Liverpool head to Fulham on Monday knowing a win would equal a club record of away successes.
In all competitions it is six victories in succession away from home - a win at Craven Cottage will equal the club record of seven set between December 1981 - February 1982 and again in January - March 1988.

The 2011/2012 Championship season gets underway this weekend and in what has become recognised as possibly the most competitive division in football, it is Leicester City and West Ham United who are the favourites to win the much coverted price of a place in the Premier League.

Traditionally the hardest league to be promoted from, the Championship has earned the reputation of being uncompromising, erratic, unpredictable but always entertaining, where any team can win any game.

Here is the list of players released by Premier League clubs this summer.

From Fulham: Zoltan Gera, Edward Johnson, Diomansy Kamara, John Pantsil, Matthew Saunders

Other interesting names:

Arsenal have released Thomas Cruise
Villa have released Nigel Reo-Coker could be an interesting signing
Birmingham have released Mitchell McPike
And Maik Taylor, for that matter
Blackpool have released half their squad, for obvious reasons
Manchester United have released Owen Hargreaves, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Edwin van der Sar.

Pepe Reina could play his 150th consecutive Barclays Premier League game for Liverpool at Fulham on Monday night.
Should he achieve the feat, it will be seventh longest sequence by any player in Reds history.
The last match Reina missed was the club's final Premier League game before the 2007 Champions League final at home to Charlton.

"I'm weary now and I want to leave this town, I can't find a job I'm tired of hanging around."
(Jimmie Rodgers, "Whistle Train Blues")

With the season winding down and our safety practically assured, logic suggests that fringe players may get a run out. But, conversely, it seems that Hughes has finally settled on a starting XI that is achieving results.

Valencia have joined the race to sign Martin Montoya from Barcelona, reports Goal.com.
The Spanish under-21 international is currently applying his trade with the Barcelona B team and is rumoured to be seeking a move away from the Nou Camp.
But their La Liga rivals Valencia have bid £2.6 million for the full-back in the hope of securing his signature before Liverpool hold talks.

1. Any discussions on Fernando Torres's post goal etiquette proved to be very premature indeed. Chelsea are now lining up a £75 million bid for Raul Meireles, the Liverpool player who has been finding the net most frequently in recent weeks. 2. It was a terrible weekend for the top four, with the exception of [.

It was honours even at Villa Park after a frustrating performance led to points being dropped for the second time against Fulham this season. An own goal from John Pantsil and a superb goal from Kyle Walker were both cancelled out by goals from Andrew Johnson and Clint Dempsey.

According to Christ Slavin at the Fulham Chronicle, Fulham have yet to hold any contract talks with defender John Pantsil, whose current deal expires at the end of the season. When asked about whether he had talks with the club, Pantsil said,

"There has been nothing like that yet .

Liverpool's renaissance under Kenny Dalglish continued as victory over Fulham lifted them into their highest Barclays Premier League position of the season.
It was not the most notable of performances, although there were plenty of spells of good football from the hosts, as John Pantsil's second-half own goal divided the teams.

This John Pantsil own goal vs Liverpool gave Kenny Dalglish his second straight win as Liverpool manager when the Reds took on Fulham on January 26, 2011. Liverpool vs Fulham 1-0- January 26, 2011 The Pantsil own goal against Liverpool came in the 52nd minute of the game, and was the only thing that separated [.

King Kenny's magic is rubbing off at Anfield as Liverpool beat Fulham 1-0 to move up to seventh place in the Premier League. An own goal from Fulham's John Pantsil was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield and its second successive victory.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three games and a big reason is the resurgence of Fernando Torres.

King Kenny's magic is rubbing off at Anfield as Liverpool beat Fulham 1-0 to move up to seventh place in the Premier League. An own goal from Fulham's John Pantsil was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield and its second successive victory.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three games and a big reason is the resurgence of Fernando Torres.

LIVERPOOL, England — John Pantsil's second half own goal helped Liverpool to a nervous 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield on Wednesday. It was Liverpool's first back-to-back victories since beating Bolton and Chelsea almost three months ago as Kenny Dalglish savoured his first win at Anfield in his second spell as Liverpool manager.

LIVERPOOL, England — John Pantsil's second half own goal helped Liverpool to a nervous 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield on Wednesday. It was Liverpool's first back-to-back victories since beating Bolton and Chelsea almost three months ago as Kenny Dalglish savoured his first win at Anfield in his second spell as Liverpool manager.

A calamity own goalfrom Fulham John Pantsil gave Liverpool all three points against Fulham to-night 1-0 to send the Red's into the dizzy heights of seventh place in the EPL.

There's a lack to talk about Fulham these days. The euphoria of last season, with the Hodgson army battling their way to the Europa League final, has somewhat died.

Like an inflating balloon, the media rushed in during their European cup run: all full of praise for Roy's lads who rose above the odds to scalp Shakhtar, Juventus and Wolfsburg.

The FA have announced via their website that the proposed Thailand vs England fixture scheduled to take place in June has been cancelled. The decision comes as no surprise after Worawi Makudi, General Secretary of the Thai FA and FIFA Executive Member, broke his promise to back England's 2018 World Cup bid.