Manchester United travel to London to face Fulham in the early kick off on Saturday
The Red Devils are eighth on the log, 11 points off leaders Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham go into the game at the back of an encouraging 1-1 away draw against Brighton

Manchester United face a tricky trip to Craven Cottage in the early kick off on Saturday, October 4 as Erik ten Hag seeks to get his team out of a rut.

The Red Devils’ morale will not be too high going into the game, especially after suffering back-to-back 3-0 defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Newcastle United respectively.

Sports Brief now takes a look at how the odds look ahead of this exciting mashup.

Marco Silva collage — Marco Silva's last win over Manchester United was in 2019 when he was Everton manager. Photo: Robin Jones/Matthew Peters.
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Team news, Fulham

Marco Silva’s side was in Carabao Cup action midweek as they secured a 3-1 win over Ipswich town in the Carabao Cip last 16.

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The Spaniard had, however, made wholesome changes to his side, making eight changes.

This could indicate several first-team players are fresh and ready for the weekend game against a depleted Manchester United side.

Another major boost for Fulham is the return of Tosin Adarabioyo, Kenny Tete and Adama Traore to full training

Team news, Manchester United

For United, their biggest setback is the injury to Casemiro, who will be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury.

Raphael Varane is however back in contention, although he could miss the game through illness, while Amad Diallo, Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez, Jadon Sancho and Luke Shaw all remain sidelined for one reason or the other.

Fulham vs Man United odds

Fulham win (3.31)

The Cottages’ chances of winning against the Red Devils are relatively low for several reasons.

For one thing, they have been struggling in front of goal, scoring seven fewer goals than they did at this same stage last season. They also have struggles scoring goals in the first half at Craven Cottage this season, having done so just once.

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Also, in 32 meetings with Manchester United, Fulham have won just thrice, as cited on BBC.

Manchester United win (2.242)

Despite a torrid run of form, United can bag on their away form as they have been quite decent on the road. They are seeking a third successive away win since going on an impressive run from June to December 2020.

Another stat could play in United’s favour is the fact that the Red Devils’ only win in the league in London in their last 11 attempts was against Fulham.

Writer’s prediction

With all factors in mind, this game will certainly be a tough one and the battle could be won or lost in the opening 20 minutes.

Manchester United will, however, edge this one out with a 2-1 victory.

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Tottenham vs Chelsea preview

Sports Brief also previewed the crunch game involving Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.

Spurs are just one of two unbeaten sides in the league and they come up against an out-of-sorts Chelsea team.

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