Fulham continue their push for the European places against a Burnley side running out of time to avoid relegation.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of Saturday's meeting at Craven Cottage (15:00 GMT).
Nine points from safety with eight games remaining following one win in 21 matches is the kind of equation which usually leads to only one outcome.
Burnley travel to Fulham in 19th place in the Premier League as they continue to fight for survival, although it is an outcome that becomes unlikelier with each passing week.
The overriding problem for Burnley as they bid to become established alongside the footballing elite is that their best efforts have not been quite good enough.
Scott Parker's side have the lowest expected goals tally of any top-flight team this season and while they have outperformed it better than any team other than Arsenal or Spurs, they remain a side desperately short on quality in the final third.
A win at Crystal Palace and then draw away to Chelsea in February were encouraging but four points in two games were followed by a controversial home defeat against Brentford and one-sided loss at Everton and then a frustrating goalless draw at home to Bournemouth – reinforcing the narrative that the Clarets simply can’t string together enough match-winning performances in the time remaining.
Of all the grounds to spark an ailing survival bid, Craven Cottage could be the one that suits the relegation-threatened visitors. Burnley have won on three of their past four visits to Fulham, including 2-0 wins on their two most recent trips.
Fulham are still in the hunt for European football, although Marco Silva's side are also suffering from inconsistencies.
They have followed wins at Sunderland and at home to Tottenham by failing to score against Burnley’s relegation rivals West Ham United and Nottingham Forest. They did not record a single shot in the latter – the second time that has happened this season.
Fulham last went three Premier League fixtures without a goal in December 2023, a run that included a 2-0 home defeat to the Clarets.
The Cottagers have fielded the oldest average starting XI in the competition in this campaign, but leading the way for the 28-year-olds – and most likely Fulham's hopes of breaking down an obdurate team on Saturday – is forward Harry Wilson.
The Wales international has been involved in 15 Premier League goals this season, scoring nine and assisting six. Wilson could become just the second British player to reach double figures for goals for the Cottagers in a single campaign after Andrew Cole in 2004-05 (12).
