Fulham travel to Coventry City this Saturday for a Premier League fixture that offers a chance to climb from 17th place. The team currently sits 17th in the Premier League on 5 points after 7 games, with a record of one win, two draws and four losses.

Fulham will be without the suspended Ryan Sessegnon, while midfielder Hugo Larsson is a doubt with a groin issue. Coventry are also depleted, missing the suspended Taiwo Awoniyi and injured quartet Aurele Amenda, Haji Wright, Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden.

Recent form

Fulham's 1-0 victory over Hull City last Friday, secured by Alex Iwobi's 33rd-minute goal, lifted them to five points from seven games. Their recent form shows two wins, two draws and one loss in the last five outings. This sequence includes the win over Hull City, a 2-1 loss at Ipswich on Saturday 10 October, a 1-1 draw with Manchester United, a 3-2 win at West Ham, and a 0-0 draw at Liverpool. Coventry, one place above Fulham in 16th, have six points and arrive on a two-match winning streak after victories over Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

Key players

Alexander Iwobi, who scored the winner against Hull, has been a creative force with 16 chances created this season. Joshua King remains Fulham's most direct goal threat. "Joshua King has scored 2 goals from 17 shots, 9 of which have been on target, making him Fulham’s most direct route to goal," the forward said. For Coventry, Jack Rudoni has been their standout performer, scoring once and creating nine chances in 384 minutes.

With a goal difference of minus three, Fulham's immediate task is to find more consistency in front of goal, having scored 7 goals and conceded 10 this season. The team's full fixtures list shows a home game against Aston Villa follows next weekend. Silva's men will look to carry the confidence from the Hull result into a difficult away day against a Coventry side that is 16th in the table.

Match details

Fulham's win over Hull City was their first clean sheet of the campaign, with goalkeeper Leno making four saves to secure the result. The team's overall defensive record shows they have conceded 11 goals so far. The atmosphere at the Coventry Building Society Arena is expected to be a significant factor, with the home side having lost only one of their last five matches on their own ground. Fulham are currently 16 points behind league leaders Manchester City in the title race.