any Premier League relegation hurts more than the first.
Despite a period of exile from 2014 to 2018, leading to our "yo-yo" years until 2022, it is impossible to say Fulham have not overachieved.
Yes, we have financial backing but given our size and the competition in the country's capital, to have spent 19 of the 25 seasons in the Premier League since our arrival is a significant achievement.
For some, it is the best it will get. For others, we agitate for more. In these past 25 years we have become the biggest club to never have won a major domestic trophy. It is not a label we wish to have, and it is one we are desperate to shed.
If Hodgson is our number one, then Marco Silva is 1A. But with Fulham out of all cups this season and Silva's future up in the air, it remains to be seen what will happen next year, let alone the next 25.
Given the volatile nature of the beautiful game, I will be grateful if we achieve more highs than lows.
The highs and lows of Fulham's past 25 years in picturespublished at 10:26 BST 14 April
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Three relegations, three promotions, one European final and plenty of star signings who went on to become Craven Cottage heroes.
Below are a few images charting Fulham Football Club's highs and lows since 2001, as 14 April marks 25 years since the club secured a first promotion to the Premier League.
Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was one of the highest-profile signings made by Fulham following their promotion to the Premier League in 2001.
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Chris Coleman, whose playing career at Fulham had been ended prematurely by injury, succeeded Jean Tigana as manager in 2003 and led the club to ninth spot in his first full season in charge.
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Fulham pulled off a remarkable escape from relegation in 2008, with Danny Murphy's winner at Portsmouth securing safety on the final day of the season.
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Craven Cottage hosted some memorable European nights during the 2009-10 season, not least an unforgettable 4-1 victory over Italian giants Juventus.
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Roy Hodgson's side went all the way to the Europa League final in Hamburg, but they were beaten 2-1 in extra time by Atletico Madrid.
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Fulham's unbroken stay of 13 years in the top division came to an end in 2014.
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Fulham were promoted in 2018, relegated in 2019, promoted in 2020, relegated in 2021 and then promoted as Championship winners in 2022.
Free-scoring striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was a member of all three promotion-winning squads.
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Fulham have established themselves in the Premier League once more with three consecutive mid-table finishes under Marco Silva.
Fulham's 25 years since 2001 promotion in numberspublished at 08:34 BST 14 April
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*completed seasons only
Since winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time on this day - 14 April - in 2001, Fulham have spent only six seasons outside England's top division.
Their highest Premier League finish of seventh place came in 2008-09 under Roy Hodgson, while their average finishing position in their 18 completed top-flight campaigns since 2001 is between 12th and 13th.
There have been three European campaigns over the past 25 years - the highlight, of course, being their run to the 2010 Europa League final - while Fulham have made the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup once apiece without reaching a domestic final.
There were also relegations in 2014, 2019 and 2021 - but an immediate return to the Premier League was secured on the latter two occasions.
Fulham fans - how do you view your club's past 25 years? Is it the best period in your club's history? Could the club have achieved more in that time, or is the truth somewhere in-between? And what do you think the next few years have in store for Fulham?
On this day in 2001: Fulham promoted to Premier Leaguepublished at 08:30 BST 14 April
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Saturday, 14 April 2001 was the day Fulham confirmed their return to England's top flight after a 33-year absence.
Fulham had been a fourth-tier club in 1996-97 but, with significant financial backing, rose through the leagues with three promotions in the space of five years.
Under former France international Jean Tigana, Fulham won their first 11 games of the 2000-01 season and ended the campaign as second-tier champions on 101 points.
Young French striker Louis Saha netted 27 league goals, ably supported by Barry Hayles and Luis Boa Morte, while players such as Andy Melville and Lee Clark added valuable experience.
Promotion was secured when Fulham won 2-1 at Huddersfield, with Saha and Boa Morte scoring the visitors' goals.
Liverpool 2-0 Fulham - the fans' verdictpublished at 12:22 BST 13 April
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Fulham.
Here are some of your comments:
Liverpool fans
Tracy: Excellent and welcome result from the Reds. Rio Ngumoha was superb and deadly accurate. Let's see more from our 17-year-old please, a class player.
Michael: A good win but Liverpool only play in moments, relying on individual brilliance to win games. And we completely dropped off after 60-minutes, which seems to be the usual. At least Rio started and Dominik Szoboszlai was playing as an eight, which is his best position. Good for Alexander Isak to get minutes as well. Harder tests to come against more physical teams, starting with PSG and then Everton away, which I'm already dreading.
Ben: Much better than recent outings and, yet again, Rio Ngumoha demonstrates why he should start more often. Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard were both around 17 when they burst onto the scene and look how they progressed. Ngumoha can be like them, if not better, but he needs more starts. He must start against PSG on Tuesday if we're to have any chance of turning that tie around, otherwise we could risk another big club coming in for him and risk losing such an extraordinary talent.
Oliver: We can't kid ourselves. A positive win but we could still end up getting a thrashing in the next Premier League game. But speaking of kids, young Ngumoha is an exceptional talent. Of course you want to protect him physically but whoever is in the dugout next season must pick him as a starter. Fantastic performance!
Fulham fans
Mike: It looked like Liverpool were the team who had had three weeks off. Fulham just weren't in the game from the beginning. I hope we don't make it into a European competition because we just don't have the depth needed and, unfortunately, the squad we have is not good enough to compete in Europe
Louis: Defensively great, but we lacked drive to move the ball forwards and to create chances. The midfield and attack had many gaps which really impacted us. Some tactics need to change because this isn't the first time!
Jan: We seem to play with no real belief when we meet the big teams. A poor first half was all that was required to miss out, and this seems to be a pattern. We've had chances all through the season to make progress up the table and we always bottle it. It's so disappointing as the talent is there but not the belief.
Robbie: What we have come to expect at this time of the season. No real desire from anyone that showed we were playing for a shot at Europe! The manager situation doesn't help in my opinion either, it feels like every negative result is nothing to do with his selection or tactics and edges him more towards his exit door.
Gossip: Fulham exploring move for potential Wilson replacement published at 07:52 BST 13 April
07:52 BST 13 April
Fulham are exploring a deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Malik Tillman, 23, as they prepare for life without Harry Wilson whose contract expires in the summer. (Daily Mail), external
Watch Premier League highlights and analysispublished at 10:25 BST 12 April
10:25 BST 12 April
Pundits Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy join host Kelly Cates to bring you the action and talking points from Friday and Saturday's Premier League fixtures.
Liverpool 2-0 Fulham: What Silva saidpublished at 20:40 BST 11 April
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Fulham boss Marco Silva speaking to BBC MOTD after defeat by Liverpool: "Disappointing result - punished by the first half. The statistics of the game was balanced in terms of shots, chances, it was very balanced. We had chances that we didn't score. We were not ruthless enough.
"We were too passive in moments, for both goals. These type of moments made an impact and we were punished by our first half. We were not at the level we should. Second half we won many balls, more aggressive and closer to scoring goals, much better. We need to be consistent, not wait for them to score and wait for half time."
Did you know?
Fulham have won just one of their seven Premier League away games in 2026; only Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves (both 3) have collected fewer points on the road since the turn of the year than the Cottagers' five.
Analysis: Toothless Cottagers miss opportunitypublished at 20:27 BST 11 April
20:27 BST 11 April
Phil McNulty Chief football writer
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Marco Silva's Fulham arrived at Anfield with Liverpool's confidence low after damaging defeats and discontent swirling around a fanbase dissatisfied with events on and off the field.
It carried all the hallmarks of the perfect opportunity to strike a wounded opponent and record a rare Anfield victory.
Instead, Fulham lacked urgency when it mattered, even when it was clear Liverpool's rearguard was vulnerable, with some opportunities to take the lead, or at least claw back the goal that might have had nerves jangling among players and fans alike, not taken.
Indeed, Fulham had 19 attempts in this defeat, the joint most Liverpool have faced in a Premier League game since records started in 2003/04.
Fulham will look back on this with regret because this was a clear chance to cause Liverpool trouble and it was missed.
Liverpool v Fulham: Team newspublished at 16:38 BST 11 April
16:38 BST 11 April
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Mohammed Salah returns to Liverpool's starting line-up against Fulham after being dropped for the Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain.
Sutton's predictions: Liverpool v Fulhampublished at 11:30 BST 11 April
11:30 BST 11 April
It feels like a lot of Liverpool fans have made their minds up about Arne Slot, and that is that he needs to go.
That still feels harsh to me - after all, Slot won the Premier League last season.
I agree this has been a disappointing campaign, but surely winning a title in your first year buys you some time?
Liverpool are clearly not playing well at the moment, though. I've been thinking for a while now that they're going to get out of this slump because of the players they have, but when you watch them there's nothing to suggest it will happen and they have been so inconsistent for so long now.
They went to a back five in Wednesday's defeat at Paris St-Germain and the optics of that were not great for Slot. By playing with an extra centre-half, they just looked like they were trying to hang on in there.
Fulham are a good side and I can see them causing Liverpool problems too, no matter what shape Slot goes with this time.
It finished 2-2 when these two sides met at Craven Cottage in January, and I have a feeling there will be a few goals this time as well.
You can also listen to today's 5 Live Premier League commentaries on most smart speakers. Just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Brentford v Everton" or "ask BBC Sounds to play Liverpool v Fulham".
Liverpool v Fulham: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:05 BST 10 April
19:05 BST 10 April
Matthew Hobbs BBC Sport journalist
Liverpool will attempt to bounce back from defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday against a Fulham side hoping to challenge the Reds for a European place next season.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of their meeting at Anfield on Saturday.
After 31 matches of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Liverpool were 11 points clear at the top of the table. They would go on to win a second title of the Premier League era, 10 points ahead of second-place Arsenal.
Much, though, has changed in the subsequent 12 months. Liverpool currently sit fifth in the Premier League table at the same stage of the current season, 21 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Their dispiriting 2-0 first-leg defeat in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night means that Arne Slot's side have lost three consecutive matches in all competitions for the third time this season.
It's the first time that the Reds have had three sequences of at least three straight defeats in a single campaign since 1953-54, when they were relegated from the top flight.
Circumstances are not quite that dire on Merseyside this season, although the loss in Paris means that Liverpool face an uphill task to remain in the only competition they could yet win this season.
A more realistic goal for the remainder of the campaign is perhaps ensuring they qualify for the Champions League next season, a target which currently rests on finishing in the Premier League's top five.
Liverpool occupy fifth place as things stand although Chelsea are just a point behind and Slot's men are winless in three league outings, losing at Wolves and Brighton and drawing with Tottenham.
If results are to improve over the next seven games, Liverpool must simply stop conceding late goals. Andre's winner for Wolves on 3 March came in the 94th minute. Richarlison's equaliser for Spurs at Anfield on 15 March came in the 91st.
Overall, Liverpool have conceded 15 goals in the final 15 minutes of Premier League games this season, second only to Newcastle, while the Reds have won just five points from losing positions across the entirety of 2025-26.
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Liverpool have suffered from conceding late goals in the Premier League this season
And visitors Fulham are perfectly placed to take advantage of Liverpool's second-half frailties. They have scored 18 goals in the final 20 minutes of Premier League matches this season, the joint most of any team.
The Cottagers have also scored 13 goals in seven Premier League games against Liverpool since their return to the division in 2022 – only Spurs (14) and Brighton (15) have netted more against the Reds in that time.
A return to form in recent weeks has reignited Fulham's own hunt for European football. They opened 2026 with two wins in eight league outings but have since won three of their past five (D1, L1).
Another victory at Anfield on Saturday would move Fulham to within two points of Liverpool in the table and strengthen ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time.
Silva given one-match touchline ban for post-match commentspublished at 19:09 BST 9 April
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An independent regulatory commission has handed Fulham boss Marco Silva a one-game touchline ban and £90,000 fine for comments he made following Fulham's 1-0 defeat by West Ham United on 4 March.
The Portuguese boss spoke to BBC Match of the Day straight after the Premier League match, sharing his aggrievance around certain decisions he felt went against the Cottagers.
"The referee's decisions were at a very low level in my opinion," Silva said. "It has been a little bit the story of our season when John Brooks has been involved with us.
"Even our penalty [shout], I repeat again that John Brooks took and decided against the on-field decision. It's very difficult to understand these mistakes against ourselves, but it is what it is."
An FA statement on Thursday said he admitted the charge of "acting in an improper manner by making comments in a post-match interview that imply bias and/or question the integrity and/or are personally offensive" towards a match official.
However, Silva's suspension has been paused pending an appeal and he will be present on the touchline for this weekend's fixture against Liverpool.
Fear, anger or excitement - how are Fulham fans feeling?published at 17:08 BST 9 April
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The Premier League's return this weekend brings trepidation for some and excitement for others.
Football's emotional rollercoaster becomes intense at this time of year, unless of course mid-table mediocrity has taken a grip of things in recent months.
So how are you feeling as a Fulham fan with just a handful of weeks left to go?
The league form reads: LWWLDW
The next three league fixtures are: Liverpool (a), Brentford (a), Aston Villa (h)
Silva on being in the 'fight' for Europe, his future and Kevin's fitnesspublished at 17:01 BST 9 April
17:01 BST 9 April
Huzaifah Khan BBC Sport journalist
Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 17:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Silva confirmed Kenny Tete is out but defender Calvin Bassey is fit for the trip to Liverpool.
He added everything is "going well" for Kevin after he had surgery on a foot injury he suffered against Sunderland in February.
On whether Fulham are aiming for Europe, having the chance to close the gap to this weekend's opponents in fifth to just two points: "We set ourselves in a position where we can fight for something very difficult to achieve but achievable. Something where we wanted to be in that fight."
He added: "The importance of each game is going to be bigger than before because we are just going to have seven games to play. And I said the motivation is there on the top as you'd expect. We fought very hard to be in this position right now."
On his future, with his contract set to expire this summer: "I think I mentioned to you before the international break or before the Burnley game, we don't need to have an international break to speak about things. We have been speaking about many things, and one of them is our technical situation with the club."
On whether any progress has been made to keep him at the club beyond this season, Silva replied: "When the news is going to be clear, you are going to know."
'Amazing to see everything that's come true for me' - Wilsonpublished at 11:33 BST 9 April
11:33 BST 9 April
Fulham forward Harry Wilson has been reflecting on his first-ever interaction with Marco Silva, prior to signing an initial loan deal to join the Cottagers in July 2021, admitting that "everything he said in that phone call was true".
Since then, the Wales international has gone on to make 180 club appearances, scoring 36 goals and providing 45 assists along the way.
"He was the one that brought me to this club," Wilson told Football Focus. "I was his first signing so we have been together for four and a half years now.
"It has been really good [working with him], even from the first chat I had on the phone with him before I signed. We talked about the way he wants his teams to play and the way he sees me playing in the team.
"When I look back on that conversation, everything he said in that phone call was true.
"Looking back, it is amazing to see everything that's come true for me. I don't think either of us knew where we were going to be in four and a half years.
"So to have won the Championship and then had three solid seasons in the Premier League, that is great."
Fifth Champions League spot secured for Premier Leaguepublished at 08:19 BST 8 April
08:19 BST 8 April
Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent
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The Premier League will have at least five teams in the Champions League next season after securing a European Performance Spot for the second straight year.
The extra place was confirmed on Tuesday as Arsenal beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Uefa awards an additional place to the two leagues with the best overall performance across the three European competitions.
The race for fifth place in the Premier League, currently held by Liverpool on 49 points, is exceptionally tight.
Just seven points separate Arne Slot's side from 13th-placed Bournemouth.
Chelsea (48) sit in sixth followed by Brentford (46), Everton (46), Fulham (44), Brighton (43), Sunderland (43), Newcastle (42) and Bournemouth (42).
If Aston Villa, who are fourth on 54 points, win the Europa League and finish outside the top four, the Premier League would have six teams in the Champions League.
The same logic applies to Liverpool, who face Paris St-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.
If either win a European trophy and finish fifth, then sixth would qualify for the Champions League via the EPS place.
If both win European trophies and finish fifth and sixth, that would put seventh into the Champions League.
Nottingham Forest are in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. They could emulate Tottenham by winning the competition and finishing in the bottom half of the table.
Just like last season, that would create a sixth team in the Champions League for the Premier League too.
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