Andrew Johnson is one of several players ruled out of Fulham’s Premier League clash against Sunderland.

Republic of Ireland and Fulham defender Stephen Kelly returned to training this week and is in contention for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Everton.

Strikers Pavel Pogrebnyak (ankle) and Andrew Johnson (thigh) return to the Fulham squad to face Wigan after recovering from injury.

Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qualification have not quite been totally shot down, but they received a fairly hefty wounding courtesy of Texan Clint Dempsey last night.

Pavel Pogrebnyak will be assessed by Fulham’s medical team today to see whether he can face Bolton.

Fulham have no new major concerns heading into Monday’s trip to Manchester United.

Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell has suffered an injury setback that looks likely to rule him out for a further four weeks.

Mahamadou Diarra could make his Fulham debut in Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wolves.

Recent signing Pavel Pogrebnyak could make his Fulham debut in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke.

FT: Manchester City 3 Fulham 0

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany was missing with a knee injury as the Blues attempted to consolidate their place at the top of the Premier League by beating Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.

Mousa Dembele and Mark Schwarzer return for Fulham’s Barclays Premier League clash at Manchester City tomorrow.

Fulham will welcome back Andrew Johnson and Simon Davies for Saturday’s trip to Blackburn.

Andrew Johnson, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff are all likely to miss Fulham’s trip to Norwich on New Year’s Eve.

Fernando Torres started his first Barclays Premier League game for almost two months and Chelsea’s defensive injury problems also eased for today’s west London derby with Fulham.

Fulham have no fresh injury concerns heading into the west London derby with Chelsea on St Stephen's Day.

AFTER the tumult and controversy in the Premier League over the last 48 hours, this victory was exactly what Manchester United would have wanted: simple and utterly comprehensive.

Fulham 2 Bolton 0

Bobby Zamora returns to the Fulham squad for tomorrow’s vital Europa League clash with Odense.

Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff is injured for Fulham’s trip to Swansea in the Premier League tomorrow.

FULHAM succeeded where their west London neighbours Chelsea failed twice in recent weeks, beating Liverpool and putting a major dent in the Reds’ title ambitions.

Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing has been handed his first Premier League start of the season against Fulham this evening.

Damien Duff looks doubtful for Fulham’s Barclays Premier League encounter with Liverpool on Monday.

Fulham will be without several first-team players for tomorrow’s trip to Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League.

Fulham will be without Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly when they head to Sunderland in the Premier League.

Fulham will be without Stephen Kelly when they head to Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.

Fulham captain Danny Murphy is a slight doubt for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Tottenham.

Bobby Zamora, Clint Dempsey and Danny Murphy are among the Fulham players returning for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Everton.

Fulham will be without a trio of key players for tomorrow’s Europa League clash at Wisla Krakow tomorrow.

Bryan Ruiz is set for a return to the Fulham squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Fulham look set to rest Bobby Zamora for tomorrow’s Europa League Group K opener against FC Twente.

Bryan Ruiz could make his Fulham debut in Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Blackburn at Craven Cottage.

Alan Pardew handed Leon Best the task of finding the goals to extend Newcastle’s unbeaten start to the Barclays Premier League season against Fulham.

Fulham striker Bobby Zamora is a doubt for tomorrow’s Europa League play-off second leg against Dnipro in Ukraine.

Wolves 2 Fulham 0

Wolves 2 Fulham 0

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Fulham at Molineux.

Danny Murphy is expected to shake off a knock to feature in Fulham’s Barclays Premier League clash at Wolves on Sunday.

Fulham midfielders Simon Davies and Bjorn Helge Riise will not feature in tomorrow’s Europa League play-off first leg against Dnipro at Craven Cottage.

Bobby Zamora will lead the Fulham attack against Aston Villa tomorrow despite having a broken hand.

Bobby Zamora is fit to start Fulham’s Europa League third qualifying round second leg against RNK Split tomorrow despite breaking his hand.

RNK Split 0 Fulham 0

THE Martin Jol era at Fulham got off to an encouraging start last night as Fulham secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Faroese minnows NSI Runavik in the Europa League first qualifying round first leg at Craven Cottage.

Irish international Damien Duff was in the starting 11 as Fulham manager Martin Jol selected a strong side to face NSI Runavik in the Europa League first qualifying round at Craven Cottage this evening.