Craven Cottage's reputation as a "good away" in the eyes of the United support has been tarnished of late, with the team taking only one point from the old stadium in the past three seasons. The jinx feels less likely to strike this time, given the way that Sir Alex Ferguson's team have built the best away record in the country. Unbeaten and seemingly impenetrable at the back, they travel with conviction. On the flipside, though, they are due a reverse and Martin Jol's Fulham project is coming together. This will be the London club's 32nd game of a season that began with a 3-0 win against Runavik in June. David Hytner

Venue Craven Cottage, Wednesday 8pm

Last season Fulham 2 Man Utd 2

Referee Mark Halsey

This season's matches 7 Y17 R0

Fulham

Subs from Etheridge, Kelly, Hughes, Briggs, Kasami, Duff, Gecov, Frei, Zamora, Sá

Doubtful None

Injured Davies (back), Grygera (knee), Schwarzer (back), Sidwell (hernia)

Suspended None

Man Utd

Subs from Amos, Lindegaard, Diouf, Berbatov, R da Silva, Park, Gibson, Giggs, Young, Hernández

Doubtful None

Injured Anderson (knee), Cleverley (ankle), Fletcher (illness), Owen (thigh), Vidic (knee)

Suspended None