Roque Santa Cruz is a major doubt for tonight’s Premier League clash with Fulham at the Cottage – welcome news to fantasy managers banking on a home clean sheet. The striker is carrying a knee injury and is just one of several concerns worrying Allardyce going into the game.
The fixture represents the end of the FPL gameweek and with thousands of managers backing Fulham’s defence for the double fixture gameweek, the likely absence of Santa Cruz would be a major bonus.
Fulham are set to name an unchanged side, despite two recent home defeats to Hull and United. Rovers meanwhile, have doubts over the fitness of keepers Robinson and Brown, while Grella and Dunn are ruled out. Roberts would seem likely to fill the void left by Santa Cruz with Diouf and the returning Gamst-Pedersen either side of him. McCarthy remains an option, but the sweet-eating fox in the box apparently remains out of favour.