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Fulham Vs Tottenham
FA Cup sixth round
Venue: Craven Cottage Date: Saturday, 6 March Kick-off: 1720 GMT
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio and BBC Sport website. Also live on ITV1
For more details on coverage please check out Geez's Live Media Thread Here
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Place in the last four the prize for winners at Craven Cottage
Fulham Vs Tottenham
FA Cup sixth round
Venue: Craven Cottage Date: Saturday, 6 March Kick-off: 1720 GMT
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio and BBC Sport website. Also live on ITV1
For more details on coverage please check out Geez's Live Media Thread Here
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Place in the last four the prize for winners at Craven Cottage
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London rivals Fulham and Tottenham will fight for the chance to play at Wembley in their FA Cup quarter-final at Craven Cottage.
The Cottagers host Spurs as both sides look to advance to the last four of the competition, with many of the big guns already out.
Chelsea are the only side in the top three still remaining in the tournament, and whoever triumphs on the banks of the Thames on Saturday evening will begin to dream of cup glory.
Spurs have a rich history in the competition having lifted the trophy eight times, although the last time they did so was in 1991.
Fulham, meanwhile, have never won the FA Cup and have only reached the final on one occasion - back in 1975.
But with Roy Hodgson's men extremely difficult to beat at home, the history books may go out of the window when kick-off arrives.
With both sides performing well in the Premier League, the game will provide some time away from Tottenham's bid to finish in the top-four, while Fulham have been heavily involved in another cup competition this term in the form of the Europa League.
Crisis
Spurs are facing a midfield crisis for the short trip across the capital.
Tom Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas are injured, Jamie O'Hara on loan at Portsmouth and defender Younes Kaboul is cup-tied.
Manager Harry Redknapp has brought back 20-year-old Jake Livermore from a temporary spell at Peterborough as cover.
They will also be without Jermain Defoe who has picked up a hamstring injury, and he joins Ledley King, Aaron Lennon and David Bentley on the sidelines.
Fulham could have four former Spurs players in their ranks for the game - Simon Davies, Danny Murphy, Stephen Kelly and Bobby Zamora.
Zamora has been in excellent form this season leading to suggestions that he could be called up to the England squad by Fabio Capello.
Murphy will undergo a fitness test before the tie after struggling with a groin strain, but left-back Paul Konchesky may feature after making a full recovery from his ankle injury.
Andrew Johnson, Clint Dempsey and John Pantsil remain in the treatment room, all with ankle injuries.
The last time these two teams met in the Premier League the game ended in a 2-0 win for Spurs at White Hart Lane, although back in December they played out a goalless stalemate at Craven Cottage.
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Danny Murphy faces a test on his groin injury for Fulham but Paul Konchesky may feature following ankle trouble.
Andrew Johnson, Clint Dempsey and John Pantsil are all out through injury.
Tottenham are without midfielders David Bentley (groin), Jermaine Jenas, who this week had groin surgery, and Tom Huddlestone (ankle ligament damage).
Aaron Lennon is out until next month with groin trouble, Ledley King is unlikely to play and now Jermain Defoe is a doubt with a hamstring concern.
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson:
"It would be great on a personal note to lead a team out in the semi-final at Wembley. But more importantly it would be great for the club. These are the type of goals you set yourself at the start of the season.
"When you get this close you realise you'll never have a better opportunity to get across the line.
"Our players know this is a great opportunity. We worked hard for it, it's been handed to us and now we need to do what's necessary to bring home the bacon.
"You know you'll have to knock a very good team out if you're to reach the semi-finals and our moment has now come. The scenario is set - it's a London derby between two teams who play good football."
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp:
"Jermain has had tight hamstrings, run down his legs like sciatica-type pain. He felt it after the game at Wembley, he didn't feel very good with it at all.
"He felt his back was tight before the game and he'd been having treatment on the back of his hamstrings here, but they all seem to roll into one. The physios will see if they can work their magic on him.
"It's quite easy to pick the team at the moment because I think we've got about 12 fit players.
"We'll have to play people out of position but we've still got 11 very good players. We are in the fight for fourth place and that will go to the wire, but we're in the cup as well so it's exciting times."
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MATCH FACTS
BIG-MATCH FACTS
The tie in context
• Fulham against Tottenham is one of three all-Premier League quarter-finals, and the only derby in the sixth round.
• Tottenham are the most successful club still alive in the FA Cup, having won the competition eight times.
• Both clubs recorded 4-0 wins in their last FA Cup outings.
Head-to-head
• Fulham have failed to score in their last three meetings with Tottenham. This season's league clash at Craven Cottage was goalless.
Fulham 0-0 Tottenham (Prem Lge, 26 Dec)
• Spurs prevailed in the reverse fixture a month later.
Tottenham 2-0 Fulham (Prem Lge, 26 Jan)
• Fulham's last victory over the north London club was 2-1 on the banks of the Thames on 15 November 2008.
FA Cup records and best performances
• Tottenham hold a 100% record over the Cottagers in FA Cup ties, having progressed on all four previous occasions they have been drawn together; three at the first time of asking.
The clubs
FULHAM
Current form
• Unbeaten in eight in all competitions (W5, D3).
• Aston Villa were the last club to beat them; 2-0 in the Premier League at Craven Cottage on 30 January.
• Won their last five at the Cottage.
FA Cup form
• Meeting Premier League opposition for the first time in this cup run, having dismissed Swindon, Accrington and Notts County on the way to the last eight.
• Appearing in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row, having been 4-0 victims to Manchester United at this same stage last season.
The Manager
• Roy Hodgson won the Svenska Cup twice as manager of Swedish club Malmo (1986 and 1989), and the Danish Super Cup when at the helm of FC Copenhagen in 2001.
The Players
• Damien Duff and Bobby Zamora are Fulham's joint top scorers in the FA Cup this season, with two goals each.
• Zamora, Simon Davies, Stephen Kelly and Danny Murphy are all former Tottenham players, while Paul Konchesky was on loan at White Hart Lane.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Current form
• Bidding for a fourth successive win in all competitions.
• Failed to win one of the last 10.
FA Cup form
• Beaten Peterborough, Leeds and Bolton in this Cup run, with the aid of replays in the last two rounds.
• Appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time in three years.
• The most recent of their 17 semi-final appearances was in 2001, when Arsenal ended their interest.
The Manager
• Harry Redknapp famously led Portsmouth to FA Cup victory in the season before last.
• His only other cup triumph as a manager was with West Ham, when they lifted the Intertoto Cup in 1999.
The Players
• Jermain Defoe is Tottenham's top scorer in this FA Cup run. His five goals includes a hat-trick against Leeds.
Replay date
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 (Kick off: 2000 GMT)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne and Wear)
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup and Michael Murphy
Fourth official: Kevin Friend
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