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- Sasa Lukic misses out here due to a ban, while Reiss Nelson, Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson are all missing due to injury.
- After using a three-man backline at Brighton last weekend, Marco Silva may revert to a 4-2-3-1 setup for Sunday's welcome of Tottenham.
- Andreas Pereira may therefore partner Sander Berge in the absence of Lukic, while Willian could start should Adama Traore fail to overcome an ankle problem.
Tottenham Hotspur- Tottenham's injury issues have eased considerably of late, with just Radu Dragusin, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso missing on Sunday. The latter trio should be back for the first round of games after the international break.
- Ange Postecoglu may make a couple of personnel changes to his XI following Thursday's Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar.
- Rodrigo Bentancur missed the 3-1 victory due to a ban and should start, while Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Mathys Tel could come into the XI in place of Pedro Porro, Wilson Odobert and Son Heung-Min.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+5'That's all for today as the game is over.90+5'Dominic Solanke (Tottenham) gets on the end of a defence splitting pass inside the box and immediately directs a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Bernd Leno makes a great save.90+1'Djed Spence (Tottenham) gives away a foul for a clumsy challenge. Referee Andy Madley saw the whole situation.90We will have 5 min. of added time.88'What a brilliant finish! Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) latches on to an inch-perfect cross into the box and slams the ball into the top right corner. Unstoppable shot!87'Marco Silva decides to make a substitution. Willian will be replaced by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).86'The referee signals a substitution. Dane Scarlett (Tottenham) is brought on as a substitute for Rodrigo Bentancur.86'Wilson Odobert (Tottenham) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared.78'Goal! Andreas Pereira manages to prod the ball to Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) after a melee inside the box, and he needs no second invitation to slot the ball into the bottom left corner. 1:0.77'It's time for a substitution. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham) comes on in place of Mathys Tel.77'Willian (Fulham) collects a pass on the edge of the box but he slips the ball just wide of the right post.72'Here is a change. Emile Smith Rowe is going off and Marco Silva gives the last tactical orders to Tom Cairney (Fulham).71'A cross from a corner kick by Fulham is too strong and the ball goes well out of play.71'The ball is cleared after Adama Traore (Fulham) attempted to dribble past an opposing player. The ball goes out of play. Fulham are awarded a corner kick.69'Dominic Solanke (Tottenham) is left with the simplest of tasks from close in after a lucky rebound off one of his own teammates, but somehow he skies his shot high over the bar.69'A sweet pass finds Mathys Tel (Tottenham) on the edge of the box, and he drills the ball towards the left side of the goal. Bernd Leno is almost caught out but pulls off a brilliant save at the last second.68'Ange Postecoglou has decided to make a change. James Maddison (Tottenham) replaces Cristian Gabriel Romero.67'An opponent rises to his feet after being downed by Calvin Bassey (Fulham). Andy Madley saw the sliding tackle and blows for a foul.66'Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham) heads the ball towards goal, but the goalkeeper denies his effort by making an easy save.63'Marco Silva prepares a substitution. Raul Jimenez is replaced by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).63'The referee allows time for a substitution. Alex Iwobi will be replaced by Adama Traore (Fulham).61'Tottenham have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.61'Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham) unleashed a monstrous piledriver. He controlled a pass, glanced up at goal and shot from the edge of the box. It could have been a difficult one for the keeper, but the ball fortunately hit one of the defenders and ball bounced away. Tottenham have been awarded a corner kick.58'Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) sends in a lofted cross from a mid-range free kick. His effort, however, goes out of play.57'Alex Iwobi (Fulham) makes a rough challenge and Andy Madley blows his whistle for a foul.56'Mathys Tel (Tottenham) attempted to create a dangerous situation in front of goal by sending a cross into the box, but the defence easily dealt with the threat.54'Dominic Solanke (Tottenham) is ready on the edge of the six-yard box and duly receives the cross, but his header fizzes just wide of the left post.52'Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) takes a snap shot from the edge of the box after a rebound, but his effort is a waste as it goes high over the bar.51'A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for Fulham.51'Willian (Fulham) goes on a mazy run and ends with a shot from the edge of the box, but a defender makes a decent block. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Fulham will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.47'Tottenham take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.47'The corner kick from Ben Davies (Tottenham) is headed out of the penalty area by one of the defenders.46'We are about to witness a subsitution. Lucas Bergvall for Yves Bissouma (Tottenham).46'Ange Postecoglou makes a switch. Heung-Min Son is coming on in place of Brennan Johnson (Tottenham) at the start of the second period.46'Andy Madley blows his whistle and the second half starts.45+2'The match has reached half-time.45+1'Yves Bissouma (Tottenham) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Andy Madley has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.45+1'Archie Gray (Tottenham) sends in a lofted cross from a mid-range free kick, but his poor effort goes out of play.45The fourth official shows 1 min. of added time.44'Fulham failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.42'Nothing comes of the resulting corner from Andreas Pereira (Fulham). The defence is alert and manages to cut it out.42'That looked a certain handball by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) inside the box, but the ref wasn't having it and just played on. NO penalty!41'What a goal-scoring opportunity! Alex Iwobi (Fulham) finds some space inside the box and fires a volley at goal, but the shot is amazingly blocked by a defender.39'Fulham produce a short pass from the free kick.34'Timothy Castagne (Fulham) quickly picks up the rebound and drills the ball towards the middle of the goal. The opponent's goalkeeper pulls off a comfortable save to deny him.33'Cristian Gabriel Romero (Tottenham) picks up an injury.32'Andreas Pereira (Fulham) unleashes a first-time effort from long range, but it's blocked by the defender.31'Willian (Fulham) takes the corner, but the opposition's defence is ready and clears the ball to safety.31'Joachim Andersen (Fulham) collects a pass from the flank, looks up and fires in a goal-bound shot from the edge of the box which canons off a defender to safety. The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to Fulham.27'Andreas Pereira (Fulham) whips in the resulting set piece but it's cleared.27'Archie Gray (Tottenham) tackles a bit over-zealously and Andy Madley blows for a foul.24'Raul Jimenez (Fulham) commits a foul after unfairly battling his opponent for the ball.24'Raul Jimenez (Fulham) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.21'A pass by Mathys Tel (Tottenham) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.18'The foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) was seen by Andy Madley who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.18'Timothy Castagne (Fulham) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.15'Archie Gray (Tottenham) takes the corner which is cleared.15'The resulting set piece from Tottenham is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.14'Djed Spence (Tottenham) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge. Tottenham earn a corner.13'Antonee Robinson (Fulham) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.13'Antonee Robinson (Fulham) dinks a cross into the box in an attempt to find one of his teammates, but the defence manages to clear.11'Mathys Tel (Tottenham) attempts to send over a cross in order to find one of his teammates, but an opposition defender averts the danger by intercepting the effort.9'Willian (Fulham) swings in the corner, but fails to find any of his teammates. One of the defenders reacts superbly to get it clear.8'A lofted cross from Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is unsuccessful as the opponent's defence quickly clears the ball out of the penalty area. Fulham will take a corner kick.5'A long pass finds Andreas Pereira (Fulham) unmarked, he looks up and hits a weak shot from mid-range which drifts well wide of the left post.4'One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Brennan Johnson (Tottenham).3'Willian (Fulham) commits a foul and Andy Madley immediately signals a free kick.2'A pass by Andreas Pereira (Fulham) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.1'The first half has just begun.The players are out at last! Fulham will take the kick-off.Let us introduce today's referee to you, and it's Andy Madley.Hello to all football fans, we are here to bring you a live commentary of the following match, describing all the most interesting and important moments. We'll make sure you won't miss a thing, so just sit back and have fun.