Coming into the midfield to face his former club is Ryan Tunnicliffe, while Callum McManaman and Kazenga LuaLua start in attack.

Jacob Butterfield, Andrew Shinnie and Harry Cornick are the players who miss out, but do feature on the bench as the Town host the fourth-placed Cottagers.

TOWN: Sluga, Bolton, Pearson, Bradley (c), Bree, Tunnicliffe, Mpanzu, Berry, McManaman, LuaLua, Collins.

Subs: Shinnie, Cornick, Moncur, Jones, Butterfield, Sheehan, Stech.

FULHAM: Rodak, Mawson, Mitrovic, Cairney (c), Ream, Decordova-Reid, Cavaleiro, Reed, Christie, Bryan, Onomah.

Subs: Bettinelli (GK), Kebano, Johansen, Knockaert, O'Riley, Sessegnon, Kamara.

REFEREE: Dean Whitestone