Manchester United vs Fulham tips: Visitors could pinch a point against distracted hosts
- George Dempsey
- 27 May 2023
Fulham could capitalise on a distracted and weakened Manchester United starting XI when the two team lock horns at Old Trafford. Check out our key stats, verdict on the game and suggested bets.
Manchester United will be hoping to finish their Premier League season with a win as they play host to Fulham at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Date, KO time and TV coverage
Premier League, Sunday May 28, Kick-off 4:30pm
Predicted score
Suggested bets
Fulham double chance
Over 2.5 goals
Both teams to score
Key stats
Both teams have scored in nine of the last 11 meetings with Fulham netting at least once on their last six visits to Old Trafford.
Manchester United have won 18 of their last 21 meetings with Fulham at Old Trafford.
38% of the goals Manchester United have conceded have come against clubs from London. Those games have averaged 3.27 goals.
Fulham have found the net in 13 of their 18 Premier League away matches.
Manchester United vs Fulham team news
Lisandro Martinez (ankle), Donny van de Beek (knee), Phil Jones (knee) and Marcel Sabitzer (knee) are expected to be absent from the squad.
Antony and Luke Shaw were both subbed off on Thursday with injuries. United will have a nervy wait on their availability for this match and the FA Cup final, but it's feared Antony's season is over.
Andreas Pereira (ankle) and Tim Ream (arm) will be unavailable for the trip to Old Trafford. Dan James has been back in training and could be involved against his former club.
Manchester United vs Fulham verdict
Manchester United will be hopeful of wrapping up their season with a win, but there's no need to win after securing Champions League qualification on Thursday.
Visitors Fulham may see this as a free hit and a rare opportunity to pick up a win at Old Trafford. They have a good scoring record here but have lost 18 of their last 21 visits.
Manchester United's 4-1 thumping of Chelsea came at a price. Antony suffered a serious-looking injury that could end his season, thus ruling him out of the FA Cup final. Luke Shaw is also a concern.
That could prompt Erik ten Hag to field a weakened team here, with Marcus Rashford, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Rafael Varane all indispensable.
Fulham won't have forgotten their last trip to Old Trafford. They led through Aleksandr Mitrovic until the 72nd minute when the goal scorer and Willian were sent off.
The Reds were ahead within the space of five minutes but still needed a 90th-minute goal from Bruno Fernandes to make sure. Earlier in the season, Alejandro Garnacho silenced the Cottage with a 90th-minute winner.
Although they struggle here, Fulham have scored in their last six visits. Two of those games resulted in a draw but the hosts won the other four, adding to their dominant record against the London club.
The visitors have found their shooting boots in recent weeks. With the season winding down, they've capitalised on slack defending to score five against Leicester, two at Southampton and two against Palace.
Despite winning 4-1 against Chelsea, United did give up several good chances throughout the game. They also seemed to lack their usual intensity.
Fulham are a much more clinical side that also have the weapons to strike on the counter. With one eye on the FA Cup, we wouldn't be surprised to see United slip up here.
