Fulham boss Roy Hodgson says there cannot be any excuses as they face FK Vetra in their Europa League qualifier tonight.

He told fulhamfc.com: "Lithuania is a place I've never been to. I've been to Estonia and Latvia so it's the only Baltic state I've not visited.

"I know FK Vetra because I saw them play HJK Helsinki in the last round. They're well organised and they work hard so you can see why they've got through the two rounds.

"They're to be reckoned with but we're a Premier League side with Premier League players so the burden of favouritism will always fall upon us."