Bristol City vs Fulham. Sky Bet Championship.
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Tuesday 20 February 2018 16:35, UK
Bristol City will be without the suspended Marlon Pack when they host fellow Championship play-off hopefuls Fulham.
Pack received his 10th yellow card of the season during the 2-2 draw with Leeds on Sunday and must now serve a two-match ban. Fellow midfielder Josh Brownhill was nursing a slight injury following the game at Elland Road but he trained on Tuesday and is expected to remain in contention.
Central defender Nathan Baker is available again after serving his three-match ban as City look for a first league win in four outings.
Fulham will assess captain Tom Cairney as his knee injury continues to be managed. The midfielder missed two matches with the problem but returned as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at Bolton before starting the home win against Aston Villa on Saturday, playing the entire game.
Boss Slavisa Jokanovic has no other injury concerns but may make changes as he looks to extend Fulham's 10-match unbeaten run in the Championship. The likes of Oliver Norwood, Lucas Piazon, Rui Fonte and Cyrus Christie could come into Jokanovic's thinking.
Bristol City have won four of their last five matches against Fulham in all competitions, losing the other at Ashton Gate last season (0-2).
The Cottagers have won each of their last three away league visits to Bristol City since losing 5-1 in April 1990.
Fulham are unbeaten in their last 10 league games (W8 D2) - the current longest such run in the division.
As a manager of English clubs in all competitions, Slavisa Jokanovic has lost four matches against Lee Johnson - more than any against any other manager.
Bristol City will be really disappointed with the way they've thrown away two comfortable leads in two games. If they had won both they'd be right back up in the mix for automatic promotion, but instead they're now looking over their shoulder at the pack chasing a play-off place.
Fulham are the best team in the league right now and their confidence will be sky high after beating Aston Villa on Saturday. I think their run will continue on Wednesday night at Ashton Gate.
David Prutton predicts: 1-2 (17/2 with Sky Bet)
