Second-placed Manchester United (MUN) hosts Fulham (FUL) in their final home match of the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will be desperate to bounce back after suffering back-to-back league defeats. They lost 1-2 and 2-4 to Leicester City and Liverpool, respectively. With relegation confirmed, Fulham will be playing for pride at Old Trafford. The London-based outfit is winless in their last eight league games.
Team news
The Red Devils, set to play in front of their home fans for the first time this season, are expected to field a strong starting eleven. Influential midfielder Bruno Fernandes is two goals away from reaching the 20-goal mark and will become the first player since Robin Van Persie in the 2012-13 season to reach the milestone. Meanwhile, Mason Greenwood could continue his impressive goalscoring run.
Teenager Fabio Carvalho is the player to watch out for in the Fulham playing 11. The attacking midfielder, making his first start in the league, struck the lone goal in the 3-1 defeat against Southampton on Sunday. Fulham captain Tom Cairney and centre-back Terence Kongolo remain sidelined with injuries, and manager Scott Parker might give a chance to a couple of young players.
Previous meeting: FUL 1-2 MUN (Goalscorers: A Lookman Olajade; E Cavani, & P Pogba)
Match facts
- Manchester United won ten of their last 12 league fixtures against Fulham
- Fulham’s Ademola Lookman Olajade has scored four goals and grabbed four assists this season
- Manchester United has managed to keep only one clean sheet in their last seven home matches in the league
- Paul Pogba has scored three goals in his last two appearances against Fulham
English Premier League 2020-21 stats
Top Goalscorer: MUN – B Fernandes (18 goals); FUL – B Reid (5 goals)
Most Assists: MUN – B Fernandes (11 assists); FUL – A Lookman Olajade (4 assists)
Most Clean Sheets: MUN – D De Gea (9 clean sheets); FUL – A Areola (9 clean sheets)
Injuries/Suspensions
MUN: H Maguire (injured), P Jones (injured), A Martial (doubtful), D James (doubtful)
FUL: A Robinson (injured), T Cairney (injured), T Kongolo (injured)
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Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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