Fulham lose two players ahead of West Brom clash

Fulham were robbed of two players struck down by flu for tonight’s Barclaycard Premiership relegation crunch with West Brom at Loftus Road.

Midfielder Sean Davis and left-back Jon Harley were both sidelined with the bug, handing Junichi Inamoto and Pierre Wome rare starts.

For Gary Megson’s visitors striker Lee Hughes was recalled to the starting 11 in a game which could hand the Baggies a vital lifeline.

The West Midlanders would be just a point from safety if they had beaten Jean Tigana’s men tonight, who in turn would go 12 points clear of the drop zone if they recorded a victory.