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    Adam-Utd

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    DDG, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, AWB, Pogba, Matic, Rashford, Bruno, Greenwood, Cavani
     

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    I’d be delighted with this. Get full team out there and score a few.
    Yep, although Fulham have been good I see no reason to fear them. They play 3 at the back so we will need to dominate midfield and force them backwards, if we can sustain pressure like we did against Burnley we should be able to break them down.

    I'd prefer Bailly to play but I think Ole prefers Lindelof with Maguire, so that's why I went for that.

    I think to stop counter attacks though Bailly would be the better option to counter Cavaleiro
     

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    Yep, although Fulham have been good I see no reason to fear them. They play 3 at the back so we will need to dominate midfield and force them backwards, if we can sustain pressure like we did against Burnley we should be able to break them down.

    I'd prefer Bailly to play but I think Ole prefers Lindelof with Maguire, so that's why I went for that.

    I think to stop counter attacks though Bailly would be the better option to counter Cavaleiro
    Yep agree with all of that, Fulham don’t ship a lot so I expect a narrow 1 goal win for us! Hopefully we can nick the win and return to where we belong.
     

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    Yep agree with all of that, Fulham don’t ship a lot so I expect a narrow 1 goal win for us! Hopefully we can nick the win and return to where we belong.
    Yep looking at their last few fixtures it's all been within a 2 goal margin, they're definitely better than most are giving credit for - I suspect we might see the return of Penandes tonight.
     

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    Expecting a scratchy 1-0 win. Might end up coming as late as in the Wolves game. Not expecting sexy football but I reckon we'll get the job done in the end.
     

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    Yep looking at their last few fixtures it's all been within a 2 goal margin, they're definitely better than most are giving credit for - I suspect we might see the return of Penandes tonight.
    Oosh! Would love a Penandes repeat tonight!
     

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    Just Please no Rashford...Please.

    To get the best out of him he needs to feel he is not automatic starter because recently he is the worst selfish player who does not know offside rule. Martial playing not at his best is still 3 times the player Rashford is currently.
     

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    If Bruno, Shaw or Maguire get booked, will they miss the Sheffield Utd game?
     

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    We haven't beaten a team by more than 1 goal in almost a month.. we've been grinding out wins for a while now. Big win incoming?
    thats what I was thinking. Either that or a scrappy loss and the real inquest into our forwards play will begin in the press. They need to wake up, martial in particular is sleepwalking though this season. At least Rashford is getting into dangerous positions as frustrating as he’s been.
     

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    This isn't the easy game it looked a few weeks ago. Fulham have given Liverpool, Spurs and Chelsea tough games in recent matches.

    Hopefully Ole will bring Matic back in and go with him and Pogba at the base like we did v Burnley.
     

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    We obviously need to win this - but i think we need to send a message and win big. If Bruno has a good game, I think we can do so. I'd like to see Cavani starting ahead of Martial (which he might given we have Liverpool again next week) and it would be great to have Pellistri and Diallo on the bench (which we won't).

    If we start slowly it will only encourage Fulham, if we up the tempo, I can't see how Fulham can stay with us.
     

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    Rest Bruno and Rashford. Midfield of Matic, Donny and Pogba should at least on paper be good enough to win at Craven cottage.

    Get Rashford on at 75 minutes to score a hattrick and win. Bruno to assist.

    Nerves Jangling already.
     

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    thats what I was thinking. Either that or a scrappy loss and the real inquest into our forwards play will begin in the press. They need to wake up, martial in particular is sleepwalking though this season. At least Rashford is getting into dangerous positions as frustrating as he’s been.
    I was surprised pundits were digging out Liverpool's forward line but not ours so much... have to say we've been pretty weak the past few weeks in terms of lethality up front.
     

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    I think Rashford has been much poorer than Martial lately.
    Debatable, but he scored the winner against Wolves, winning assist against Burnley. Martial scored the first goal against Villa, but apart from that he’s done nothing.

    Rashford has to play off that inside left position, regardless of who misses out, otherwise we all need to cut him some slack to get used to playing on the right for example.
     

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    I am more nervous for this one that the game at Anfield.

    Don't care about the performance, just win and put the points on the board.
     

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    Craven Cottage is a tight pitch and Fulham are gonna sit back, especially with two starters suspended and they're hard to beat. This is a gonna be an absolute slog.
     

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    We should have no fear of Fulham but they are an improving team and they are generally very comfortable in possession. They have a good keeper and defence and will be hard to break down. I fancy us to keep a clean sheet and with the attacking talent we have, we should at least get one. If we score early who knows what will happen but I expect this to be tight and cagey. We should be picking as strong a team as possible, cup at weekend is much lower priority.
     

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    Feeling we're going to destroy them.
     

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    DDG, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, AWB, Pogba, Matic, Rashford, Bruno, Greenwood, Cavani
    I have gone for this but Bailly over Lindelof to hopefully help deal with Lookman. I think it could arguably be our best team at the moment (bar Fred/McT over Matic). Martial & Rashford are misfiring, so I wanna see an extended run for Cavani & Greenwood, particularly as nobody is nailing down the right side forward role.
     

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    De Gea
    Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Telles
    Matic Van de Beek
    Greenwood Pogba Martial
    Cavani​

    Liverpool next Sunday, I'm ok with rotating Shaw/Bruno/Rashford here.
    I understand the need to rotate but I'd worry too many changes could bite us.
     

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    Who or what is Fulham Bear and can you eat it?
    Years ago, someone had a co-worker that was a Fulham fan and they had a little stuffed bear in Fulham colours on their desk.

    They took they bear, left a ransom note and sent pictures of the bear in various places to the person.

    Then they posted about it on the caf and offered to mail the bear to other posters so that they might take pictures of the bear in other locations to continue their kidnapping gag.

    The bear travelled across the world and it was pretty fecking hilarious.

    edit: here you go...The Curse of the Fulham Bear by my friend, the legendary @Bill.s.preston
     

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    Hope our forwards have their shooting boots on today. Can easily see us creating a bunch of chances but not finishing them off, making the game tense and nervous.
     

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    Please score 3 early goals can't be sitting through another tense game
    This.

    Will be a good lesson to go into matches at this stage of the season as the top team in the league. Exactly what our young players need. Will help us not only in this season but the following seasons.
     

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    I have gone for this but Bailly over Lindelof to hopefully help deal with Lookman. I think it could arguably be our best team at the moment (bar Fred/McT over Matic). Martial & Rashford are misfiring, so I wanna see an extended run for Cavani & Greenwood, particularly as nobody is nailing down the right side forward role.
    Yeah i'd prefer Bailly too - just speculating on who I think Ole will pick, but seeing Bailly will be a nice surprise.
     

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    Mark my words - this will be a very tough game.

    The physical and emotional comedown after such a tense and hard-fought match against Liverpool will likely be felt here. I have seen Fulham and they seem mobile and technically pretty good. They desperately need points and are likely to be aggressive.

    I wouldn't be surprised to see Ole make some changes to our attack tonight. I could see Cavani and Greenwood both starting
     
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Man of the Match

Paul Pogba image Paul Pogba 58% of 353 votes

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Score Predictions

201,9,14
  • Man Utd win
  • Fulham win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 36% Fulham 0:2 Man Utd
  • 20% Fulham 0:3 Man Utd
  • 10% Fulham 1:2 Man Utd
  • 8% Fulham 1:3 Man Utd
  • 7% Fulham 0:1 Man Utd
  • 6% Fulham 1:1 Man Utd
  • 5% Fulham 0:4 Man Utd
  • 2% Fulham 1:4 Man Utd
  • 1% Fulham 2:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Fulham 0:5 Man Utd
  • 1% Fulham 3:0 Man Utd
  • 1% Fulham 2:1 Man Utd
  • 0% Fulham 0:0 Man Utd
  • 0% Fulham 5:0 Man Utd
  • 0% Fulham 1:0 Man Utd
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Match Stats

  1. Fulham
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Possession
38% 62%
Shots
12 15
Shots on Target
5 5
Corners
2 8
Fouls
6 10

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Martin Atkinson