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Sky Bet Championship: Reinvigorated Fulham impress Charlton manager Bob Peeters

Bob Peeters Manager Of Charlton Athletic shows his frustration during the Sky Bet Championship match at Brentford
Image: Bob Peeters: Charlton boss expects tough derby

Charlton boss Bob Peeters is wary of revived Fulham, saying they look like "another team completely" under Kit Symons.

The Addicks boss takes his side to Craven Cottage on Friday night for a "proper derby" against a Fulham side who have won four out of seven games under caretaker manager Symons.

Charlton have been in fine form themselves this season, but Peeters is well aware of the stark contrast between Magath's confidence-drained team and the in-form side Symons will select on Friday.

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"I saw them in one of the last games under Felix Magath, (a 1-0 defeat) at home to Wolves, and at that time they were struggling, there was no mentality, nothing in the team," he said.

"Then I saw them against Bolton at home and it was another team completely - they won 4-0. So it's going to be a very tough night for us, especially because it's a proper derby."

One Fulham player benefiting from Symons' spell in charge is Dan Burn, whose late equaliser secured a dramatic 3-3 draw at Rotherham on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old told the club website: "We just had the desire to at least come away with something. We took a point - yes, we wanted it to be three, but it wasn't a defeat so it means we can build on that going into the Charlton game on Friday.

"You can't keep getting a win, a defeat, a win, a defeat - you've got to keep the momentum going so it's really important we didn't get a defeat on Tuesday. We've got a lot of games coming up, so hopefully we can carry on."