Sheffield United vs Fulham. Sky Bet Championship.
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Tuesday 21 November 2017 12:03, UK
Sheffield United will be without Paul Coutts for the visit of Fulham and for the rest of the season due to a broken leg.
Blades boss Chris Wilder has confirmed Coutts does not require surgery after fracturing his tibia in Saturday's win at Burton, but the midfielder will play no further part in the Blades' promotion challenge. Striker Leon Clarke is expected to shake off a knock sustained at the weekend, while defender George Baldock (hamstring) will be assessed after missing the last two matches.
Goalkeeper Jamal Blackman was back in action at Burton after a back injury, but striker Ched Evans (ankle) and defender Kieron Freeman (knee) are still out.
Fulham have Kevin McDonald available following suspension. They are also hopeful Stefan Johansen and Neeskens Kebano will be fit to return.
Johansen has been missing through illness, while Kebano had a hip injury. Tayo Edun impressed on his league debut in their absences, and is pushing to retain his place.
Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last seven home matches against Fulham in all competitions (W5 D2).
The Cottagers haven't won at Bramall Lane since April 1985 - Leroy Rosenior scored the only goal in a 1-0 win in a second-tier match.
Fulham won all three of their league matches in south Yorkshire last season, beating Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday.
Leon Clarke has been directly involved in 11 of Sheffield United's 27 league goals this season (9 goals, 2 assists) - only Wolves forward Leo Bonatini has registered more goal involvements (14- 10 goals, 4 assists).
Fulham keeper David Button has the highest passing accuracy of all goalkeepers in the Championship to have played a minimum of 10 matches this season (69.25%).
Sheffield United just keep on going don't they. Every time you think they might slip up they just get another result and they're turning into real contenders this season.
Fulham, meanwhile, just can't get any kind of run of form going, and they look bereft of confidence at the moment. I can't see much past a home win here.
Prutton predicts: 2-0 (9/1 with Sky Bet)
