BREAKING NEWS: Six West Ham stars give Julen Lopetegui a splitting headache for Fulham clash…

West Ham head to Fulham on Saturday and Julen Lopetegui may need some pain relief for a splitting headache caused by six stars.

West Ham against Fulham can be a funny fixture when it comes to London derbies.

Last season Fulham did the double over the Hammers, battering them 5-0 in the game at Craven Cottage.

Overall, though, it is West Ham who emerge victorious from this match-up more often than not.

The two clubs have played one another 109 times in competitive matches since 1898 with West Ham winning 51 of them and Fulham 34.

There’s a subplot to the game in that before appointing Julen Lopetegui to succeed David Moyes, West Ham were heavily linked with Fulham boss Marco Silva.

Hammers majority owner David Sullivan is a big fan of the Portuguese.

But a reported £13m release clause put paid to any prospect of West Ham luring Silva to east London.

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