Leicester v Fulham

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Fulham will be hoping to avoid an FA Cup upset when they take on Leicester City at The Walkers Stadium.

The Cottagers have proved a hard side to beat of late on the back of four successive Premiership draws while Leicester have lost their last two Championship outings following a good run.

With Fulham well clear of the Premiership drop zone Chris Coleman with have one eye on a good cup run, although Foxes counterpart Rob Kelly's primary objective is avoiding the drop.

However, Kelly is a fan of the FA Cup and is expected to field his strongest side available in a bid to halt their two-game slide and quickly restore confidence within his squad.

Leicester are hoping striker Elvis Hammond has recovered sufficiently from the ankle knock that forced him out of the New Year's Day's loss to Sunderland.

However, Kelly will be without duo Andy Johnson and Momo Sylla, who miss out with ankle and groin injuries respectively.

Fulham will be without Luis Boa Morte after allowing their captain to join London rivals West Ham for an undisclosed fee.

The Craven Cottage outfit are boosted by the capture of Italian hit-man Vincenzo Montella who joined on loan from Roma, although he may have to settle for a role off the bench due to lack of fitness.

Antti Niemi's neck injury suffered against Watford on New Year's Day means deputy Jan Lastuvka will be given a chance in goal.

However, Papa Bouba Diop, Claus Jensen, Zat Knight and Jimmy Bullard are all out while experienced defender Ian Pearce is doubtful with a back injury.

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Leicester:
Henderson, McAuley, McCarthy, Kisnorbo, Maybury, Hughes, Williams, Tiatto, Porter, Hume, Fryatt.
Subs:
Logan, Dodds, Cadamarteri, Stearman, Wesolowski.

Fulham:
Lastuvka, Rosenior, Pearce, Bocanegra, Omozusi, Routledge, Brown, Volz, Radzinski, Helguson, McBride.
Subs:
Montella, Warner, Runstrom, John, Zakuani.

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0:1 Brian McBride (72)

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1:1 Kisnorbo (80)

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1:2 Volz (83)

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2:2 Danny Cadamateri (90)

2-2 Full-time!

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Fulham and Leicester have to try again on Wednesday after a thrilling third round tie earlier in the month ended 2-2.

The Foxes twice came from behind at The Walkers Stadium to force a replay with Chris Coleman's side.

Danny Cadamarteri netted a stoppage time equaliser after Fulham had looked to have won it through Moritz Volz late on.

Leicester will now travel to Craven Cottage looking to produce an upset, knowing a win will put them in with a good chance of advancing even further in the competition.

Wednesday's winners will host Stoke City in the fourth round of the FA Cup later this month.

Previous meetings between Fulham and Leicester shows the visitors have the edge, with Fulham having never knocked their opponents out of the FA Cup.

Fulham have drawn their last six in all competitions, so a penalty shoot-out at Craven Cottage may be a strong possibility.

The Cottagers will still be without injured goalkeeper Antti Niemi, as well as midfielder Papa Bouba Diop and defender Zat Knight.

New signing Clint Dempsey will also be missing having briefly returned to the USA, but Vincenzo Montella could make his first start.

Rob Kelly is sweating on the fitness of Foxes captain Paddy McCarthy, who took a knock to his ankle at the weekend.

Striker Elvis Hammond is also a doubt to face his former club, an ankle problem has kept him out since the turn of the year.

However, Kelly is hopeful both players be able to be involved at some point at Fulham on Wednesday.

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[kyan]

4-3 Fulham, I could have been there

i think montella got a double