Preview

So it pretty much comes down to this. A do-or-die local derby against that mob in red and white from up the road in Hounslow. It's about as heart-stopping as it gets for Fulham fans, as this crazy, topsy-turvy season comes to its conclusions.

Easter went about as well as Fulham could have hoped for, but it gets no easier for the Whites as they face a Huddersfield Town team exceeding all expectations this season.

Following Friday’s dramatic 10-man win over the Canaries of Norwich City, Fulham turn their attention to a home fixture against Aston Villa.

Well here we go - one of the biggest run-ins for many a year. Five games stand between Slav's men and an elusive spot in the play-offs. It's still in completely our hands, but the room for manoeuvre has well and truly expired.

Crunch time is well and truly upon us at the Cottage on Saturday with Ipswich the latest obstacle in the hunt for that all important 6th place finish.

Fulham leapfrogged Sheffield Wednesday into the playoff places on Saturday afternoon, but Derby County could pull the Whites back down to Earth this evening.

Tuesday's crushing last-gasp disappointment means that Fulham remain outside the playoff places, but that will change if the Whites can return to winning ways against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

The fabled game in hand has finally arrived at the Cottage and with Saturday's results all falling the way of the Whites, Fulham can finally breach the top six with a win over Blackburn Rovers.

Black and White is the order of the day as Fulham travel up to the North East to face the mighty Newcastle United, who sit three points clear at the top of the league, and seemingly destined for a return to the Premier League.

It's a case of all the 'Whites' in a week as Preston North End's visit to the Cottage is followed up by their similarly attired cousins from Yorkshire.

Fulham return to the Cottage for the first of four crucial home games in March this Saturday as they take on a Preston North End team defying the odds and just behind the Whites in the table.

Fulham are out west again on Saturday as we visit the Cardiff City Stadium for the second time in under two months. Fulham were victorious in Wales that time, but this match looks to be a far different kind of encounter.

It's back to League action for the Whites after Sunday's FA Cup disappointment, and Slavisa's side need to really kick on after a number of results went Fulham's way both at the weekend, and on Tuesday night.

Fulham take on London rivals Spurs for the first time since dropping out of the Premier League in a tie which makes the Whites underdogs, but with a point to prove.

Three points are the only real Valentine's gift that Fulham fans want, as the Whites take on Nottingham Forest on the lovers' holiday.

Fulham face Wigan at the Cottage on Saturday afternoon, with the Latics deep in a relegation struggle at the other end of the table.

Fulham face their fourth consecutive league away game on Saturday against mid-table Birmingham City, the second trip to the Midlands in just three days.

It's take two for Reading vs Fulham as the Whites look to gain ground on the play-off pack in their re-arranged game at the Madjeski Stadium.