Confirmed team news: Iwobi in contention to make Fulham debut v Luton but Tosin is sidelined 

Manager Marco Silva has confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi is in contention to make his Fulham debut when his side welcome Luton Town on matchday five of the Premier League at Craven Cottage tomorrow.

Iwobi joined the Cottagers on the final day of the just concluded transfer window from Everton but was missing when his new side got battered 5-1 by defending champions Manchester City just before the international break.

He picked up a hamstring injury when his former club Everton lost 4-0 to Aston Villa on match day two of the Premier League and that made him miss the AFCON qualifier against São Tomé and Príncipe.

As earlier reported, the 27-year-old trained fully with his Fulham teammates on Thursday and his return to fitness has now been confirmed by his new manager.

Silva in his pre-match conference ahead of his side's encounter with Luton Town gave an update on the state of the Hale End product and other members of the squad.

In quotes relayed by Fulham's official website, Silva said: Alex Iwobi is going to be involved in the squad list. He came injured when he signed with us, but since the start of this week he's been involved in the squad list."

Silva added that he will be without Tosin’s services for the next six or seven weeks.

The central defender's  proposed move to French Ligue 1 club Monaco fell through on deadline day because Fulham could not sign a replacement at short notice. 

Tosin has played just one minute of Premier League football in the new season amid speculation surrounding his future. 

Iwobi has made two appearances in the Premier League already and will be looking to make his debut for Fulham in tomorrow's encounter.

    
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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