Fulham team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Fulham play at home to Manchester United on Sun 20 Sep, 17:30. 2 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Fulham a 28% chance of winning that match and a 16% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Fulham injury news and expected return dates
2 players are currently unavailable for Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon is expected back first, around Sun 20 Sep and Tom Cairney is the longest absentee, around Sat 10 Oct. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sessegnon | DEF | Sun 20 Sep |
| Tom Cairney | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
Fulham predicted line-up — home to Manchester United
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 10 of the eleven are 90% or better to start. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd Leno | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Calvin Bassey | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Joshua King | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Gonzalo Garcia | FWD | 99% | 84 |
| Alex Iwobi | MID | 99% | 81 |
| Oscar Bobb | MID | 99% | 69 |
| Sander Berge | MID | 98% | 85 |
| Antonee Robinson | DEF | 98% | 84 |
| Timothy Castagne | DEF | 98% | 77 |
| Shea Charles | MID | 96% | 83 |
| David Affengruber | DEF | 78% | 72 |
Fulham fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Fulham win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Fulham to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Hull City at 60% to win; the hardest looks at home to Manchester United at 28%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sun 20 Sep, 17:30 | vs Manchester United | 28% | 48% | 1.35 | 16% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | at Ipswich Town | 37% | 36% | 1.43 | 25% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 | vs Hull City | 60% | 17% | 1.90 | 40% |
| PL 8 | Sat 24 Oct, 16:00 | at Coventry City | 43% | 30% | 1.51 | 29% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 21:00 | at Aston Villa | 28% | 46% | 1.20 | 20% |
Best Fulham picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Shea Charles is Fulham's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.8 points, 0.1 clear of Gonzalo Garcia. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Charles | MID | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Gonzalo Garcia | FWD | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Joshua King | MID | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Oscar Bobb | MID | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Antonee Robinson | DEF | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Sander Berge | MID | 4.9 | 3.0 |
Fulham price changes tonight
Our projection for which Fulham players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- King (MID, 5.5) — 48% chance of a price rise tonight
- Gonzalo (FWD, 6.0) — 46% chance of a price rise tonight
- Castagne (DEF, 4.5) — 9% chance of a price rise tonight
- Leno (GKP, 4.5) — 3% chance of a price rise tonight
- Andersen (DEF, 5.0) — 0% chance of a price rise tonight
- Charles (MID, 5.0) — 86% chance of a price fall tonight
- Smith Rowe (MID, 5.4) — 58% chance of a price fall tonight
- Bobb (MID, 5.5) — 52% chance of a price fall tonight
- J.Cuenca (DEF, 4.5) — 50% chance of a price fall tonight
- Zepa (MID, 4.5) — 45% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Fulham?
Ryan Sessegnon, Tom Cairney are currently unavailable. Ryan Sessegnon is expected back around Sun 20 Sep.
What is Fulham's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Bernd Leno, Calvin Bassey, Joshua King, Gonzalo Garcia, Alex Iwobi. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Fulham play next?
At home to Manchester United on Sun 20 Sep, 17:30. Our model gives them a 28% chance of winning and a 16% chance of keeping a clean sheet.