How Fulham could line up against Southampton

By Daniel Lewis | 13 May 2021 12:48, Last updated: 04 Jun 2025 23:31

Scott Parker may decide to turn to some of his fringe players for Saturday's trip to Southampton after Fulham's Premier League relegation was confirmed on Monday.

The West London side's winless run stretched to seven matches with defeat at home to Burnley and they can no longer climb out of the bottom three.

Fulham have three games remaining this season and Parker, whose future is uncertain amid links to Tottenham Hotspur, may already be preparing for the 2021-22 campaign.

Mario Lemina will definitely play no part at St Mary's as he is ineligible to face his parent club, and some other loan players may also be overlooked for starting spots.

Bobby Decordova-Reid has been given a regular run in the side and should start again here, even though he has now gone 12 matches without finding the net.

Elsewhere, Harrison Reed and Tom Cairney remain fitness doubts, while Terence Kongolo has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee problem.

Fulham possible starting lineup: Areola; Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson; Loftus-Cheek, Anguissa; Cavaleiro, Onomah, Lookman; Maja

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