Lineup and historical performance analysis of Manchester United vs Fulham
Manchester United FC lineup
Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Andriienko, Tom Heaton, David de Gea
Defenders: Ryan Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: Amadou Diawara, Toby A. Cole, Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro
Forwards: Alejandro G. Garnacho, Rasmus W. Hojland, Joshua Cirkzee
Fulham FC squad
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Defenders: Timothy Castagne, Josip Ilicic, Kalvin Phillips, Anthony Robinson, Andreas Pereira
Midfielders: Harry Wilson, Sander Berge, Emil Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi, Tom Kelly
Forwards: Raúl Jiménez
Manchester United’s historical advantage against Fulham
Judging from past head-to-head records, Manchester United has a clear advantage. In the last 12 games, Manchester United has won 9, drawn 2, and only lost 1. However, since 2021, although Manchester United has won 7, drawn 1, and lost 1 in 9 games, 6 of those wins were only narrow victories by a single goal.
Fulham’s performance was even worse. In the past 12 away games against Manchester United, they have only won once, drawn twice and lost nine. However, in the last five encounters, the gap in strength between the two teams has not been so great, and Manchester United’s victories have more to do with the team’s overall strength being slightly superior.
However, in the FA Cup, Manchester United’s advantage over Fulham is even more obvious. Since 2009, Manchester United has played against Fulham in the FA Cup three times and won by a large margin each time. At home, Manchester United won 3-1 and 4-1 respectively. Moreover, in the last nine FA Cup matches against Fulham, Manchester United has advanced to the next round in all of them.
It is worth mentioning that since the end of the Ferguson era, Manchester United’s dominance in the league has declined, but they seem to have saved their luck for the FA Cup. In the past 11 seasons, Manchester United has reached the quarter-finals (i.e. the last eight) of the FA Cup 10 times. In addition, since losing to Liverpool in 2006, Manchester United has advanced to the fifth round (equivalent to the current round of 16) of the FA Cup in all 14 matches.
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