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Clint Dempsey, Fulham's best player this season, suffered cruciate knee damage at Blackburn on Sunday and may struggle not only to return for the Cottagers this season but also to be fit in time for the World Cup in South Africa.

Ah, the magic of the FA Cup. This was perhaps more Debbie McGee than Harry Houdini, but not a bad game.

Fulham should have scored in the second minute when Bobby Zamora steered wide from a strangely straightforward position. Fulham did score soon afterwards when Zamora outmuscled his marker lesser men would have gone down here as the defender was quite explicit with his tugging and chipped over the advancing but down-too-early goalkeeper to make it 1-0.

Clint Dempsey scored Fulham's second goal in their 3-2 loss to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium, playing the unlikely role of super sub. Dempsey came on in the 54th-minute for Bobby Zamora, who had to be subbed off with an injury. That ended Fulham manager Roy Hodgson's plans to rest Dempsey, needing help to turnaround Stokes' three first-half goals.

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Clint Dempsey has been having a great year for Fulham. He has 6 goals on the season and his contributions have earned him a starting role for most the season as he has been a force for the Cottagers. However, today was not one of those days as the US National Team player started out on the bench. But it was evident to Roy Hodgson, after going down 3-0 to Stoke City that they needed Dempsey back in the line up.

According to John Percy at the London Evening Standard, Fulham boss Roy Hodgson will not go out and spend big money despite recent injuries to Bobby Zamora and Brede Hangeland. Hodgson said,

"Like most other clubs we're not looking to go into a situation where we splash a lot of money around.

Tevez is a stud, not a dud
That break seemed like it lasted forever. Boxing Day fixtures, the New Year, then a bit of FA Cup action, some snow mixed in between, and now we're back to the Premier League this weekend...
I. Tottenham @ Liverpool: One of these two teams most certainly will not make the Top 4.

Making Pennant and Mullins look like fools
Our Funny Feeling Friday selection this week is Fulham's Danny Murphy (6M). Murphy is only owned by 4% of fantasy footie managers, not nearly as popular as his teammates Duff (12% owned) or Dempsey (injured but still 9% owned) but he may shine this weekend with two home matches as Fulham's best midfield option.

Premier League action resumes this week after the New Year festivities. Fulham will be visiting Stoke City in an attempt to consolidate their pisition on the top half of the table. The Cottagers will be confident after a streak of good performances while Stoke has much to prove. They have failed to score in their last [.

Yesterday was my first day back to work after the Christmas holidays. As I was parking I noticed one of my colleagues had arrived at the same time. He is a dedicated Swindon Town fan, so in order to ease the pain of the first day back at work I decided to walk with him to the office and talk football.

"Let my people go!"

Rumour No. 1: Crystal Palace prodigy Victor Moses is a wanted man. His name has been continually linked with a host of teams over the past few weeks, with Barcelona, Hoffenheim, Tottenham and Liverpool all being touted as possible destinations, but it now appears a firm bid (or two) has been made for the striker.

Potentially crippling injuries to Bobby Zamora and Brede Hangeland in the 3-2 defeat to Stoke on Wednesday have made a difficult job seem all the more daunting for Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.

Club top scorer Zamora (11 goals) is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks after suffering a dislocated collarbone after a robust challenge from Stoke's Amdy Fye.

Bob Bradley should find out by the Monday what the exact fates of Fulham forward Clint Dempsey will be after sustaining a serious injury at the weekend.

Dempsey suffered a knee injury in in the 61st minute of Fulham's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers. An MRI was already taken and the initial prognoses indicate that he might have suffered a torn PCL (posterior cruciate ligament).

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England

City To Loan Flamini?

After being linked with a loan move to Tottenham last week, it's now looking like former Arsenal man Mathieu Flamini could be on his way to Manchester City on a similar deal, as Manchester City are reportedly close to landing the versatile Frenchman on loan from AC Milan.

By Chris Wright

Bobby's in the dark about his future

After taking the helm at West Ham yesterday, David Sullivan and David Gold have already set their sights on bringing Bobby Zamora back to Upton Park, just 18 months after the striker left for Fulham.

By Chris Wright

Benni gets ready to hug Chris Samba

After seeing their enquiries into Bobby Zamora's availability roundly quashed yesterday, West Ham have turned their sights elsewhere. Co-owner David Gold has admitted that the club are now interested in taking Benni McCarthy off Blackburn's hands.

Clint Dempsey has been ruled out Fulham's tough Europa League last-32 tie against holders Shakhtar Donetsk, but he will feature again this term.
Dempsey suffered a knee injury in the 2-0 away defeat to Blackburn and was expected to be out for the rest of the season. It was originally thought he had torn his posterior cruciate ligament, meaning he would miss all of Fulham's remaining games as well as the World Cup.

They may be a fellow London club, but it would take a mean-spirited Spurs fan to take a real dislike to them.

Under Roy Hodgson, Fulham play attractive football, despite operating on a limited budget. Positioned on the Thames and without any psychotic fans, an away day at Fulham is one to be enjoyed, even if the ticket prices have been raised to an eye-watering £48.