While all the focus is on tonight’s Champions League play-off at Eastlands, we shouldn’t forget that our double gameweek is completed by Fulham’s tussle with Stoke at the Cottage this evening.

It’s widely expected that we’ll see another second string selection from Roy Hodgson tonight, with Bobby Zamora again sidelined as he battles for fitness ahead of the Europa League final. That could well hand Clint Dempsey the chance to lead the attack once again, unless Hodgson opts to throw in David Elm or Stefano Okaka against the Stoke back four. The other poser is whether Zoltan Gera will play some part after being kept in reserve on the bench in the 3-2 win over West Ham at the weekend. I expect him to see some pitch time from him tonight.

The rest of the Fulham lineup looks set to be very similar with Jonathan Greeening, Kagisho Dikgacoi and Bjorn Helge Riise poised to see action once more. Simon Davies could be rested here with Dempsey possibly shifting to the right side of midfield. At the back, we can only speculate as to whether we will see either Aaron Hughes or Brede Hangeland. I suspect Hughes is the more likely to figure with Hangeland continuing speaking out earlier in the season on the strains of so many games this term.

As for Stoke, they seem set to be largely unchanged. Abdoulaye Faye remains a doubt with a thigh injury and seems unlikely to break back into the side regardless after a strong showing from the Stoke rearguard in his absence. Expect Ryan Shawcross to start again tonight then. A change could be on the cards up front with Tuncay an option, but Tony Pulis would seem likely to stick with the Ricardo Fuller/Mama Sidibe partnership.