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2025-09-23 - Fulham vs Cambridge United
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English League Cup Third Round
Tuesday 23rd September 2025 - Kick Off 7:45pm
This game is live on TV
Fulham
You could make a serious argument that Marco Silva's ambitions are perhaps greater than Fulham's board and it is the lack of financial support that is preventing the manager from really helping the club push forward. He has made it clear that the Cup competitions represent a real opportunity for Fulham, while it is perhaps a surprise that Marco Silva has not been offered a role at a 'bigger' club.
Another home win on Saturday means Fulham have made a very positive start to the new Premier League season and allows Silva to take the Cup competitions that much more seriously. In the last three seasons, Fulham have reached the FA Cup Quarter Final twice and the League Cup Semi Final, while the draw has given the team another big advantage with a home game against a club from a lower Division.
Fulham have won both Premier League games played this month following a controversial defeat at rivals Chelsea before the September international break. Both wins have been at Craven Cottage and Fulham are unbeaten in 4 at home in all competitions this season, while winning 3 in a row here.
Despite the likelihood of utilising the squad, Marco Silva has made it clear that he is selecting a team that should be more than capable of progressing to the League Cup Fourth Round.
Cambridge United
The layers have perhaps not been as confident around Cambridge United's chances of making an immediate return to League One compared with the manager, Neil Harris, and the fans, but it has been a positive enough start to life in the fourth tier of English Football. The domestic campaign is the focus, but Harris will appreciate that this League Cup tie will be one that the entire Club is looking forward to.
The U's are 9th in the early League Two standings and no one associated with the Club will be expecting an easy ride in what is a competitive Division. A win over Bristol Rovers and an upset of Championship Charlton Athletic has taken Cambridge United through to the League Cup Third Round for the first time since the 1998/99 season.
Cambridge United have lost 1 of their last 5 games in all competitions and were 2-1 home winners against Fleetwood Town to push back up the League Two table. They had won consecutive away fixtures, but have since lost 1-0 at Bristol Rovers in the League and then drawn at Grimsby Town.
Neil Harris has hinted at making changes to his starting eleven ahead of this fixture.
Head to Head
Fulham and Cambridge United are meeting for the first time since the 1996/97 season when both were playing in the fourth tier of English Football.
The game at Craven Cottage in October 1996 ended 3-0 in favour of Fulham.
However, Cambridge United had been unbeaten in 4 previous visits to this part of West London and had won 3 times during that run.
Prediction
There is a big gap in quality between the Fulham and Cambridge United squads as they prepare to meet twenty-eight years after playing in the same fourth tier Division.
It goes to show how far Fulham have come in that time, while Cambridge United have spent several years out of the Football League in that time.
More recently The U's had been holding onto a spot in League One, but Relegation at the end of last season has perhaps been building for some time.
Neil Harris is helping turn things around and the start to the season has been a positive one, but the manager is well aware of the challenge his squad face at Craven Cottage and an early Fulham goal could set the table for a relatively comfortable home success.
The Pick :
Fulham 3-0 Cambridge United
