Fulham are without injured pair Hugo Rodallega and captain Brede Hangeland, who has a nerve problem in his leg.
Martin Jol made nine changes for the League Cup in midweek and the likes of Sascha Riether, Scott Parker, Pajtim Kasami and Dimitar Berbatov will all be pushing for recalls.
Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck again misses out with a knee problem.
David Moyes may decide to rotate his squad with Tuesday's Champions League trip to Real Sociedad in mind.Watch Fulham V Man Utd Live,Watch Fulham V Man Utd Live Stream, Watch Fulham V Man Utd Free Live Stream, Watch Fulham V Man Utd Online, Watch Fulham V Man Utd Online Free, Fulham V Man Utd Live, Fulham V Man Utd live stream Online. Almost the first thing new Fulham owner Shahid Khan did on getting the keys to the Cottage was to get rid of MJ.
That was the gruesome, gaudy, waxy-faced but nonetheless lifelike statue of Michael Jackson which had prompted many a smirk from fans meandering behind the Riverside Stand. If you believe what you read, the next MJ to go could be Martin Jol, on the basis that a manager is never more vulnerable than when a new owner gets his feet under the table.
However Khan's own recent experiences just might encourage him to stick with what he's got.
In 2012, the Illinois-based multi-gazillionaire bought the Jacksonville Jaguars, commonly considered to be the worst team in the NFL. Two coaches and a season and a half later, they are still commonly considered to be the worst team in the NFL: 14 defeats in 16 games last season and eight losses in eight this season.
Despite this cautionary tale, Khan's own page on the Fulham website describes him as having "captured the imagination and respect of the sports world in the USA and beyond" since his ownership of the Jaguars. I wonder, would everyone in Jacksonville agree?
Hopefully Fulham's CEO, the eminently sensible Alistair Mackintosh, will be a guiding hand on the Fulham tiller and keep Jol in charge.
Meantime, Manchester United have put together three successive wins, although Stoke went home cursing their luck a week ago.
It's a step in the right direction, despite there being a mood of trepidation rather than triumph these days among some United fans. The presence of the Ferdinand/Vidic axis at the back is usually a nerve-settler and both started against Norwich in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.
United have a tough run coming up with a home match with Arsenal and away matches at Cardiff, Tottenham and Moyes' super-motivated old-boys Everton. Already eight points off the pace, they have no margin for error at Craven Cottage.