Fulham vs Southampton: Confirmed teams and line ups in FA Cup fifth round 2025/26

Fulham and Southampton have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Craven Cottage in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.

The Cottagers are 10th in the Premier League after their three-match winning run in all competitions ended with a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham on Wednesday.

Saints are eighth in the Championship and on a nine-match unbeaten run, winning seven games along the way including a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday eight days ago.

101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Fulham vs Southampton in the FA Cup, as well as details on how to watch.

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Fulham confirmed starting team vs Southampton

Fulham starting XI: Benjamin Lecomte, Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Ryan Sessegnon, Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Emile Smith Rowe, Oscar Bobb, Rodrigo Muniz, Samuel Chukwueze

Fulham substitutes: Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Joshua King, Alex Iwobi, Raul Jimenez

Southampton full line up vs Fulham

Southampton make four changes: Nathan Wood-Gordon, Flynn Downes, Caspar Jander and Tom Fellows are in for Shea Charles, Cameron Bragg, Kuryu Matsuki and the rested Jack Stephens.

Right-back Mads Roerslev is out following knee surgery. Left-back Welington and forward Jay Robinson have muscular injuries.

Southampton starting XI: Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood-Gordon, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Caspar Jander, Tom Fellows, Finn Azaz, Leo Scienza, Cyle Larin

Southampton substitutes: George Long, Joshua Quarshie, Elias Jelert Kristensen, Oriol Romeu Vidal, Cameron Bragg, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Cameron Archer, Ross Stewart

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• This is the fourth FA Cup tie between Fulham and Southampton, with the Cottagers progressing in the third round in 1998/99 after a replay and the Saints winning in the second round in 1914/15 and third round in 2017/18
• None of the last three ties between the teams has produced more than two goals. Both of the last two took place at Craven Cottage, Southampton winning 1-0 in 2018 and Fulham prevailing by the same scoreline in 1999
• Fulham are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final stage for a third time in the last four seasons, after 2022/23 and 2024/25
• Their previous three quarter-final appearances came over a period of 20 seasons
• Two of their last three home matches have been defeats but they recovered from being behind after 59 minutes to beat Championship automatic promotion contenders Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage in the third round
• Southampton have lost three of their last four matches against Fulham (D1), all in the Premier League during the 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons
• Saints last beat them in May 2021 under Ralph Hasenhuttl, a 3-1 home top-flight victory as part of a run of three wins in four matches in all competitions in the fixture
• Since beating Manchester United in the 1976 final, Southampton have been eliminated in seven of their eight FA Cup ties against top-flight opponents while playing outside of the top division at the time. The exception was a 2-0 win against Blackpool in the third round in 2010/11
• They have won four of their five away matches (D1) since a 4-0 defeat at Boro on January 4
• That is their only loss in their last seven games on the road (D3)