Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

The 6th round proper of the FA Cup gets underway with Fulham at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Both clubs are coming off of positive results in their most recent league matches.

The Cottagers come into this match in 9th place of the Premier League table with 38 points, 2 points behind the 8th place Birmingham City and just ahead of the 10th place Everton with both clubs having one game in hand on them. On Sunday Fulham played away to Sunderland and were able to hold out for a 0-0 draw against the Black Cats. The side managed by Roy Hodgson have 5 confirmed injury absences for this game and they are Dikgacoi, Johnson, Dempsey, Konchesky and Pantsil. Fulham had just defeated Notts County in the 5th round.

Spurs were able to win at home on the weekend as they knocked off Everton by a score of 2-1 at White Hart Lane thanks to goals by Pavlyuchenko and Modric. That win leaves Harry Redknapp’s squad in 4th place of the Premiership log with 49 points, 9 points back of the 3rd place Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur scored a convincing 4-0 win at home to Bolton Wanderers in the 5th round of the FA Cup. Spurs are set to miss Huddlestone, King, Jenas, Lennon, Woodgate and Cudicini to injury.

Live FA Cup
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
Craven Cottage, kick off 1720 hours