Fulham v Bristol City Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic will make changes for the Sky Bet Championship clash against Bristol City. The Cottagers face Lee Johnson's side for the second time in four days following a dramatic 2-1 EFL Cup defeat at Craven Cottage. Scott Parker, Kevin McDonald, Chris Martin and Matt Smith will return to the starting XI while Chelsea loanee Lucas Piazon may keep his place in the side after scoring on Wednesday. Floyd Ayite and Ryan Fredericks remain sidelined with ankle injuries. City will assess Joe Bryan (muscle) and Hordur Magnusson (toe) ahead of the match. Midfielder Korey Smith, who has made only one appearance this season, will not be available after a recent injection. Gustav Engvall made his debut in the cup match and could get another chance, although Johnson has arranged a behind-closed-doors friendly to give the likes of the Swede, Joel Ekstrand and Smith some game time. On-loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is certain to the return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench to score his ninth goal of the season in midweek. please log in to view this image Tammy Abraham (centre) scored his ninth goal of the season against Fulham in the EFL Cup on Wednesday Match facts Fulham have won three of their last four league games against Bristol City (L1), averaging two goals a game (eight goals scored). The Robins won at Craven Cottage last season thanks to a 90th-minute winner from Lee Tomlin. Fulham's last three league goals have been scored in the 86th minute or later, with the last two coming in the 90th minute. The Whites have only failed to score in one of their last 10 home league games (0-1 v Birmingham on 10 September). Bristol City have received the fewest bookings in the Championship this season (8). The Gaffer Bristol City urged to start fast against Fulham please log in to view this image Lee Johnson Head Coach Bristol City Head Coach Lee Johnson is urging his players to start fast against Fulham in Saturday's Championship showdown at Craven Cottage. Bristol City have become adept at scoring late goals to win or draw games this season, a habit that has yielded them eight additional points in the English second tier and earned them EFL Cup victories at Scunthorpe and Fulham. But having seen his side snatch last-minute goals in each of their last two games, City's head coach would like to see the Robins impose themselves from the very outset on their return to West London. "I think the challenge is can we do both?" said Johnson. "We need to play on the front foot from the start and show Fulham that we have come to play. "It will be interesting to see how many points we would have if you took out the last ten minutes of all our games. I might work that out at some point. At the same time, it would be nice to score a goal in the first ten minutes." City have come from behind to win or draw on five occasions already this season and Johnson attributes this new-found ability to bounce back from adversity to a variety of factors. He added: "It's great for the fans that we are still in every game, even if we are one or two down with 20 minutes to go, because they know we are going to come good and that keeps their spirits up. It is a positive trait and it is probably down to character, youth, fitness and grinding the opposition down with the way we like to play. "Tactically, our substitutions have gone really well, because we have options and a stronger bench, but we need to start games better. "It's great to have the clubs in your bag, to be able to bring people on and change a game, which is something the club did not have last year. That has been a big plus for us at the end of games and we now need to work towards dominating games for 90 minutes." City may have beaten Fulham 2-1 in an EFL Cup tie at Craven Cottage on Wednesday, but Johnson does not expect that outcome to have any bearing on the re-match. He explained: "It will be two changed sides playing in front of a much bigger crowd in a league game, which always brings a completely different dynamic and more intensity as far as the pressure is concerned." Having seen his side win on two previous visits to the Cottage this year, City's head coach believes the Robins will be boosted by a feel-good factor on Saturday. Recalling last-gasp winning goals from Lee Tomlin and Tammy Abraham in March and midweek respectively, City's head coach said: "We're taking more than 2,500 fans and that memory will be there for all of them, whether it's an emotional memory or a muscle memory. They are going to a place that makes them feel good straight away. "We've had two last-minute winners, the players are in credit with the fans and we want to make sure we send them home happy again. "But we have to be careful, because will have that little edge that says 'you are not coming back on our patch and doing what you did to us in the last two games. We have to guard against that and we have to be physical so we can play on the front foot."
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Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 52s53 seconds ago 1 - We're under way here at Craven Cottage. #BristolCity defending the end closest to the travelling supporters. #BRCvFUL.
Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 1m1 minute ago 3 - Freeman's attacking run is brought to a halt by Odoi. An encouraging start from #BristolCity. #FULvBRC
Wow! Mind you, the Fulham fans did predict someone would get a 'dunking' - only they thought it would be US!
Damn it chaps but for some reason my coffee tastes very nice this fine morning. Get in there lads. EH.
