Another terrible news hit Fulham ahead of clash with Man United as Marco Silva has sorrowfully announced…
Joao Palhinha, a midfield player for Fulham, received his tenth yellow card over the weekend, thus he will be absent from Saturday’s trip to Manchester United.
On Saturday, Marco Silva’s team suffered a 2-1 defeat at home against Aston Villa after giving up two goals to Ollie Watkins before halftime, but Rodrigo Muniz eventually pulled one back. As the Cottagers pressed for an equalizer, Palhinha was booked for a late, careless challenge on John McGinn out of desperation to regain possession and launch an attack.
Palhinha received 10 yellow cards prior to Fulham’s 32nd game, which carries a two-match ban under Premier League regulations. The midfielder, who became the first player in the Premier League to reach the undesirable milestone this season, will now miss Fulham’s trip to Old Trafford on Saturday. In November, the midfielder missed Fulham’s game over Wolves due to receiving five yellow cards.
Fulham, who have been greatly dependent on Palhinha’s defensive acumen as the midfield pillar, is severely harmed by the suspension. With 105 tackles this season, the former target of Bayern Munich has made the most in the Premier League. Harrison Reed, who has only started one Premier League game since the beginning of December and is a major step down in quality, will probably play for Silva in his absence.
The two teams meeting on Saturday at Old Trafford are going through extremely contrasting phases of their seasons; Fulham has only won two of their previous nine games. Throughout the campaign, Silva’s team has been dreadfully uneven, as demonstrated by a December in which they won five straight games before dropping three straight without netting a goal.
Prior to the beginning of the year, United’s season had been similarly erratic, but they had won six of their previous seven games—including their last five—across all competitions. Rasmus Hojlund scored both goals in a 2-1 victory at Kenilworth Road on Sunday, forcing Erik ten Hag’s team to battle for three points against Luton Town.
Later in the week, the United boss will face questions about injuries within his own team. Luke Shaw, who was replaced on Sunday before halftime, is one player who may not be fully fit.
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