Fulham vs Tottenham FA Cup team news and starting line-ups: Harry Kane and Dele Alli start for Spurs at Craven Cottage
All the information you need as Mauricio Pochettino's side travel to face Championship opposition
TOTTENHAM will travel across London to take on former Premier League rivals Fulham looking for a boost after falling to Gent in the Europa League.
Mauricio Pochettino looks set to make a raft of changes, bringing in some of Tottenham's younger stars for the game at Craven Cottage.
Fulham Starting line-up:
Tottenham starting line-up
Who is definitely out for Tottenham?
Certain absentees for Spurs are Nabil Bentaleb, Erik Lamela, Luke McGee, Clinton N'Jie, Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, Danny Rose and Jan Vertonghen.
When is Fulham vs Tottenham
The FA Cup fifth round tie will kick off at 2pm on Sunday, 19th February, at Craven Cottage.
What TV channel is it on?
The match is being shown on BBC 1 this Sunday from 2pm.
You can also keep updated with the action in our SunSport blog.
Form guide (league)
Fulham: WWLWL
Tottenham: WDDWL
SunSport prediction
It will be tough game for Spurs at Craven Cottage, with Fulham going into the game on the back of two home wins.
This will also be the first time this season Tottenham will play away from home in the FA Cup and they just scraped through with a 4-3 win over Wycombe last time out.
Whilst Fulham saw off Premier League competition in their last FA Cup outing with 4-1 win over Hull. 3-2 Fulham
Fact Me
- Tottenham have progressed from five of their previous six FA Cup ties against Fulham, but were knocked out by them in the most recent meeting (4-0 in Round 4, 2010/11)
- However, since that 4-0 win, Fulham have lost each of their last three games versus Spurs at Craven Cottage.
- Ryan Sessegnon scored and assisted in Fulham’s Round 4 victory over Hull – he also scored in the third round v Cardiff.
- Son Heung-Min has scored in both rounds of Spurs’ FA Cup campaign so far, scoring in the 97 th minute v Wycombe to help his side progress.
- Fulham haven’t knocked out two Premier League teams in the same FA Cup campaign as a lower league side since 1998/99 (Aston Villa and Southampton).
- Spurs have progressed from 12 of their last 13 FA Cup ties against teams from lower down the pyramid – the exception being against Leeds in 2012/13