Goma blow depletes Fulham ranks

Fulham, already deprived of the suspended Andy Cole and Papa Bouba Diop after they were sent off in last week’s 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion, will also be without defender Alain Goma for tomorrow’s Premiership home match against Southampton.

Goma twisted his knee in the midweek 4-1 Carling Cup second-round victory at Boston.

Young right-back Liam Rosenior, sent off for two bookable offences on his senior debut at Boston, serves his one-match ban tomorrow, but he would have been ruled out anyway with a calf injury.

Fulham (from): Van der Saar, Volz, Knight, Pearce, Green, Legwinski, Malbranque, Pembridge, Boa Morte, John, Radzinski, McBride, Crossley, Buari, Rehman, McKinley, Timlin.