Today at 3:00 p.m. ET, Fulham and Tottenham go head-to-head in Barclays Premiere League action live from Craven Cottage in England. The game can be live streamed here.
New Fulham coach Rene Meulensteen has commanded that the team step up for their shortcomings thus far in the Barclays Premiere League after he took over for Martin Jol, who was fired after the team dropped their sixth consecutive match.
"We need to make sure the players take responsibility, with work-rate and their discipline," Meulensteen said to BBC Radio Five Live. "Fulham have had too many poor results and we must now create a platform to get away from our position."
Meulensteen has implemented his own men to help out with Fulham as former Manchester United academy coach Jonathan Hill has come in and Kit Symons will be assisting with first-team training.
Right-back Sascha Riether returns from a three game ban in which he was suspended for stomping on Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj, which was not seen by officials but was caught on video.
Defender Brede Hangeland (sciatic nerve problem) and striker Dimitar Berbatov (illness) may also be available for the match.
Defenseman Aaron Hughes believes the team needs to stay positive for the challenges that will come upon it.
"We have just got to keep going and believing in ourselves. When you are in the middle of a bad run the last thing you want to do is let your head drop, feel sorry for yourself and make excuses," he told ESPN. "We just have to all pull together and try and get through this busy period coming up when there are a lot of games and you can pick up a lot of points quickly."
He added: "We have to try and be positive and take the things we are doing on the training pitch into games."
Tottenham fell 6-0 to Manchester City and then had a 2-2 draw with Manchester United as the team continues to struggle.
"The players in the dressing room know we have to dig deep, show why we are playing for Tottenham, why we are playing for such a big club, a top-four club and prove to the fans and the gaffer and the chairman why they put the faith in us," Kyle Walker told ESPN.
Tottenham coach Andre Villas-Boas isn't taking Fulham lightly despite the fact that the team enters struggling.
"Both teams are looking for a result to bounce back," Villas-Boas told ESPN. "We hope it falls for us and they will be hoping the same. It can launch either team's season."
Left-back Danny Rose (toe) has missed the last 15 games and won't be able to return today, though he is scheduled to return to training later this week.
Fulham and Tottenham take the pitch against each other today in England.
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