Dan James will be ineligible to face Leeds United when his parent club travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
The Wales international scored only his third goal for Fulham as they defeated Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park last time out to help out Leeds in their fight for Premier League survival.
James joined Fulham on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day in September, but has largely been reduced to appearances from the bench under Marco Silva.
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He has started just four league games for Fulham, and was handed his first Premier League start in almost six months in Merseyside last weekend.
The 25-year-old set up Harrison Reed's opener, before securing victory with Fulham's third and final goal in the 68th minute.
It was perhaps his strongest performance in a Fulham shirt, but he will be unable to build on his previous performance when Leeds visit the capital.
The reason for his absence is because Premier League rules stipulate that loan players are not permitted to play against their parent clubs.
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