Murphy enjoys Cottage life

DANNY MURPHY is in line for his first Fulham start at home to Bolton in the Carling Cup on Wednesday after helping them save a point in another six-goal thriller at Craven Cottage.

Three weeks ago Murphy was only a spectator after a miserable 18-month spell at Tottenham, who led Lawrie Sanchez’s side 3-1 but had to settle for a point thanks to Diomansy Kamara’s spectacular last-minute equaliser.

This time it was 30-year-old former England midfielder Murphy, who won all his nine caps under Sven-Goran Eriksson, who came off the substitutes’ bench to rescue a precious point and confound the Swede’s hopes of another winning away-day in London with City.