Fulham vs Blackburn Rovers preview - Richard Stearman and Ryan Fredericks pushing for Fulham bows againbst Blackburn

Posted Friday, September 11, 2015 by PA

Fulham have a couple of players who will be hoping to make their debuts for the club when Blackburn visit Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Manager Kit Symons has added Richard Stearman and Ryan Fredericks to his squad since the 3-1 win at Rotherham two weeks ago, while Tom Cairney in line to play against his old team-mates after swapping Rovers for west London earlier in the summer.

Symons will hope for a safe return from international duty for Nikolay Bodurov, Jesse Joronen, Tim Ream and Jazz Richards.

The international break should have given Sakari Matilla and Shaun Hutchinson plenty of time to fully recover from minor knocks.

Hope Akpan has swelled Blackburn's midfield options prior to the trip to west London.

A minor ankle complaint kept the 24-year-old out of the 0-0 stalemate with Bolton but he returned to training over the two-week international period.

Danny Guthrie was another midfielder Rovers brought in over the summer after they sold Tom Cairney to Fulham and he has also used the hiatus to get up to speed.

Chris Taylor (groin) remains an absentee for manager Gary Bowyer, who managed to hang on to Jordan Rhodes after the transfer window closed last week.