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Fulham v Liverpool
Denmark international Claus Jensen will feature on the bench for Fulham's
Barclays Premiership clash with Liverpool after recovering from a back problem.
Striker Andy Cole and defender Ian Pearce are unavailable through suspension
but midfield enforcer Papa Bouba Diop is back after completing his three-game
ban.
Sylvain Legwinski (ankle), Lee Clark (calf), Alain Goma (calf) and Jerome
Bonnissel (groin) are in the treatment room and unavailable for selection.
Harry Kewell is Liverpool's only serious injury doubt for the trip to Fulham
after damaging an ankle while playing - and scoring - for Australia this week
against the Solomon Islands.
Kewell was already receiving treatment for a groin problem, and the ankle
trouble is an added complication even though the player insists he will be fit
for the game at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool, bidding to end a run of four successive away defeats, are without
Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Antonio Nunez - the latter is out for at
least another month with a knee injury.
Teams
Fulham (from): Van der Sar, Crossley, Volz, Knight, Green, Malbranque,
Pembridge, Boa Morte, Diop, Radzinski, McBride, Jensen, John, Crossley, Rehman,
Buari, McKinlay, Rosenior, Timlin.
Liverpool (from): Kirkland, Josemi, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell,
Warnock, Hamann, Alonso, Finnan, Garcia, Cisse, Baros, Dudek, Biscan, Diao,
Traore, Sinama-Pongolle.
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