Fulham
Fulham played poorly last time out against Hull, and they conceded a last-gasp goal from Manchester United loanee Manucho to lose that game 0-1, only their second League loss at home all season. They will be depleted in morale as they come into this one against league leader Manchester United.
Player Injuries
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson remains without right-back Chris Baird, who has a leg injury picked up in that game against Arsenal at the Emirates. Diomansy Kamara seems to have improved his overall match fitness, but he should still only see time on the bench as Hodgson is expected to stick with his favoured duo of Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora. Simon Davies, Clinton Dempsey, Dickson Etuhu and Danny Murphy are the usual names in midfield, while all of Hodgson’s first-choice defenders are fit as well. For Manchester United, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has no fresh injury worries. He only has Gary Neville doubtful and West Brown, Owen Hargreaves and Rafael out. With the final run-in in sight, United should have a few changes made to the starting 11. Edwin van der Sar should make way for impressive back-up Ben Foster. Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov could all be rested as Jonny Evans, Nani, Anderson and Carlos Tevez get starts. Wayne Rooney could be utilised as he continues to build his match fitness. One thing about United is that they can afford to rest big-name players and still have quality replacements to do an equally good job.
Manchester United
Manchester United have won their last 3 visits to Craven Cottage. Not only that, United have won their last 8 matches against Fulham, home and away, scoring 23 goals in the process – that’s almost 3 goals scored on average per game. Since their unexpected loss to Derby in the Carling Cup 1st Leg, United have gone undefeated since, picking up 13 wins and 1 draw – that draw coming against Italian champions Inter Milan at the San Siro. United have lost just 1 game in 29 matches, and they must be one of the most in-form teams in the world at present time. Carlos Tevez will be desperate to prove his quality to potential suitors as he looks set to leave the club over the coming summer, while Nani must be eager to show he is as capable of Cristiano Ronaldo or risks being offloaded along with Tevez. Fulham, as much as they have been good over the course of this season, they have not really impressed me too much. They still play boring football, and their midfield is devoid of creativity and flair. I think they will struggle badly against a United side very high on morale and even higher on momentum.
My prediction: Manchester United -1/2
Source: Fate85
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