Fulham boss Marco Silva has confirmed that Timothy Castagne will not be fit for Saturday's Premier League away game against Everton.
The Cottagers will be looking to produce a positive response after falling to a 3-1 home defeat in their recent home meeting with Aston Villa.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring at Craven Cottage, but Fulham's afternoon soon took a turn for the worst as they conceded three goals, missed a penalty and saw Joachim Andersen sent off in the 64th minute.
As a result of his dismissal, the Danish defender will serve a one-match ban, ruling him out of the trip to Goodison Park.
Silva confirms Castagne absence
Fulham are also without the services of midfielder Sasa Lukic, who sustained a shoulder injury while on international duty with Serbia earlier this month.
In addition to those two absentees, Silva has confirmed that Castagne has failed to recover in time for Saturday's away clash.
Silva told Fulham's official website: "Joachim is going to be out through suspension and, of course, we have the situation of Sasa Lukic, that he is going to be still out, and probably for the next three, four weeks at least.
"And Timothy Castagne is still out as well from the last international break. All the other players, they are going to be available."
Castagne is set to miss a second straight match after he returned from international duty with a hamstring injury.
Silva delivers positive update on Cuenca, Vinicius
In positive news, Silva revealed that Jorge Cuenca and Carlos Vinicius should make the matchday squad after making good progress in their recoveries from foot and leg injuries respectively.
"Jorge Cuenca and Carlos Vinicius are going in the right direction," Silva said. "The last two, three days, they have been working with the team, step by step, [and] they are going to be available for the next match.
Fulham will head into Saturday's fixture in 10th place in the Premier League table after winning three, drawing two and losing three of their eight top-flight matches.
The Cottagers will be looking to continue their recent form against Everton, having avoided in each of the last six meetings in all competitions. body check tags ::
