Fulham boss Scott Parker has explained the constant chopping of his line-up so far this season.

Parker has certainly been brutal with team selections. For the 3-0 opening-day defeat by Arsenal, he started with 11 of his promotion-winning squad. By the West Brom victory, only three remained.

Parker told The Sun: “I don't have many players with vast experience in the Premier League.

“Things they have got away with at other levels of the game, they can no longer do.

“Making those decisions (to drop promotion-winners) is tough on a number of levels but it is the challenge of elite sport.

“Those players who were pivotal last year but not involved now must accept that challenge.

“Top players are fearful constantly. They think, 'Who is the next player coming in?' and they match that. Players who've not been in the Premier League before need to work that out."