Steve Sidwell urges fan support

Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell has urged the fans to continue to get behind the team as the club battle to stay in the Premier League for the final 11 games of the season.

Sidwell said that the travelling support was excellent in the 1-1 draw away to West Bromwich Albion last weekend and that they can make the difference on Saturday against Chelsea in the West London derby.

"The fans at West Brom were absolutely brilliant," he told the club's official website. "What a difference they made to us, especially as it was away from home. The West Brom fans were quiet and all you could hear was our supporters.

"It really did make a big difference; all the lads mentioned it during and after the game. So if they can continue that support until the end of the season, home and away, then brilliant.

"We know what we've got in the squad, the belief that we've got between the players and the staff, and we know that we're capable of getting out of it, but we need to start picking up points sooner rather than later."

Sidwell is Fulham's top league goalscorer this season with six strikes.