Hughes out of Northern Ireland friendly

Northern Ireland will be without their captain Aaron Hughes for Wednesday’s friendly against Montenegro after the centre back was sent back to Fulham with an ‘inflamed Achilles tendon’. Nigel Worthington might have a few problems at centre back after...

AJ flies out to see Steadman again

Poor old Andrew Johnson. Since he was ‘literally banjoed’ out of our European run, the Fulham striker has hit the first hurdle every time he’s tried to regain his place in the side. Johnson aggrivated his knee problem in January’s defeat at...

Zamora hopes his Achilles will heal

Bobby Zamora is hoping that his Achilles problem will heal in time for he to play his part in Fulham’s massive European semi-final second leg against Hamburg. Zamora is likely to be rested for Sunday’s trip to Everton to allow him as much time to recover...

Petric to miss first leg

This might be crucial. The excellent Mladen Petric, in sparkling form as Hamburg clinched a semi-final spot in Liege the other week, has been ruled out of the first leg against Fulham with a groin start. The Croatian international is a serious doubt for the return...

Roy ready to rotate his side

Roy Hodgson admits he’s ready to freshen up his Fulham side for their return to Premier League action at Liverpool this weekend. With Fulham comfortably in midtable, Hodgson feels confident enough to ‘reassess’ the fitness of some of his key players...