The Premier League weekend taught new lessons about the players affecting the title race, including one who was unable to play.
Zetbet Premier League rivals Manchester United and Fulham will lock horns with each other in the FA Cup this weekend. The fifth-round tie between Ruben Amorim’s side and Marco Silva’s team will be held at Old Trafford and is scheduled to kick off at 4:30pm UK
In similar fashion to the first half, the visitors made an instant impact at the start of the second - restoring their lead 63 seconds after the break as Muniz sprinted on to Adama Traore's threaded pass before dinking a clever chip over Sa.
Fulham secured a 2-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Tuesday to boost their hopes of European football, with Ryan Sessegnon giving them a first-minute lead before Rodrigo Muniz scored the winner after the break.
Fulham and Ipswich Town will step up the chase for Alistair Johnston this summer after the Premier League clubs expressed an interest in the 26-year-old Celtic right-back in the January transfer window.
Nigerian international Calvin Bassey sits at a unique intersection for a footballer: Born in Italy and raised in London, the Fulham defender was eligible to represent three countries. But the decision to play for Nigeria was an obvious one.
Essentially, it is usually good news for Fantasy managers when a Premier League club are eliminated from the FA Cup, because it increases the chance of more top-flight fixtures going ahead as scheduled in Gameweek 34, and more players being available to score FPL points that weekend.
The way the narratives of their respective seasons have gone, it might be a shock to discover that Brighton & Hove Albion - floating along in midtable under Fabian Hurzeler - and AFC Bournemouth, media darlings under Andoni Iraola, are now level on points.
Ben Bloom previews the Premier League clubs' ties, including Man Utd v Fulham, Newcastle v Brighton, and Bournemouth v Wolves