Fulham v Manchester United: Cottagers seek hat-trick over the Red Devils
Manchester United have failed to win at the Cottage in their past two visits although something tells me Paul Scholes and Sir Alex Ferguson won’t let that become three in a row this weekend.
The Red Devils have really started the season on fire. They made Chelsea look ordinary in the Community Shield and sent Newcastle United back up the A1 with their tails between their legs. Scholes looks as fresh as a 20-year-old, Dimitar Berbatov seems to be enjoying his football while, more worryingly for Fulham and Mark Hughes, Wayne Rooney will end his scoring drought sooner rather than later.
Mark Hughes has the massive challenge of filling Roy Hodgson’s boots and he’d love nothing more than getting one over his former boss. Fulham left the Reebok with a point on the opening day and the home fans would love to see Hughes’s side beat United for a third season on the trot.
Unfortunately the majority of the Panel feel this has away win written all over it.
Fulham v Manchester United; Kick off 4pm 22 Aug 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
2 |
V |
3 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
0 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
0 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Paul Grech |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
TBC |
V |
TBC |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
TBC |
V |
TBC |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
3 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Panel Verdict
The Panel believes the Red Devils will have too much power for the Cottagers.
Home: 1; Away: 23; Draw: 2. TBC 2.
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