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Fulham travel to Birmingham this weekend looking to bounce back from a humiliating defeat at Craven Cottage last Saturday.

The Cottagers succumbed to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Hull City, which meant that Scott Parker's side dropped to eighth in the Championship table.

Despite having a fairly good start to the campaign, expectations are high in West London, and with the squad looking very strong for this level on paper, it's vital that Fulham start picking up points in the next few weeks.

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With the international break coming up, it's important that Parker's team head into the extended break with a win under their belts but it is going to be very tough as they travel to a Birmingham side who have lost just once at home so far this season.

The Blues will fancy their chances against what they expect to be a demoralised Fulham side, and Parker will know that it's possibly the worst time for his side to take a trip to an intimidating St. Andrew's stadium.

Parker could have done with a nice home game, so that they could bounce back and get another three points under their belt. Now they have to be at their very best in the fixture with Birmingham and make sure that they leave everything out on the pitch.

Pep Clotet's side can play some good football at times, but they are physical and give any side a tough game in the division based on their presence. Parker needs to find a way to get his Fulham side to match that, as the out of form Alfie Mawson comes up against a very lively Lukas Jutkiewicz. The latter will fancy himself on Saturday, especially watching the Cottager's defensive display against Hull.

Right now, Fulham just have to make sure that they can put out a performance that shows their supporters that they are up to the battle of the Championship. There won't be many harder places to go than St. Andrews, but that gives them even more reason to try and pull off a much-needed result.