Fulham have signed goalkeeper Joe Lewis on a season-long loan from Championship rivals Cardiff City.

The 27-year-old is expected to provide cover for Marcus Bettinelli, who damaged knee ligaments in Fulham's 2-1 defeat at Hull.

Lewis told the official Fulham website: "There's real potential here. Fulham were recently in the Premier League and you just feel that the club is ready to be back there.

"I'm delighted. It all happened quite quickly. Obviously Marcus got injured and the club saw that it was a bad one and acted to get some cover."

The 27-year-old, who has only made five appearances for the Bluebirds since joining in 2012, spent most of last season on loan at Blackpool.