Fulham vs. Manchester United

[nemanja15]

vs

Saturday 2nd February 2013
Barclays Premier League
Craven Cottage
KO: 1730 GMT
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[Redlambs]

Is it wrong to think we'll win this comfortably?

I can never tell on here anymore

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

I reckon Fergie will give the team a blasting after that second half performance. We should win.

With City playing Liverpool on the Sunday, we could seriously put feck loads of pressure on them with a win here.

 

[ricky-romeo]

-----------------------de gea-------------------------

rafael---------ferdinand---------vidic-------------evra

valencia-----------carrick--------cleverley---------nani

---------------rooney-----------van persie-------------

 

[wr8_utd]

This has never been an easy ground for us and I see another tough game. Hopefully we can sneak a win.

 

[charlenefan]

Team should be....

GK: De Gea

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Carrick
CM: Cleverley
LM: Kagawa

CF: Rooney
CF: RVP

Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Giggs, Valencia, Welbeck, Hernandez

 

[prateik]

Fulham are decent at home.. and they won tonight so they'll be confident..

Could be trouble if we dont turn up..
If we play well, then I'd back us to score enough to win.

 

[bosnian_red]

Well I thought we would comfortably beat Southampton, as it really seemed like a game where we should get our goal differential up. Can't remember the last time we really got a nice big win in the premier league (I.e., over 4-0 )

De Gea
Rafael Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Nani Carrick Cleverley Kagawa
Rooney Van Persie

 

[charlenefan]

Well I thought we would comfortably beat Southampton, as it really seemed like a game where we should get our goal differential up. Can't remember the last time we really got a nice big win in the premier league (I.e., over 4-0 )

Probably the 0-5 at Fulham last season

 

[7dan]

Well I thought we would comfortably beat Southampton, as it really seemed like a game where we should get our goal differential up. Can't remember the last time we really got a nice big win in the premier league (I.e., over 4-0 )

I remember .... 1st of Jan

 

[Revan]

Team should be....

GK: De Gea

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Vidic
LB: Evra

RM: Nani
CM: Carrick
CM: Cleverley
LM: Kagawa

CF: Rooney
CF: RVP

Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Giggs, Valencia, Welbeck, Hernandez

This.

 

[Ronnie O'Sullivan]

We will win 3-0

 

[Leg-End]

A nice playing surface

 

[Platato]

Going for a 3-1 win

 

[nemanja15]

Ferdinand, Vidic, Nani and Cleverley all need to start this one in my opinion. Maybe even Valencia or Giggs too as Fulham struggled so badly in this fixture last year because of the wing play.

 

[sincher]

I would play Jones to stick to Ruiz. Full backs should be able to push on a fair bit as they play mostly through the middle.

Not sure who to play on the right - could be any of Cleverley, Nani or Valencia.

----------------De Gea-----------------
Rafael------Rio---------Vidic--------Evra
-----------Jones----Carrick-------------
Cleverley-------Rooney------------Kagawa
---------------Van Persie-----------------

 

[shaggy]

A must win because I think Everton will take points off us.

 

[bosnian_red]

I remember .... 1st of Jan

Well if you discount Wigan the date is a lot further back!

 

[Antisocial]

Time to give Valencia a start again? He's not going to find his form without playing, however infuriating his form has been this season:

De Gea
Rafael---Ferdinand---Vidic---Evra
Valencia---Carrick---Cleverley---Kagawa
Rooney
RVP​

I think the actual line-up will feature Giggs though (possibly in for Kagawa) but that's the basic formation I think we'll be seeing.

 

[Widnes]

Time to give Valencia a start again? He's not going to find his form without playing, however infuriating his form has been this season:

De Gea
Rafael---Ferdinand---Vidic---Evra
Valencia---Carrick---Cleverley---Kagawa
Rooney
RVP​

I think the actual line-up will feature Giggs though (possibly in for Kagawa) but that's the basic formation I think we'll be seeing.

I'd rather give Nani a run of matches down the right wing, he has not had one and Valencia has played the majority of the season there. Even if Nani doesn't hit top form he will still be dangerous.

 

[dmode]

Carrick should be rested and De Gea should sort his basic keeping.

 

[gooDevil]

Last 10 league games @ Fulham: 4 wins, 4 draws and a 2 losses.

21.12.2011 Fulham 0-5 Manchester United
22.08.2010 Fulham 2-2 Manchester United
19.12.2009 Fulham 3-0 Manchester United
21.03.2009 Fulham 2-0 Manchester United
01.03.2008 Fulham 0-3 Manchester United
24.02.2007 Fulham 1-2 Manchester United
01.10.2005 Fulham 2-3 Manchester United
13.12.2004 Fulham 1-1 Manchester United
28.02.2004 Fulham 1-1 Manchester United
19.10.2002 Fulham 1-1 Manchester United



Last 10 league games against Fulham: 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

25.08.2012 Manchester United 3-2 Fulham
26.03.2012 Manchester United 1-0 Fulham
21.12.2011 Fulham 0-5 Manchester United
09.04.2011 Manchester United 2-0 Fulham
22.08.2010 Fulham 2-2 Manchester United
14.03.2010 Manchester United 3-0 Fulham
19.12.2009 Fulham 3-0 Manchester United
21.03.2009 Fulham 2-0 Manchester United
18.02.2009 Manchester United 3-0 Fulham
01.03.2008 Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

 

[Scrumpet]

Fulham's 3-0 win is green in the first list. You must be terribly embarrassed.

 

[gooDevil]

Last league match against Fulham: 25/8/12, United 3-2 Fulham; Persie 10', Kagawa 35', Rafael 41'

De Gea
Rafael Carrick Vidic Evra
Cleverley Anderson
Valencia Kagawa Young
Persie​

2nd to last: 26/3/12, United 1-0 Fulham; Rooney 42'

De Gea
Rafael Ferdinand Evans Evra
Carrick Giggs
Valencia Rooney Young
Welbeck​

 

[gooDevil]

Fulham's 3-0 win is green in the first list. You must be terribly embarrassed.

I can do calculus, but I can't do the arithmetic inside the calculus to get the right answer.

Others might say I in fact can't do calculus, or add, or determine if 3 is larger than 0.

 

[Forevergiggs]

It would be nice to see some clinical performances before the RM games. I miss Jonny, where the feck is he?

Team:

DeGea
Rafael Evans Ferdinand Evra
Carrick Cleverley
Nani Rooney Giggs
RVP​

Bench: Lindegaard, Jones, Smalling, Scholes, Anderson, Welbeck, Valencia

Fulham 1 - United 3.

We have this game on the 2nd and then Everton on the 10th before the RM game on the 13th. Wouldn't mind seeing some consistency in defense and in midfield pairings.

 

[Sunny Jim]

A must win because I think Everton will take points off us.

I will be there so i hope they fecking won't

 

[Sandikan]

always odd to play a team you've just played so soon, but hopefully they remember that, and are scared!

If we can put Fulham away, we can all sit back and watch City v Liverpool, and feel slightly dirty at cheerring the scousers on for the one of 2 times it's allowed a year!

 

[Jaap]

Great ground Craven Cottage - always look forward to Fulham away.

Jones, Smalling, Anderson out - Rafael, Ferdinand, Cleverley in.

 

[gooDevil]

We have this game on the 2nd and then Everton on the 10th before the RM game on the 13th. Wouldn't mind seeing some consistency in defense and in midfield pairings.

I hope SAF has his team mostly picked for Real already, and will rotate around in these next two league games to make sure they're all fresh. Most of those positions are nailed down, but there is a chance for Nani, Welbeck, Valencia and Young to fight for a place on the wing.

It's especially crucial that Vidic starts that game, and I hope Rio can as well. But that would likely mean neither could play against Everton.

 

[Anderson's Cat]

I don't see us winning this game.

 

[holyland red]

 

[Sassy Colin]

That's the spirit lads!

 

[manusteve]

I'm never gonna see this line-up, but...

DDG
Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra

Carrick
Cleverley
Anderson

Kagawa

Rooney
Van Persie

 

[Anderson's Cat]

I'd take 6 points against Fulham and Everton before a victory against Madrid.

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

DDG
Rafael
Jones
Smalling
Evra

Nani
Anderson
Cleverly

Kagawa
Rooney
RVP

That is what I would love to see but don't think it will happen

 

[Hernandez - BFA]

That's the spirit lads!

 

[JustAFan]

I will not go so far as saying we can not win, that would be silly. But I do expect a much tougher match than we had in the FA Cup vs. them.

 

[nemanja15]

Berbatov set to miss this fixture with a hamstring injury.

 

[prateik]

Didnt know they had signed Pingpong on loan. Saw it on Motd.