Forty-seven league places separate these sides but there is decent shock potential at Bramall Lane, the Blades having already knocked Aston Villa out of the competition. Fulham face Swansea on Tuesday in the Premier League, so changes are expected. “There is not one country in the world that would let someone play in a fourth round of the cup on a Sunday and then play an important league game on Tuesday,” said a disgruntled Fulham manager, René Meulensteen. John Ashdown

Venue Bramall Lane, Sunday 1pm

Referee A Marriner

Odds Sheffield Utd 7-4 Fulham 9-5 Draw 5-2

Head to head Sheffield Utd 29 Fulham 19 Draws 14

Sheffield Utd

Subs from Howard, Scougall, Miller, Coady, Barry, Calvert-Lewin, Kennedy, Johns, Eyre, De Girolamo

Cup-tied McFadzean, Paynter, Whitehouse

Fulham

Subs from Stockdale, Riise, Senderos, Riether, Hangeland, Parker, Dempsey, Berbatov, Taarabt, Rodallega, Boateng, Amorebieta, Duff, Dembélé, Tankovic, Plumain, David, Vigen Christensen

Doubtful Amorebieta

Injured Briggs

Match pointers

• United have won their past four FA Cup meetings with Fulham, only once needing a replay to get through

• Clint Dempsey has scored six goals in his past five FA Cup appearances

• Sheffield United
• Fulham
• FA Cup

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