FILIPE Teixeira is handed his full Barclays Premier League debut as Tony Mowbray makes three changes to the side that lost 3-2 to Newcastle 15 days ago.

The Portuguese wing wizard replaces Chris Brunt, who drops to the bench.

Gianni Zuiverloon returns from suspension and Jay Simpson has shaken off a hamstring injury to partner Marc-Antoine Fortuné in attack.

Do-heon Kim and Carl Hoefkens are left out altogether.

New loan signing Juan Carlos Menseguez starts among the substitutes.

Roy Hodgson makes three changes to the Cottagers side that lost 3-0 at Manchester United on Wednesday.

Paul Konchesky, Andrew Johnson and Dickson Etuhu come in, with Toni Kallio and Chris Baird dropping to the bench and former Albion fans' favourite Zoltan Gera missing out altogether through injury.

Fellow ex-Baggies Pascal Zuberbuhler and Diomansy Kamara are among the hosts' substitutes.

FULHAM (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky; Dempsey, Etuhu, Murphy, Davies; Johnson, Zamora. Subs: Zuberbuhler (gk), Nevland, Kamara, Dacourt, Gray, Kallio, Baird.

ALBION (4-4-2): Carson; Zuiverloon, Barnett, Meite, Robinson; Morrison, Koren, Valero, Teixeira; Simpson, Fortuné. Subs: Kiely (gk), Cech, Bednar, Brunt, Moore, Menseguez, Martis.

REFEREE: M Atkinson (West Yorkshire). 

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