Fulham hosts Southampton in the 5th Round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Kickoff is at 8am EDT on ESPN2. A few notes on the time and channel. The US moves to daylight savings time on Sunday, but the UK doesn't switch until later in March so we'll be one hour "closer" to London time on Sunday. ESPN2 is not the same as ESPN+, so to watch this you'll probably need cable or something like Sling.
Southampton have been on fire recently in the Championship. They've been racking up wins and moving up the table without a loss since mid-January. The question for all teams in a position like theirs is do you keep the mojo going and put out the best squad for a win or do you hold your best players out for the league competition?
Fulham have got to bounce back from a terrible showing against West Ham. Wilson will still likely be unavailable, so Silva will have to deal with that forced changed. I'd like to see a midfield with Smith-Rowe, Iwobi, and Berge since that has been the most reliable combo, then have Chukwueze and Bobb on the wings. Fulham has had it pretty easy so far in the FA Cup, but they haven't converted to easy wins. It will likely be no different this time. Prepare for more late excitement. Drama is one thing we can generally count on from Fulham.
