Fulham welcome London rivals West Ham to Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday, with both teams aiming to secure their second top-flight victories of the campaign.
After losing narrowly to Manchester United in their league opener, Fulham have taken four points from games against two of the newly promoted clubs, Leicester and Ipswich.
That has left the Cottagers 12th in the standings heading into this game, a point and place better off than the Hammers, who have lost at home to Aston Villa and Manchester City either side of a victory on the road at Crystal Palace.
Team news
Fulham appear to have no injury concerns heading into this match, but summer signing Sander Berge will hope to earn his first league start since arriving from Burnley, while the likes of Harry Wilson and Harrison Reed will also be eyeing recalls.
West Ham are sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, who was forced off with a back issue against Manchester City. Lukasz Fabianski will expect to deputise if the France international cannot prove his fitness.
Forward Niclas Fullkrug is also a doubt with the knock he picked up over the international break, while full-back Aaron Cresswell remains sidelined with a hamstring issue.
Carlos Soler, a recent arrival on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, could be handed his debut, although he will likely start on the bench.
Prediction
This should be a closely-fought London derby, but Fulham will fancy their chances of claiming all three points after doing the double over West Ham last season.
While they may not be able to match the 5-0 thrashing they handed out to the Hammers last December, Fulham have proven over an extended period of time that they are a hard nut to crack on home soil.
No team from outside last season’s top seven have beaten Fulham at Craven Cottage since the turn of the year and West Ham’s away record of six defeats in their last nine road fixtures in the Premier League will not instil confidence in the visitors.
The Irons did beat Crystal Palace in their last away fixture, but they are still finding their feet under Lopetegui and may endure a frustrating and ultimately fruitless afternoon in west London.