Fulham vs Manchester United Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League, 2025

Fulham vs Manchester United

• Tournament: Premier League 2025/26
• Date: Sunday, 24th August 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 15:30 PM GMT
• Venue: Craven Cottage, London

With both teams craving a big win to properly kick-start their 2025/26 Premier League campaigns, Fulham and Manchester United lock horns in what should be an enthralling battle this weekend. The Fulham vs Manchester United clash will take place at Craven Cottage, with both teams eager to do anything necessary to grab all three points. Here is our Fulham vs Manchester United preview.

Fulham didn't produce the most convincing performance in the opening weekend of the new Premier League campaign, but were able to snatch a point away in their draw against Brighton. They are in ninth place in the table with one point, and have three wins in their last five matches, having scored nine goals in that period.

Marco Silva will be eager to significantly uplift the overall quality of his side's performance and make them play more clinical, fast-paced football. Of course, he'll need to shape his side to be defensively stronger against the intimidating opposition frontline, but he'll task his players to take the fight to the Red Devils and be ruthless in taking their chances to get a big win.

Manchester United had a bittersweet start to the 2025/26 Premier League, suffering a narrow loss to Arsenal despite producing an eye-catching performance at Old Trafford. The Red Devils have won three of their last five matches, but are stuck in 15th place in the table after the opening game week of the new campaign.

Ruben Amorim will urge his side to pick up from their performance against Arsenal and be more efficient as well as prolific in taking their chances perfectly to torment the Cottagers. He will, of course, need his side to be defensively sturdier, especially from set pieces, but he'll urge his side to control the game and finish the chances off ruthlessly to get a morale-boosting away win.

Fulham Team News

Marco Silva is still dealing with a few injury niggles inside his squad in the starting phase of the new campaign. Antonee Robinson is still recovering from a knee injury, and he is unlikely to be able to regain fitness to feature in this game. Ryan Sessegnon will need to pass a late fitness test to be available for this one.

Manchester United Team News

Ruben Amorim is still not able to select from a fully-fit squad. Lisandro Martinez is yet to fully recover from a knee injury, and he is not expected to get back in action before October 2025. Noussair Mazraoui is working on regaining fitness from a thigh injury, and the trip to Craven Cottage might be too soon for him to get back into action.

Fulham vs Manchester United Predicted Lineups

Here are our Fulham vs Manchester United predicted lineups.

Fulham Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno

Defenders: Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Timothy Castagne

Midfielders: Sasa Lukic, Tom Cairney, Emile Smith Rowe

Forwards: Harry Wilson, Alex Iwobi, Raul Jimenez

Manchester United Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Andre Onana

Defenders: Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Patrick Dorgu

Midfielders: Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes

Forwards: Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko

Fulham vs Manchester United Head-to-Head Record

There have been 94 matches to have taken place between these two sides. Out of that, Manchester United have won on 58 occasions and Fulham have won only 16 times. Manchester United have won their last eight trips to Craven Cottage and are unbeaten in nine away games against the Cottagers. In their last five meetings, Manchester United have won three times and Fulham have won two games.

Key Players to Watch in Fulham vs Manchester United

Harry Wilson (Fulham)

Harry Wilson proved himself as an efficient winger for Fulham in the 2024/25 season, scoring six goals in the Premier League and outperforming his 4.21 xG (expected goals) as well. The Welshman excels in dribbling past defenders using his clever movement and possesses a unique striking ability with his left foot.

Wilson is eager to get his first goal contribution of the 2025/26 Premier League and aims to torment the Manchester United defenders. He'll look to be smart with his off-the-ball movement to get into the key areas, put in more inviting crosses to benefit his teammates, and take up his chances by finishing them off efficiently to put the Red Devils to the sword.

Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)

Bryan Mbeumo had an eventful debut for Manchester United in the loss to Arsenal, forcing some good saves from David Raya. The Cameroonian forward scored 20 goals in the 2024/25 Premier League, impressively overperforming his 12.26 xG, and will be aiming to get his first goal of the campaign at Craven Cottage.

Mbeumo needs to use his clever dribbling ability to get past defenders and also time his runs perfectly to get to the end of chances. He will aim to create chances with his clever crossing ability, but will be eager to get to the end of chances more decisively and ruthlessly finish them to help his side get a big win.

Fulham vs Manchester United Prediction

The matches between Fulham and Manchester United in recent years have been a relatively cagey affair, but this upcoming clash should be more open-ended because of how fluid Manchester United's attacking style has become. There should be plenty of chances for both sides, as the Cottagers are eager to end their win drought at home against the Red Devils.

However, the sheer might of Ruben Amorim's side's attacking force and Fulham's early sloppiness to start the 2025/26 Premier League campaign could work to Manchester United's advantage and help them clinch a narrow win. Here is our Fulham vs Manchester United prediction.

Predicted score: Fulham 1-2 Manchester United

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