The second round of the 2025/26 League Cup will see another clash, with Fulham hosting Bristol City from the Championship. Marco Silva stated at a press conference that his team always takes cup competitions very seriously and hopes Fulham can successfully advance to the final.

In the second round of the new Premier League season, Fulham fell behind due to an own goal, but relied on Smith Rowe to score and finally tied Manchester United 1-1 at home.

Fulham manager Marco Silva said in an interview, "For us, this competition is very important. In the past three seasons, we have never concealed our attitude towards the cup competition, nor will we say that it is just another ordinary competition. This is very important, just like the FA Cup, we have always taken it very seriously."

"I think we have shown this attitude. We have been working hard to get to the final stage of both competitions. In the past three seasons, we have reached the semi-finals once, which is the first time in the club's history. When you have reached the semi-finals, the next goal is to strive for the final. But we have to take it step by step and share this ambition with the players and fans."

Marco Silva stressed, “We must shoulder our responsibilities and take the games very seriously. The most gratifying thing about participating in these competitions in the past few seasons is that we always take such games seriously. Whether we use the starting lineup of the previous game or rotate or not, we always take the cup competitions very seriously.”

In addition, when talking about the challenge of facing other leagues in the cup competition, Marco Silva said, "It will be a difficult game. It is always difficult to play against a Championship team in this kind of cup competition. They come here to play against a Premier League team and they will hope to create some kind of story in this kind of competition."

"They also know that if they can beat a Premier League team they will be in the spotlight. I think that's a normal ambition for any second-tier team."

Marco Silva also said, "We want to perform well and win the game, but the most important thing for us is to advance to the next round."

"We have a lot of respect for Bristol City, they've had a great start to the season and they have a lot of quality. We know their quality, how they play and what they can do and what problems they can cause us."