Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admits Shakhtar Donetsk could compete at the top of the Premiership.

The two clubs face-off in the Europa League tonight.

Hodgson said: "Money dominates football. The top teams all have one thing in common - very high budgets!

"Shakhtar actually come from that category. Their budget is the same as that of some of our leading Premier League sides. They sign good players, especially from Brazil. They can sign some of the best players around. We can't do that.

"You've got to put them on the same level as the best Spanish and English teams because their budget is on the same level. They have also competed in the Champions League and, in terms of European pedigree, they are ahead of us, so to some extent we're underdogs.

"But we did well in this competition against Roma and Basel so I have every confidence, if we play well, we can get a result."