Fulham v Middlesborough team news - 15.08.2003
last updated Friday 15th August 2003, 6:24 PM
FULHAM
Fulham boss Chris Coleman is without wantaway midfielder Sean Davis and captain Andy Melville.
Davis, whose transfer request has been accepted, is sidelined for another three weeks with a knee injury in any case.
And centre-back Melville faces a similar length of time on the sidelines as he battles back to fitness after a foot problem.
Striker Louis Saha is available after recovering from a hip injury.
Fulham (from): Van der Sar, Voltz, Goma, Djetou, Knight, Bonnissel, Inamoto, Legwinski, Malbranque, Clark, Boa Morte, Marlet, Saha, Sava, Hayles, Crossley.
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MIDDLESBOROUGH
Middlesbrough have been dealt a massive blow on the eve of their Premiership opener at Fulham with the news that record signing Massimo Maccarone will be out for a further 10 weeks.
The Italian striker damaged ankle ligaments in a pre-season friendly at Hull and now joins long-term absentees Ugo Ehiogu (knee ligaments) and David Murphy (ankle) on the sidelines.
Striker Michael Ricketts will miss out with an Achilles problem while French full-back Franck Queudrue starts a five-match ban. George Boateng is short of match fitness after surgery on an ankle although new signings Alan Wright and Carlo Nash are both included in the squad.
Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Nash, Parnaby, Stockdale, Wright, Cooper, Davies, Southgate, Riggott, Boateng, Greening, Doriva, Juninho, Wilson, Christie, Nemeth, Job, Downing.
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