Manchester United hit the woodwork twice at Fulham as the Premier League sides traded 26 attempts on goal in the first half of their clash at Craven Cottage on Sunday.
Bruno Fernandes He reacted quickly inside the box to deflect a shot against the post from Matheus Cunha’s cut-back cross, with the striker following suit soon after when his effort from distance deflected off the crossbar of Bernd Leno’s goal.
“If United stepped it up, there would be goals,” former Red Devils captain Gary Neville told Sky Sports, describing Bruno Fernandes’ situation as “agonizing”.
“It came to him quickly. Why Wedge He was played so hard, I’m not sure. But what an opportunity.”
Bruno Fernandes hits the post! 😬 pic.twitter.com/jMzn8ZyoYa
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Fulham vs Man United: Defense ‘not moving’
No top-flight match with the statistics had seen so many tries in a half without a goal being scored.
while united went closer, Fulham were unlucky not to take the lead when Senne Lammens deflected Josh King’s volley away and then used an outstretched foot to keep the midfielder from shooting.
Lammens also denied Alex Iwobi after the winger broke through and Leno, who had earlier turned away a Lisandro Martinez through ball, would have been relieved to see Marcus Rashford make repeated mistakes inside the box.
The visitors headed two of their 17 first-half tries, although Neville was more concerned about their performance at the other end.
“United’s defense when Fulham go forward is very basic,” said the former England international. “It’s as if they don’t move.
“Rashford had two good chances. (One of them had) a bit of a deflection, but he had time to adjust. You imagine with your right foot (to drive) into the far corner.”
Fulham have confirmed the starting line-up against Man United
Fulham were unchanged from their 0-0 draw at Liverpool in the Premier League on September 12.
Fulham: Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Oscar Bobb, Sander Berge, Josh King, Shea Charles, Alex Iwobi, Gonzalo Garcia
Substitutes: Benjamin Lecomte, Joachim Andersen, Cesar Palacios, Rodrigo Muniz, Kevin, Hugo Larsson, Manuel Angel, Ryan Sessegnon, Emile Smith Rowe
Manchester United’s full line-up against Fulham
United made a change at full-back from their 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City a week earlier, bringing on Luke Shaw for Patrick Dorgu.
Manchester UnitedSenne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Bryan Mbeumo, Youri Tielemans, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford, Matheus Cunha
Substitutes: Karl Darlow, Noussair Mazraoui, Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Andrey Santos, Carlos Baleba, Shea Lacey
Where to watch Fulham vs Man United: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Sunday was at 16:30 BST (11:30 ET / 08:30 PT), with live UK coverage on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Fulham vs Manchester United stats
- Fulham are winless in their last 10 home Premier League games against Manchester United (D2 D8) since winning back-to-back games against them at Craven Cottage in 2009.
- Manchester United have lost just one of their last 21 Premier League games against Fulham (W16 D4), losing 2-1 at Old Trafford in February 2024.
- Fulham are enduring their longest winless start (D1 L3) to a league season since 2020-21, when they failed to win any of their first six Premier League games. Manager Alvaro Arbeloa is the first Fulham manager to fail to win any of his first four league games in charge since Scott Parker in March/April 2019 (first five).
- Manchester United’s total of four points from their first four Premier League games (W1 L1 L2) this season is the joint-fewest in the competition at this stage, along with 1992-93 and 2025-26; However, they recovered from those starts to finish 1st and 3rd in those respective seasons.
- Since the start of February, which began with a defeat to Man Utd, the only team present to have taken fewer Premier League points than Fulham (19) is Tottenham Hotspur (15), while Spurs are the only team to have lost as many games as the Cottagers in that time (10 each).
- Manchester United had more shots (84) than any other team in the Premier League through the first four matches this season, with only Brighton (10.2) amassing a higher xG (8.3). It’s the most shots they’ve had in the first four games of a season since 2003-04.
- Fulham have failed to score in 10 Premier League games in 2026, more than any other team. It is the highest percentage of games (42%, 10/24) that they have failed to score in a year in the league since 2010 (also 42%, 16/38).
- Marcus Rashford has created the most chances for Manchester United in the Premier League this season (9), while having the most touches in the opposition box (23) and making the most dribbles (14) of any Red Devils player.
- Josh King has made 44 Premier League appearances for Fulham, the most by the Cottagers’ teenagers. Over the past two seasons, King has made the second most appearances of any teenager in Europe’s big five leagues (36), behind only Yan Diomande.
- Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes has five assists in his last five Premier League appearances in London. In fact, in the last two seasons, Fernandes has more assists (5) than any Fulham player in the capital (Harry Wilson, now at Leeds, on 4).
