Fulham host Swansea City in the Championship tonight.

Scott Parker's side had managed to close an 11-point gap to Leeds United in 2nd-place, but after a couple of dismal displays they've now gone five points behind.

Automatic promotion should still be the aim for Fulham though and they've a good chance tonight to keep the heat on Leeds, hosting a Swansea side who've been inconsistent throughout.

They started the season better than anyone, but results soon took a hit and they've since been loitering just below the top-six. A play-off finish for them is still the objective, but here's three Swansea weaknesses that Fulham must look to exploit tonight:

Inexperienced

For all the promising young talents that Swansea have brought in this season, they remain a side with relatively little Championship experience. The likes of Rhian Brewster, Conor Gallagher and Marc Guehi all joined on-loan last month, and as good a signing as they all are, they're all in their first season in the second-tier.

That inexperience has seen them lose games from winning positions, go to Hull City and conceded four and not take advantage of teams they should be doing so. Swansea though remain a side with real attacking threat, and despite their lack of time in the game, the youngsters will be hoping to run riot at the Cottage tonight

Leaky defence

Steve Cooper hasn't really settled on a standard, regular centre-back partnership this season. Ben Wilmot has been the most involved throughout and he's recently been partnered by Guehi. This is a new-found partnership though, and the one that let four go in at Hull earlier in the month.

Freddie Woodman in goal as well has seen a slight decrease in his form, and that'll bode well for the league's top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic. The Serb has once again been in prolific form with 22 league goals this season, and he'll really put Swansea's back-line to the test tonight.

Lack of physicality?

Swansea are a side with really good technical players, but they don't have an enforcer. They don't have a player who's going to fly into 50/50s or go toe-to-toe with Mitrovic, and Fulham's physicality could well see them to a victory.

Aside from the likes of Guehi and Wilmot, Swansea have a very short, and very slight team. Scott Parker could identify this as a possible means to victory and field a more physical side than usual, and look to pepper Swansea with high balls into the box.

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It wouldn't be a pretty victory by any means, but a victory nonetheless, and one against a side who are right in the mix with Fulham for a top-six spot - Parker is starting to come under the spotlight again, and another disappointing showing tonight could set him up for a potential exit before the season's out.