Fulham v Manchester United January 26th: Premier League Preview
The final match of this weekend’s Premier League action comes from Craven Cottage as 10th-placed Fulham host 13th-placed Manchester United.
Marco Silva’s Cottagers come into this game after a 2-0 victory on the road as they defeated Leicester last time out, thanks to goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore, ending a three-game winless run in the league.
The Red Devils, managed by Ruben Amorim come into this game off the back of a 2-1 victory over Rangers in the Europa League, a Jack Butland own goal was cancelled out by a Cyriel Dessers strike before Bruno Fernandes clinched the winner, securing at least a play-off round for United.
Fulham’s recent home form in the Premier League sees them winless, drawing all four compared to Man United’s two wins away from home this season.
Previous Meetings
These two kicked off the 2024/25 season on the opening night of the season as Man United claimed a 1-0 victory over Fulham. In a tight affair, Joshua Zirkzee on his Red Devils debut came off the bench to score a late winner.
However for Fulham, they did pick up a memorable victory at Old Trafford in February 2024. Goals from Calvin Bassey and a 97th minute winner from Alex Iwobi gave Fulham a 2-1 victory, a first at this ground in 21 years.
At the Cottage, Fulham are looking for a first home win over Man United since 2009, when they won 3-0.
Last five meetings
August 2024: Manchester United 1-0 Fulham
February 2024: Manchester United 1-2 Fulham
November 2023: Fulham 0-1 Manchester United
May 2023: Manchester United 2-1 Fulham
March 2023: Manchester United 3-1 Fulham
Team News
Reiss Nelson is back in training after straining his hamstring, and is therefore unavailable as is Kenny Tete, but he is unavailable for the long term.
Noussair Mazraoui suffered a knock and could be in contention. Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro will also be assessed ahead of this match.
Victor Lindelof has recently returned to training. Luke Shaw is also not available.
How to Watch and Kick-off time
Sunday night’s match will be broadcasted on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, kick-off is at 7pm.