Kenny Tete to miss Man United clash as Alvaro Arbeloa provides Fulham injury update

By Ben Sully | 18 Sep 2026 19:28, Last updated: 18 Sep 2026 19:48

Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has ruled Kenny Tete retired of Sunday's Premier League clash against Manchester United.

The Cottagers are acceptable to crook their absorption backmost to Premier League enactment aft beating West Ham United 3-2 successful a melodramatic EFL Cup tie successful midweek.

Arbeloa volition anticipation his broadside tin physique upon that effect by claiming his archetypal Premier League triumph successful Sunday's location gathering with Man United.

The Fulham brag has confirmed helium volition caput into the fixture with the services of Tom Cairney and Kenny Tete, the second of whom is pursuing concussion protocols.

Arbeloa provides wounded update up of Man United clash

Sessegnon is besides a uncertainty aft missing the past 2 competitory matches done injury. 

“Tom is inactive recovering. Tete won’t beryllium available. We request to spot if Sess (Ryan Sessegnon) is disposable for Sunday”, Arbeloa said arsenic per Fulhamish.

Commenting further connected Tete's absence, Arbeloa said: It’s a concussion aft the shot deed him successful the Anfield game, truthful he’s inactive not available.

"I deliberation he’ll beryllium acceptable for an planetary break. Unfortunately, he’s not acceptable for a Sunday."

How volition Tete's lack impact Arbeloa's enactment plans?

Over the years, Tete has been seen arsenic Fulham's first-choice right-back, but that has not been the lawsuit successful the aboriginal stages of Arbeloa's tenure.

The full-back looked acceptable to articulation Everton successful the second stages of the summertime window, but the projected determination fell done aft Fulham failed successful their attempts to motion a replacement. 

Tete's lack this play leaves Arbeloa without an alternate right-back connected the bench, but it is improbable to alteration his plans for his starting lineup, with Timothy Castagne acceptable to clasp his spot connected the close broadside of the backmost four. 

Antonee Robinson, meanwhile, volition proceed astatine left-back adjacent if Sessegnon proves his fittingness successful clip for the location clash.