Welcome back to '60 seconds on...' our match preview with the pundits who know our opponents inside out.
Next up, it’s Fulham in the Premier League at Craven Cottage on Sunday (2pm UK), so we called in on James Andrew - @JamesAndrew_ - Editor of FourFourTwo Magazine, Fulham fan and contributor to the Cottagers’ official matchday programme.
Looking at recent results against Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton and Sunderland - and still wondering how you lost against Everton – is it fair to say Fulham are in pretty decent form at the moment?
James: “That was a really tough run on paper - Palace away on New Year's Day and then we had Liverpool, Chelsea and you're like… what are we going to get from this? Last kick of the game, we drew the game with Liverpool, beating Chelsea is something we don't do nearly enough, but it's always really, really enjoyable when we do. Then Brighton, I'll be honest, we didn't deserve to win that. Again, last kick of the game, free-kick from Harry Wilson. Brighton were the better team, as they were at the home game, so we've nicked four points off Brighton this season if I'm honest. Sunderland was a really, really good performance on Sunday and we really needed it because we've had difficult away games at City, where we just never turn up. I don't know what it is, I don't know what we'd need to do to win against City. We had a disappointing defeat away at Leeds, again, last-minute goal, in January. We lost to Manchester United again last minute. I think we were on - with the Everton one - three defeats in a row, weren't in great form, so we needed the away wins in the FA Cup against Stoke and then Sunderland just to... I don't think we were ever really nervous, I think we'd done enough earlier in the season to make sure we were far enough away, but until you're safe, you're always a bit nervous. I'm writing a programme column for West Ham, which is after the Spurs game. I'm writing about how exciting it is for the rest of the season from a Fulham point of view because we're still in the FA Cup, as I write the column, and we should be safe in the Premier League. It's a case of looking up to see what we can achieve this season, but I think the last two wins against Stoke and Sunderland were key just to get back on track.”
How is Ryan Sessegnon getting on?
James: “He's been playing a lot this season because Antonee Robinson's not been fit, so he's been playing left-back. He's probably better suited to playing further forward, but he's been really, really good in pretty much all the games he's played this season and makes a difference off the bench if he's not starting. If I go back to when he came through at Fulham as a 16-year-old and then he stayed with Fulham in the Premier League, signed a new deal and then left for decent money - no-one begrudged him that. It just felt like Sessegnon did everything the right way and I think you'll be hard pushed to find a Fulham fan who didn't wish him the best at Spurs. I know that injuries got the better of him, but he came back last season and hardly played in the first half of the season. I think Marco Silva was just working with him on the training ground. Then, when he came into it in the second half of last season, he was fit, strong and he was making a difference. He's got that ability at left-back, left-wing - he played on the right last season and this season as well - to pop up in the box and score. He's absolutely loved at Fulham.”