Fulham are without Tom Cairney, Michael Madl and Rohan Ince for the trip to Brighton tomorrow night.

Squad midfelder Sakari Mattila is also struggling with a back injury as Whites take on a promotion high filer in front of 2,300 travelling supporters from west London.

Boss Slavisa Jokanovic was confident Cairney would recover from a dead leg sustained at Preston nine days ago. But in the event he made neither the following win over Cardiff, and is ruled out of this one too.

Surprise hit Madl had to be withdrawn at half time against the Bluebirds with a calf problem, and Ince is ineligible under the terms of his loan from the Seagulls.

Hit: Michael Madl

Even so the Whites gaffer was confident of putting one over Chris Hughton’s Albion.

“Brighton need to take the risk, they need to win the game,” Joka added. “So we need to know what to expect and be ready with a plan to win.

“We are under pressure too. We're not safe. Brighton are under a different pressure. Our mission is to be competitive.

“More than 2,000 of our fans will travel and want to see a good performance and a Fulham victory.

“This is our motivation. They always support us, for example at Preston. We will do everything to win the game."