Fulham vs Manchester United Preview

Fulham vs Manchester United

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: Craven Cottage

Date: 20th September 2026

Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT

Craven Cottage plays host to a genuine relegation six-pointer on Sunday, with both Fulham and Manchester Utd sat in the bottom half and each searching for consistency four games into the season. Fulham’s most recent result was a 2-3 away win at West Ham in the League Cup, following a goalless home draw with Liverpool the game before. Prior to that draw, a 2-3 home defeat to Crystal Palace snapped any momentum, and before that loss a 1-0 away defeat at Sunderland made it back-to-back league losses either side of a 3-0 League Cup win over AFC Wimbledon. Across these five outings Fulham have taken two wins, a draw and two losses, with both league defeats coming by odd goals.

Manchester Utd’s sequence has been just as mixed. Most recently they lost 2-3 away at Brighton in the League Cup, following a narrow 0-1 home defeat to Manchester City the game before — back-to-back losses for the visitors. Prior to that pair, a 4-0 away win at Sabah Baku in the Champions League league phase had interrupted a run that included a 2-2 home draw with Everton, while further back a 5-2 home win over Ipswich rounds out the sample. Across these five matches Manchester Utd have taken two wins, a draw and two losses, with their two most recent outings both ending in defeat.

Manchester Utd have the stronger recent record in this fixture, winning three of the last five meetings to Fulham’s one, with a single draw completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished 3-2 to Manchester Utd at home in February, before which Fulham and Manchester Utd drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage in August last year — the same stadium hosting Sunday’s game. Manchester Utd also progressed on penalties from an FA Cup tie that finished 1-1 after extra time, while Fulham’s only outright win in the run came 0-1 away back in January 2025.

Both sides are in the bottom four: Fulham sit 18th on one point, with Manchester Utd 13th on four points from four games. A win for Fulham would move them to four points, level with Manchester Utd, while a win for Manchester Utd would take them to seven points and lift them clear of the relegation zone entirely.

Coverage in the UK and Ireland comes via Sky’s full range, including Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, alongside NOW, Sky Go and BBC Radio 5 Live. American viewers can find the match on NBC, Peacock, fuboTV and Telemundo, while further afield Stan Sport carries it in Australia and Sky Go/WOW cover it in Germany.

Possible Lineups

Fulham (4-2-3-1)
Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Charles, Bobb, King, Garcia, Iwobi

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Dorgu, Tielemans, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha, Rashford

Fulham — Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
West Ham 2-3 Fulham EFL 15.09.26
🤝 Liverpool 0-0 Fulham PL 12.09.26
Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace PL 05.09.26
Sunderland 1-0 Fulham PL 30.08.26
Fulham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon EFL 27.08.26

Manchester United — Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Manchester Utd 2-3 Brighton EFL 16.09.26
Manchester Utd 0-1 Manchester City PL 13.09.26
Manchester Utd 4-0 Sabah Baku Champions League 10.09.26
🤝 Everton 2-2 Manchester Utd PL 06.09.26
Manchester Utd 5-2 Ipswich PL 30.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Manchester Utd 3-2 Fulham PL 01.02.26
Fulham 1-1 Manchester Utd PL 24.08.25
Manchester Utd 1-1 (3) Fulham (4) FAC 02.03.25
Fulham 0-1 Manchester Utd PL 26.01.25
Manchester Utd 1-0 Fulham PL 16.08.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channels
Great Britain Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland Republic Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, BBC Radio 5 Live
USA NBC, fuboTV, Peacock, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Australia Stan Sport
Germany Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain
France Canal+ France, Canal+ Foot, myCANAL
Canada DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands Viaplay Netherlands
India Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1

Table

Premier League Standings

POS. TEAM MP W D L GF GA GD P FORM
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 8 1 7 12 W W W W
2 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 8 2 6 12 W W W W
3 Leeds United 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 8 W D D W
4 Hull City 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 8 D D W W
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 1 1 13 5 8 7 W D L W
6 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 10 9 1 7 D L W W
7 Brentford 4 1 3 0 7 4 3 6 D D D W
8 Liverpool 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 6 D W D D
9 Everton 4 1 3 0 5 3 2 6 D D D W
10 Ipswich Town 4 2 0 2 7 10 -3 6 W L L W
11 Nottingham Forest 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 W D D L
12 Newcastle United 4 1 2 1 7 8 -1 5 L D W D
13 Manchester United 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 L D W L
14 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 4 L D W L
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 0 3 1 6 7 -1 3 D D D L
16 Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 6 11 -5 3 L W L L
17 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 2 2 0 5 -5 2 D D L L
18 Fulham 4 0 1 3 4 7 -3 1 D L L L
19 Aston Villa 4 0 1 3 1 7 -6 1 L D L L
20 Coventry City 4 0 0 4 0 10 -10 0 L L L L

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