Willian wary of Fulham

Spotted this at the bottom of UEFA’s preview of tomorrow’s game. High praise indeed: London sides have not thrived in Donetsk; Arsenal FC lost a 2000/01 UEFA Champions League group stage game 3-0 at Shakhtar, while late goals from Yevhen Seleznyov and...

Kelly comes back in

Stephen Kelly will predictably step into the Fulham back four in place of the cup-tied Nicky Shorey against Shakhtar Donetsk tomorrow. Roy Hodgson will be without Stefano Okaka, who has already played for Roma in this season’s competition, as well as the injured...

Roy’s happy with the big games

Roy Hodgson is happy that Fulham still feature in three competitions in February and is looking forward to testing his team in Shakhtar Donetsk tomorrow as well as in a forthcoming FA Cup quarter final. Expectations mean you are having success, when there is no...

The Fulham diet

A bit of lunchtime surfing and I came across this from Fulham FC’s nutrionist Stephen Hines. Nutrition is very important. The average Premier League player covers 10-12k in one 90 minute match, so just as you wouldn’t expect to travel very far in a car with no...

How will Hodgson play it?

Starting to get a little excited by the prospect of a massive game in Donetsk tomorrow. The task in front of Fulham seems a little daunting given the way Shakhtar passed so fluently at the Cottage last Thursday, but Roy Hodgson’s side have a pleasant knack of...