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Craven Cottage - Sunday, 30 December, 2001
Kick Off: 1400 GMT

MOST SIGNIFICANT STATS

CURRENT LEAGUE POSITIONS
FULHAM:
Going into the weekend: 10th 24 points
MANCHESTER UNITED:
Going into the weekend: 5th 33 points

SEQUENCES / RECENT FORM
FULHAM:
NOT WON IN 3 - all Prem [2 draws, 1 loss]
1 win in 6 Premiership games
NOT SCORED IN 3 - all Prem [310 mins / 5 hrs 10 mins]
UNDEFEATED IN 7 HOME LEAGUE GAMES
MANCHESTER UNITED:
WON LAST 4 - all Prem

POTENTIAL CAREER MILESTONES
FULHAM:

If involved, John TROLLOPE will make his 100th appearance for Fulham
MANCHESTER UNITED:

Paul SCHOLES needs one strike to register 50 League goals

Dwight YORKE is a brace away from the same mark

NOTES
A fortnight after seeming to relinquish their title, Manchester United have been reinstalled as favourites to lift an eighth Premier League Championship after successive victories over Derby, Middlesbrough, Southampton and Everton in which 14 goals were scored and just one conceded.

Fulham were twice in front against United in an exciting reverse fixture, but went down 3-2. The Londoners's only victory in their last seven League and Cup games was 2-0 at home to Everton on 8 December. Fulham haven't scored since that game. The goalless draw at home to Charlton on Boxing Day followed the postponement of the League game at Middlesbrough.

United have now gone 96 Premiership games since a no score draw, while Fulham have recorded six goalless games in the top flight this season, that's more than any other club.

The last of the holiday games for these clubs are:-
Fulham
2 Jan: Derby (A)
Man U:
2 Jan: Newcastle (H)

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FIXTURE HISTORY

HEAD TO HEAD
	Total Meetings	Fulham Wins	Man U Wins	Draws
All Comps*	51	10	29	12
Premiership	1	0	1	0
League+	43	9	24	10

* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

UNITED AT FULHAM
	Meetings	W	L	D
Premiership	0	0	0	0
League+	21	6	8	7

+ denotes Premiership and Football League

THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE
Date	Result
19 Aug 2001	Manchester U 3-2 Fulham Man U scorers: Beckham 35, van Nistelrooy 51, 53 Fulham scorers: Saha 4, 48 Att: 67,534 - Ref: Peter Jones

HEAD TO HEAD NOTES

First ever visit by Manchester United to Craven Cottage in the Premiership, first visit for a League game in 27 years and first clash in a top flight encounter there for 33 years.

United are seeking a third successive League win at Fulham after victories in 1974 (old 2nd Division) and 1968 (old 1st Division).

Fulham's only home win over United in seven corresponding League fixtures since 1962 was 2-1 on 5 September, 1966 in the former Division One.

The Londoners haven't beaten the Red Devils in 11 home and away League and Cup encounters.

Man U won the reverse fixture 3-2, and are therefore on course for their 5th 'double' over Fulham since the League was first staged in 1922.

No player has ever been sent off in a League fixture between these clubs.

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REFEREES REPORT

MAN IN THE MIDDLE
DERMOT GALLAGHER Banbury, Oxfordshire
PREMIERSHIP MATCHES	RED CARDS	YELLOW CARDS
8	0	20

PREMIERSHIP MATCHES OFFICIATED
Date	R	Y	Match	R	Y
18 Aug	0	3	Tottenham H 0-0 Aston Villa	0	2
8 Sep	0	0	Manchester U 4-1 Everton	0	1
22 Sep	0	1	Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham H	0	1
24 Oct	0	0	West Ham U 2-1 Chelsea	0	0
27 Oct	0	3	Manchester U 1-1 Leeds U	0	3
24 Nov	0	0	Southampton 1-0 Charlton A	0	1
5 Dec	0	2	Chelsea 0-1 Charlton A	0	1
8 Dec	0	0	Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough	0	2

Other officials
Position	Name
Assistant	D Bryan
Assistant	M Yerby
4th Official	Alan Wiley
Delegate	Geoff Willard

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