Key Highlights :
1. Lekandar Mitrovic is absent for today's Premier League London derby.
2. Mitrovic was sent off for shoving referee Chris Kavanagh during an epic meltdown in the FA Cup quarter-final loss at Manchester United before the international break.
3. Mitrovic has been fined £75,000 for his behaviour.
4. The Football Association (FA) feel his suspension was too lenient and stated an intention to appeal both that and the two-game touchline suspension handed to Fulham boss Marco Silva for his own sending off against United.
5. Mitrovic's absence means Carlos Vinicius will lead the line for Fulham against Bournemouth.
6. Under-fire manager David Moyes was coy on West Ham's injury situation at his latest press conference, saying only that his players had a light recovery session on Thursday after their embarrassing on Wednesday night and would know more after training on Friday.
7. The Hammers' only known absentee at present is striker Gianluca Scamacca, who is rehabbing a knee problem and won't make the short trip from east to west London.
8. Moyes may make changes for another must-not lose match after his players were guilty of some horrendous individual errors against Newcastle that could easily have cost him his job.
Aleksandar Mitrovic remains absent as Fulham host West Ham in a Premier League London derby today. The Serbian striker has been out with a hamstring injury and is not expected to return until after the international break. Mitrovic has been in fine form for Fulham this season, scoring 10 goals in all competitions. However, without him, the Cottagers will need to rely on their other forwards to produce a result against West Ham. The Hammers are in the midst of a difficult run of form, having lost their last three matches in all competitions. However, they should still be a threat to Fulham, who are just three points above the relegation zone. This match is likely to be low-scoring, with neither side likely to score more than two goals. If Fulham can hold on and avoid conceding, they may be able to take something from the game.
