Manchester United welcome Fulham to Old Trafford in a crucial Premier League clash as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Red Devils look to secure second place.
Victory would see Man Utd guarantee a second placed finish, whereas Fulham can take a huge step towards finalising a 18th placed finish with a win.
Team News
Man Utd have no fresh injury concerns to report after Thursday’s 4-2 home loss to Liverpool.
Anthony Martial, Phil Jones (both knee), Daniel James (unspecified) and Harry Maguire (ankle) remain ruled out.
Fulham have no fresh injury concerns to report after losing 3-1 at Southampton on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson (ankle), Tom Cairney and Terence Kongolo (both knee) remain absent.
Stat Attack
- Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 12 league meetings against Fulham (W10, D2).
- Fulham are winless in their last 11 league trips to Old Trafford (D1, L10).
- Utd have won two of their last four home meetings against Fulham by 4-1 results in all competitions, with both teams scoring in each of those four clashes.
- No Portuguese midfielders this season have played more passes in the Premier League than Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes who made 2,054 passes in 36 appearances.
- Bobby Reid has been substituted on more occasions than any other Fulham player in the league this season, having been replaced in 14 of his 26 starts.
Prediction
Having endured three games in five days last week and scored six goals across those matches, Man Utd will be pleased with their attacking performance yet they have to improve defensively after a disappointing effort against Liverpool on Thursday.
Fulham meanwhile must show more passion in attack because they rarely looked capable of threatening Southampton on Saturday afternoon after a bright start, whilst their defending of the flanks was quite poor at times as the Saints exposed efficiently.
On that note, I genuinely can’t see Fulham offering much here at one of their bogey grounds because Man Utd should have enough quality available to clinch a routine win and wrap up second place.
Prediction: Manchester United 2-0 Fulham
Result: Manchester United 1-1 Fulham