Venue: Craven Cottage Date: Wednesday, 30th January K/o: 20:00
Team News
Fulham could hand a debut to Arsenal loanee Emmanuel Frimpong, while Kieran Richardson is expected to return after sitting out the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United with a calf strain. West Ham meanwhile will field an Arsenal loanee of their own in Marouane Chamakh, who missed their last game against Arsenal through ineligibility. Andy Carroll could return from a knee problem and new signing Emanuel Pogatetz has been named in the squad.
Match Preview
It seems as though Fulham and West Ham are trying to outdo themselves this season. Both will field players loaned from Arsenal tonight, and both suffered big defeats in their last encounters while registering just one goal each. Fulham were defeated 4-1 by Man United while West Ham were on the wrong side of a 5-1 pasting by Arsenal. Both clubs fell to Manchester United in this season's FA Cup, too. One moe thing they have in common is their desperate need to get their seasons back on track - both sides have won just the one Premier League game this month, and could find themselves slouching toward the relegation zone if they're not careful.
Likely Line-Ups
Fulham Schwarzer, Riether, Riise, Hughes, Baird, Sidwell, Duff, Kacaniklic, Frimpong, Richardson, Berbatov
West Ham Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Reid, Pogatetz, Tomkins, Nolan, Jarvis, Diame, Taylor, Chamakh, Carroll Source:
BBC