Fulham striker Jari Litmanen is fit but will not participate in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham.

IT could not have gone much worse for Sven Goran Eriksson.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson kept faith with the side hammered at home by Liverpool last week as the Cottagers looked to revive their flagging survival hopes by beating Manchester City at Eastlands.

ROY HODGSON claimed not to have seen the rainbow which briefly glittered over the Madejski stadium after an apocalyptic April shower had given way to brilliantly bright sunshine. “I'm one of those old-fashioned managers who watches every kick of the ball,” he said, with a weary tone.

Fulham will be without striker Eddie Johnson for tomorrow’s trip to face Reading in the Barclays Premier League.

ROY KEANE is beginning to look forward to his summer. Ten weeks which could have been spent in bitter recrimination over a season gone horribly wrong now promise giddy excitement in Sunderland, with Premier League status virtually assured after Keane’s team found their form at just the right time.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has made two changes for today’s rock-bottom Premier League clash with Derby at Pride Park with his side surely never standing a better chance of ending their 32-match winless streak away from home.

Striker David Healy is a doubt for Fulham’s visit to rock-bottom Derby after suffering an ankle injury on international duty with Northern Ireland.

IT is almost 10 years since Michael Owen announced himself as a major player on football’s international stage with a wonderful World Cup goal against Argentina in St Etienne.

Roy Hodgson has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to Newcastle tomorrow.

WHERE would Fulham be had Brian McBride not missed six months of the season through injury? Or more importantly, where would their hopes of survival be without him back in their ranks right now?

Struggling Fulham have Alexei Smertin available again for the home game against Everton on Sunday.

ROY HODGSON refuses to believe his Fulham side are heading for the drop.

Jari Litmanen has returned to full training with Fulham following a recent heart scare but will not be involved in tomorrow’s Premier League game against Manchester United.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has to decide whether to reintroduce captain Brian McBride to the starting line-up for the visit of West Ham after the American’s two recent substitute appearances following a long-term knee injury.

GARETH SOUTHGATE has urged Middlesbrough to aim high after Jeremie Aliadiere all but banished any lingering relegation fears on Teesside.

Fulham have signed Tottenham right-back Paul Stalteri on loan for the rest of the season, the Cottagers have confirmed on their website.

Pascal Chimbonda is suspended for Tottenham’s FA Cup clash at Manchester United on Sunday.

Tottenham midfielder Steed Malbranque returns from suspension for the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final against Arsenal.

Jermain Defoe was named captain for Tottenham on the teamsheet for the Premier League clash against Sunderland at White Hart Lane.

Tom Huddlestone has completed a three-match ban but Steed Malbranque is suspended for Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland.

Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson was not in the squad for the FA Cup third-round replay at Reading as his wife gave birth to a boy on the eve of the game.

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has to decide whether to stick with Radek Cerny in place of England goalkeeper Paul Robinson in the FA Cup third-round replay against Reading.

Tottenham midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas are suspended for the Premier League clash at Chelsea tomorrow.

Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is on international duty with Ivory Coast and will miss the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final at Arsenal.

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has recovered from an ankle injury and is available for the Barclays Premier League clash against Reading.

Skipper Robbie Keane completes a three-match suspension for Tottenham and manager Juande Ramos again has to decide between two from three up front against Manchester City in the Carling Cup quarter-final at Eastlands.

HARRY REDKNAPP is refusing to panic despite seeing Portsmouth’s chronic homesickness jeopardise their tilt at a European place.

Ledley King is nearing a return to first-team action for Tottenham but is not likely to be ready for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Portsmouth.

Tottenham full-backs Pascal Chimbonda and Young-Pyo Lee picked up knocks during the UEFA Cup clash against Anderlecht and will need to be assessed ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas picked up an ankle injury in the UEFA Cup victory over Aalborg and faces a fitness test ahead of the clash against Birmingham on Sunday.

Jermain Defoe and Younes Kaboul have been ruled out of Tottenham’s UEFA Cup clash against Aalborg at White Hart Lane.

French duo Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul are doubts for Tottenham’s Premier League clash against West Ham on Sunday.

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos still has a shortage of defenders for the Barclays Premier League clash against Wigan on Sunday.

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Anthony Gardner’s ankle injury rules him out of Tottenham’s Premier League trip to Middlesbrough tomorrow and the defender will be sidelined for up to six weeks.

JUANDE RAMOS is understood to be a man of few words. But the Spaniard is already fluent enough to get a simple message across to the players he has inherited from Martin Jol and whom he saw in action for the first time yesterday.

Tottenham defender Anthony Gardner is a concern for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Blackburn after picking up an ankle injury during the UEFA Cup defeat to Getafe – the final game under Martin Jol.

Tottenham are hopeful midfielder Jermaine Jenas will return from an abdominal strain for the Premier League clash at Liverpool on Sunday.

ROBBIE KEANE is hoping for an end to the uncertainty around Martin Jol’s future after coming off the bench to save the Tottenham boss from an embarrassing UEFA Cup defeat against Anorthosis Famagusta.

Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is expected to play some part in the Premier League clash against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Tottenham left-back Gareth Bale could make his club debut in the clash at Manchester United after resuming full training following thigh and knee problems in pre-season.

TOTTENHAM’S £40 million strike force could not find a way past Everton at White Hart Lane as David Moyes’ men stormed to the top of the Barclays Premier League last night.

Tottenham’s £40million strike force could not find a way past Everton at White Hart Lane as David Moyes’ men stormed to the top of the Barclays Premier League.