Crouch on the mend

Last updated : 18 April 2008 By Al Campbell
The England striker missed last week's win over Blackburn with a toe injury but hopes to recover in time to face Fulham at Craven Cottage tomorrow afternoon.

"I've been training for the last couple of days so hopefully I will be fit for Fulham. I'm hoping to be involved against Fulham. It was frustrating to miss out on the Blackburn game with the toe injury because I was involved in the previous games with Arsenal," said Crouch.

"It's important for us to finish our league season strongly. I know we've got massive games coming up in the Champions League but it's important we finish fourth. It's important to get that sorted the sooner the better really, because once that is out of the way we can concentrate solely on the Champions League."