This weekend's "other" London derby; Craven Cottage is less than three miles away from Loftus Road, closer than the Emirates is to White Hart Lane, but as derbies they're miles apart.
This one doesn't boast the history, tradition, passion... the sheer rivalry of Tottenham against Arsenal. In fact, Fulham and QPR have only met 27 times and not since 2001. Each club considers Chelsea as their main rival, while Chelsea have become less parochial and these days have much bigger foes to fight at home and abroad.
Of course, Fulham have been on their own European adventures again this week, a well deserved 2-0 success against Odense suggesting another long run in the Europa League isn't beyond them. What does seem beyond them at the moment is a Premier League win. It's four draws and two defeats so far, with an inability to put away chances their chief weakness. Surely that's just a temporary problem.
Andrew Johnson took his goals in Denmark brilliantly, while new signings Bryan Ruiz and Orlando Sa will get to grips with the pace of the English game soon enough. Then there's Bobby Zamora and Moussa Dembele, both struck down by illness in the week, both expected to be available for this one.
QPR are unbeaten since Neil Warnock's frantic activity at the end of the transfer window added extra quality to his Championship-winning squad. His mercurial touch might be just the ticket for Messrs Barton and Wright-Phillips as they aim to catch the eye of Fabio Capello. Warnock has certainly brought the best out of Adel Taarabt. His 19 goals last term were a huge factor in promotion and only the woodwork denied him his first in the Premier League a week ago.
QPR were excellent on the road last season and have already won at Everton and Wolves this term, so if there is any Fulham fatigue from Thursday night's endeavours QPR could record their first win at Craven Cottage since 1980, when few of their current team were even born!
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This is the first top-flight meeting between these clubs.
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Fulham have won their last four games against QPR without conceding. Those matches, league meetings in the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons, are the only competitive encounters between the sides in the past 28 years.
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Division Two game on 2 May 1983.
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The Cottagers are the only Premier League side without a win this season. They have yet to take the lead in a league game this term.
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They have drawn four of their six top-flight matches so far, including the last three.
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Fulham have lost only one of their 12 league games at Craven Cottage in 2011. That was a 5-2 loss to Liverpool in May.
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Rangers have claimed six of their eight points away from home this season.
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QPR have not won back-to-back away games in the top flight since April 1995, when they won 1-0 at Coventry and 1-0 at Ipswich.
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They have won both games this season in which they opened the scoring.