Manchester United make the trip to London to face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday in their second game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
Both sides are searching for their first win of the season, although United may feel that history is on their side with wins on every one of their last eight visits to Fulham.
Ruben Amorim’s side were promising in their season opener against Arsenal despite falling to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. New signings Bryan Mbuemo and Matheus Cunha caused Arsenal plenty of problems, while Benjamin Sesko didn’t have much time to make an impact having come on as a second-half substitute.
Despite the performance, Amorim faces tough questions, especially over his choice to bench goalkeeper André Onana and start Altay Bayindir, who was at fault for Arsenal’s winning goal.
The defeat also meant Amorim became the second-fastest United manager to lose 15 Premier League games, having won only seven of his 27 Premier League games in charge since he took over last November. In contrast to Amorim’s win percentage (25.92%), compatriot Marco Silva (37.39%) is aiming for his 44th Premier League victory as Fulham manager. The London club nearly suffered the same fate as United in their Premier League opener, trailing 1-0 to Brighton before Rodrigo Muniz equalised in the sixth minute of injury time.
Here’s everything you need to about the game:
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the UK, NBC in the United States, Stan Sport in Australia, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN’s live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Sunday, Aug. 24 at 4.30 p.m. BST (11.30 a.m. E.T.; 9:00 p.m. IST and 1.30 a.m. AEST, Monday.)
Venue: Craven Cottage, London.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
VAR: Darren England
Injury news:
Fulham
Antonee Robinson, D: knee, est. return late August
Ryan Sessegnon, M: knock, doubt
Manchester United
Lisandro Martínez, D: ACL, est. return late Oct
Noussair Mazraoui, D: knock, doubt
Expected Lineups:
Fulham
GK: Bernd Leno
RB: Kenny Tete | CB: Joachim Andersen | CB: Jorge Cuenca | LB: Calvin Bassey
CM: Sander Berge | CM: Sasa Lukic
RW: Harry Wilson | AM: Josh King | LW: Alex Iwobi
CF: Raul Jimenez
Manchester United
GK: Altay Bayindir
CB: Leny Yoro | CB: Matthijs De Ligt | CB: Luke Shaw
RWB: Diogo Dalot | CM: Bruno Fernandes | CM: Casemiro | LWB: Patrick Dorgu
AM: Bryan Mbuemo | AM: Matheus Cunha
CF: Benjamin Sesko
Stats:
- Manchester United are on a run of eight straight victories at Craven Cottage, with Fulham last avoiding defeat in 2010 — when Paul Scholes scored in a 2-2 draw. United have never won nine away games in a row against any Premier League opponent.
- Fulham however, defeated United in the most recent meeting between the clubs, triumphing on penalties in the FA Cup last season. Overall, Fulham have two wins from their last 22 games against United (all competitions).
- United’s Premier League double over Fulham last season saw identical 1-0 victories, with both winners coming late on, courtesy Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee. The last four Premier League games between the pair have seen winners scored in the last 12 minutes.
- Amorim’s 15th Premier League loss is already more than his 14 losses in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, where he was in charge for 167 games.
- Seven of Rodrigo Muniz’s last nine goals have been as a substitute — no player has more since the start of last season.
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