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Fulham winger Daniel James has trained but is still nursing a hamstring issue that has kept him out for two games.Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream remain long-term absentees.Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha may have played his last game for the club after sustaining a hamstring injury last weekend.

Manchester City face a solid side as they visit Fulham.The Premier League is rolling and we enter another tough away match.Venue: Craven Cottage, Stevenage Rd, Fulham, London, England
Time and Date: Sunday 30 April 2023, Kickoff at 14:00 BST, 9.00 am (EST, USA)
Referee: Simon Hooper.Assistants: Simon Long, Neil Davies.

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Armel Bella-Kotchap will miss Southampton's final three games after being forced off with a hamstring injury against Nottingham Forest.Romain Perraud, Mohamed Salisu, Juan Larios and Tino Livramento remain sidelined, while Che Adams is a doubt.Saints will be relegated if they don't win, or if Nottingham Forest avoid defeat at Chelsea and Everton beat Manchester City on Sunday.

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Fulham have no reported new injury problems ahead of Monday's fixture.Aleksandar Mitrovic serves the final game of his eight-match ban, while Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream are out for the season with injury.Leicester's Ricardo Pereira could feature after a hamstring problem and fellow defender Jonny Evans is also in contention following a virus.

When you are fighting relegation in the Premier League things can become desperate - and usually a bit chaotic.Things never seem to go to plan when the pressure is on and the unexpected happened again on a manic Monday that saw 21 goals in three games light up a topsy-turvy relegation battle.By the end of the final match, former Arsenal and England striker Alan Smith told Sky Sports: "It was a magnificent spectacle.

Verdict: Manchester United win Best Odds: 1/2 Bookmaker: Unibet Turning their attention back to FA Cup duties on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United will welcome Fulham to Old Trafford.Manchester United
Starting with the hosts, eventually breezing their way to the Europa League quarter-finals earlier in the week, Manchester United will now be hoping to find some recent domestic stability.

Premier League and English Football League clubs wore black armbands and held a minute's applause before kick-off in this weekend's games in honour of Brazil legend Pele.The Scottish Professional Football League has also suggested all clubs pay their respects with a minute's applause or "other appropriate gesture".

Southampton remained rooted to the foot of the table after a late winner by Fulham's Joao Palhinha condemned the visitors to a fifth straight Premier League defeat.James Ward-Prowse's superb second-half free-kick, which cancelled out his earlier own-goal, seemed set to secure his side a much-needed point.

Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Fulham on Sunday and carved out a small slice of top-flight history in the process.Gabriel, Gabriel Martinelli and captain Martin Odegaard all scored in the first half as Mikel Arteta's side became the first team to win five consecutive away London derbies without conceding a single goal.

March 12th 2023, 13:10 Arsenal travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon to face a tough Fulham side as Mikel Arteta's team look to restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League.Man City narrowed the lead down to two points with a win over Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon and the Gunners come into today's clash having won their last four matches.

They just can't seem to get things right down in east London, either on or off the pitch, West Ham looking like relegation candidates and now, apparently, looking at ground share options for their London Stadium which was, frankly, built for athletics and not football.According to the Daily Mail, West Ham's stadium, built for the 2012 Olympics, is being considered alongside the likes of Wembley, Twickenham and Craven Cottage as a potential new home for London rivals, Chelsea, whilst their Stamford Bridge ground is being refurbished.

Andreas Pereira is looking forward to returning to Manchester United on Sunday, but in the summer it was time to leave.He was so convinced he had to move on after a stop-start 10 years at Old Trafford that he dodged face-to-face talks with Erik ten Hag for fear that the new manager would be able to convince him to stick around.

Bernd Leno insisted there was no bad blood after his Arsenal departure as he backed the Gunners to lift the Premier League title.Germany goalkeeper Leno left Emirates Stadium on unwanted terms after suggesting "politics" influenced his departure and subsequent move to Fulham ahead of this season.

Football is almost a religion in Europe, especially in the UK.For the hardcore football fanatic, stadiums mean a lot.Not just their team's home grounds, but the national team's stadiums too.It's fair to say that they carry a lot of history, and football fans never forget miraculous matches that took place in London stadiums.Every year, new memories are formed on these grounds.

Chelsea target Marcus Thuram celebrates a goal for Borussia Monchengladbach (Image credit: Getty) Chelsea have identified Marcus Thuram and Noni Madueke as two leading transfer targets, according to reports.Thuram is out of contract at Borussia Monchengladbach at the end of the campaign and looks set to seek pastures new at some point this year.

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Fulham full-back Kenny Tete is available after a five-match absence because of a hamstring injury.Daniel James also returns, having been unable to play against his parent club Leeds United last weekend.Everton welcome back Nathan Patterson from the ankle injury he sustained during Scotland's win over Ukraine on 21 September.

George Cohen, who died on 23 December, aged 83, will forever be immortalised as one of just 11 men to start and win a football World Cup final with England.He was manager Sir Alf Ramsey's first-choice right-back throughout the triumphant 1966 tournament, played on home soil and culminating in the trophy-clinching 4-2 success over West Germany.

Manchester United are currently fifth in the table, boasting 23 points from their opening 13 matches, while Fulham occupies ninth, having picked up 19 points from their first 14 games during a strong start.Man United recorded a 2-1 victory over Fulham when they last traveled to Craven Cottage in January 2021, while the Red Devils have triumphed in 11 of their last 12 fixtures with the capital outfit in all competitions.

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Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic is again out with the ongoing foot injury that could delay his start to the World Cup.Bobby De Cordova returns after suspension but Harrison Reed and Kenny Tete are banned for accumulating five bookings.Manchester United have Bruno Fernandes available after a league suspension but Diogo Dalot serves a one-match ban.