Dempsey to face to Villa

Clint Dempsey is expected to overcome an ankle injury in time to make Fulham’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday.

Manager Roy Hodgson will give late fitness tests to Danny Murphy (calf), Paul Konchesky (knee) and Bobby Zamora (Achilles) while Andrew Johnson (shoulder), Simon Davies (foot) and Toni Kallio (Achilles) are out.

Jonathan Greening could make his debut but fellow new signing Kagisho Dikgacoi, who completed a move from South African club Golden Arrows yesterday, is still lacking match fitness.

Team (from): Zuberbuhler, Schwarzer, Stockdale, Konchesky, Stoor, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Kelly, Baird, Smalling, Duff, Andranik, Riise, Dempsey, Etuhu, Greening, Nevland, Kamara, Zamora, Johnson, Seol.