Fulham vs Manchester United prediction, odds and how to watch

Chelsea took all three points in a frantic west London derby, but the underlying numbers paint a picture of a Fulham side that created more than the scoreline suggests and a visiting defence that rode its luck throughout.

Manchester United host Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night carrying a lengthy injury list and a head-to-head record against this Brighton side that makes grim reading. Connor Maguire gives you the full picture.

Manchester United welcome Sabah to Old Trafford on Thursday night in the UEFA Champions League. Sabah arrive having earned their place through qualifying, but the gulf in class is real and the market is telling you exactly that.

Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday carrying genuine away form and a game plan that could expose exactly the kind of structural problems Fulham have been papering over at home. This is a match with a clear tactical storyline, and it is worth paying close attention to.

Manchester United carry a formidable home record into Sunday's derby, but Manchester City's structured away approach and superior recent league standing make this one of the most tactically layered derbies in recent memory.

Liverpool open their Anfield account against a Fulham side built to frustrate, and the structural questions surrounding both clubs make this fixture far more interesting than the table suggests.

Robert Sanchez has been loaned to Como with a buy option just days after a costly error against Fulham cost him his Chelsea starting spot to new signing Emi Martinez. The move sits alongside Chelsea's £125m sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City as Xabi Alonso overhauls the squad on deadline day.

Fulham have agreed a reported €25m deal for Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Larsson and a separate move for Real Madrid graduate Manuel Angel, hijacking Crystal Palace's pursuit of the Swedish midfielder just a day after reports had the Eagles closing in.