FULHAM will find out whether it was worth nearly £1million of television cash to condemn their players to a fourth match in 11 days when they take on the Clarets in a fifth-round FA Cup replay at Turf Moor tonight.

Victory and a quarter-final trip to outsiders Watford will undoubtedly be hailed as a triumph for owner, chairman and Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed.

But defeat could drive another wedge between him and team manager Jean Tigana who admits he is mightily concerned about the wear and tear on his players.

A Premier League spokesperson has confirmed that Fulham had the opportunity to apply for a postponement of Monday night's Sky TV-live clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

"If Fulham had requested a postponement it would certainly have been looked at but there was no such request," said the spokesperson.

With no guarantee that television would agree to transmit the rearranged match later in the season, Fulham instead accepted Sky's fee to play on against Spurs, earning a 1-1 draw in their 48th game of the season.

Clearly referring to himself and his players, Tigana said: "We had no choice about playing all these games so close but we have to accept it. I'm worried about the tiredness of the players, especially if we have to play extra-time at Burnley.

"The big problem is that we also have to travel and I must check on all the players when they arrive at the hotel. We played with just 10 men against 11 for a long time at Tottenham and that's difficult for fitness.

"We have shown we can fight and be organised. In the circumstances I was pleased with a point at Tottenham although we had enough chances to win. But we've had two wins and two draws from the last four games and we have to go for another win now."

Sean Davis returned after a bout of flu to face Spurs and said: "We're still a bit surprised the match went on. Probably there was a case for calling it off until later, but it is done now and we just have to shape up for Burnley again.

"It was disappointing we didn't see them off at Loftus Road and I know our fans were disappointed because we got some stick from them. I felt it was a bit over the top although to be fair most of the fans are great, but we need to get the result at Burnley now."

French midfielder Sylvain Legwinski and Portuguese winger Luis Boa Morte proved their fitness at White Hart Lane after coming back from hamstring injuries while Louis Saha sparked up front as a substitute lone striker having had hamstring problems of his own earlier this season.

Full-back Jon Harley is also available again after flu but £11.5million striker Steve Marlet is almost certainly out with a twisted knee. However defender Martin Djetou is could play despite having been stretchered off with a cracked jaw and broken teeth at Spurs.

One man who could feature tonight is Japanese World Cup star Junichi Inamoto and the Burnley press box will have a dozen or so of his countrymen ready to record his every move.

Tigana, whose future at the club has been a matter of speculation all season, has said he would rather go fishing if he is not offered a new deal to continue as manager.

Now he insists, however: "I don't want to talk to anybody but the club about my contract any more because I have probably said too much already."

The former France World Cup star, currently stricken by flu, leaves little doubt that he is at constant loggerheads with Al Fayed and the fixtures pile-up is adding to his discontent.

But there is no doubt he is hoping that Watford away will turn out to be Cup tie number 21 for the season.