Overview
- Kick-off is 12:00 GMT at Craven Cottage, with live coverage on TNT Sports 2.
- Fulham, 10th in the Premier League, are pre-match favourites after rotating in earlier rounds but come off a 1–0 midweek loss to West Ham.
- Marco Silva says Harry Wilson faces a late fitness test after an ankle issue, while Kevin is out for the season and Samuel Chukwueze or Oscar Bobb could fill the wide roles.
- Southampton welcome back striker Ross Stewart, with Welington, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Jay Robinson unavailable, and winger Leo Scienza on a run of one goal and four assists in four games.
- The Saints have seven wins and two draws in their last nine under Eckert and recent deep FA Cup runs, setting the stage for a live test of Fulham’s favourites tag.