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Sunday February 3, 2008 Finished Craven Cottage

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Fulham

  • Davies 72’
  • Bullard 86’

Aston Villa

  • Hughes 69’ (o.g.)
  1. Bullard wins it for Fulham

    Bullard wins it for Fulham

    Jimmy Bullard's 86th-minute free-kick gave Fulham a 2-1 victory over high-flying Aston Villa at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Aston Villa
    • 93 THAT'S IT! Fulham have held on to clinch the points!
    • 89 Can Fulham hold on? Not long to go...
    • 86 GOAL! BULLARD! SUPERB FREE-KICK! The midfielder curls a fine free-kick over the wall and past Carson, who reacted late.
    • 85 Fulham win a free-kick, 30 yards from goal when Curtis Davies brings down Kamara, flying through the middle. Good position for the home side...
    • 83 BLOCK! Mellberg ventures forward, but his left-foot shot is blocked on the edge of the penalty area.
    • 80 You suspect Villa will be frustrated if they only emerge from this match with a point, especially after taking the lead. Can they push on for a winner?
    • 77 COMFORTABLE SAVE! The ball bobbles around in the box after a free-kick is only partially cleared...it breaks to Andreasen, but his shot is weak and straight at the keeper.
    • 76 PAWED CLEAR! Maloney lofts a fine free-kick into the box...the ball evades everyone, but Niemi paws the ball clear. Good save.
    • 75 Maloney cuts infield on to his left foot with a neat trick, but Konchesky blocks his shot on the edge of the box.
    • 72 GOAL! FULHAM ARE LEVEL! Davies puts the home side on level terms, making a fine run to the near post to meet Bullard's excellent low cross, turning a fine finish past Carson.
    • 71 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Laursen gets in at the back post with a cute little run to meet another corner...but sidefoots over the crossbar from six yards out!
    • 69 GOAL! OWN GOAL! Another poor corner, flicked on at the near post...Hughes sticks out his leg instinctively, and directs the ball past Niemi. Villa have the lead!
    • 68 Petrov's shot from 35 yards takes a deflection and goes out for a corner...
    • 66 There's been no real improvement in the quality here...
    • 63 Harewood is mistakenly flagged offside as he tried to get on the end of a pass pumped back into the box...he drills in a first-time shot anyway...Niemi saves. The flag renders the effort meaningless.
    • 59 Carew gets on a loose pass from Baird...he takes on Hughes down the left, but his cross is blocked. Corner...
    • 56 Scott Carson's poor kick from a passback falls at the feet of Murphy 40 yards from goal, but the Fulham midfielder can't get the ball under control in time to get a shot away with Carson out of his goal.
    • 53 WIDE! A fine cross from Konchesky is met by Dempsey...he rises well, but can't direct his header on target, the ball drifting wide of the post.
    • 50 Villa are chasing Europe and should really be looking to kick on in the second half and wrap up the points here.
    • 48 CLOSE! Villa win a free-kick out on the right...Petrov whips it in with pace into the crowded box...the ball takes a deflection off an out-stretched leg and flies for a corner.
    • 47 Harewood's low cross from the right looks dangerous, but is just too strong for Petrov to reach in the six yard box.
    • 46 Agbonlahor hasn't recovered from that tackle just before the break...he has been taken off, and Harewood has come on. Bad news for Villa and England.
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Not a good game. Both sides will feel confident they can grab a goal in the second half to go on and win it - but they have to improve in the final third.
    • 45 Agbonlahor pulls up with what looks like a hamstring injury. He hobbles off, but should be okay for the second half, I guess.
    • 43 Carew drags a left-foot shot...the ball strikes Agbonlahor 10 yards out, but he can't control it and Fulham clear.
    • 40 Nevland flashes a shot wide of the far post...although the offside flag is up anyway.
    • 38 Davis beats two players in a one-man charge after a Villa corner - but he can't beat the last man and the visitors win possession back.
    • 36 POOR EFFORT! Baird hooks the ball away from Niemi, under pressure from Carew...Maloney collects out on the left and tries another curler...same outcome - over the bar, with Niemi retreating.
    • 35 Villa have a decent spell on the ball...problem is, it is in their own half. This is a bad game.
    • 32 VILLA'S FIRST SHOT! Maloney does well to cut inside from the left, he gets to the edge of the box...but his attempted curler into the top corner flies well, well wide.
    • 29 Bullard is popping up all over the pitch in an effort to try and get on the ball...that's good news, because he's a creative player.
    • 27 Fulham win a corner on the right...Davies puts it into the middle...but doesn't beat the first man. Another poor delivery, typical of this game, I'm afraid.
    • 25 Fulham have got in a couple of decent positions out wide, but haven't been able to make anything from it.
    • 23 Mellberg has to be precise with his header back to Carson, as Nevland looks to sneak in around the back and nick the ball.
    • 21 Davies curls in a free-kick to the back post...Hangeland gets up at the back post...but heads well wide.
    • 20 It's good to see Bullard back in action after finally recovering from that horrendous knee injury...I have to say, though, he looks to be feeling the pace already. He's puffing a bit out there.
    • 17 Both sides are getting plenty of men forward to support attacks - but the quality of the passing and touch has just let them down so far.
    • 15 Barry just hesitates over a shot when the ball breaks to him 12 yards out...Hughes comes over to block. Corner.
    • 12 Fulham win their first corner of the match...Dempsey meets the centre with a flashing header...cleared inside the six-yard box by Bouma.
    • 10 Agbonlahor uses his pace to get to the by-line, although he just can't get enough on his cross and Niemi claims comfortably at the near post.
    • 9 Villa are in the midst of a great run of form...they are fourth in the form-table, based on the last six games.
    • 8 LOW SHOT! Dempsey strikes a firm shot from distance, but Carson is down comfortably to save at his near post.
    • 7 Not a great start here, although Villa are knocking the ball around quite nicely.
    • 5 Villa win successive corners on the right...the second cause a momentary panic when the ball isn't properly cleared, although Hangeland steps in to hoof clear.
    • 3 CLOSE! Bullard strikes it well...through the wall...takes a deflection off Davies and flies over the crossbar for a corner.
    • 2 Dempsey wins his side a free-kick...good position, 30 yards from goal, centre-pitch...
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Fulham give home debuts to new signings Brede Hangeland, Erik Nevland and Leon Andreasen against Aston Villa in today's Barclays Premier League match at Craven Cottage.
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of this second and final Premier League match of the day...

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats Aston Villa
    57% Possession 42%
    14 Shots 13
    5 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 2
    3 Corners 10
    14 Fouls 10
    4 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    38 Tackles 31
    326 Accurate passes 230
    49 Bad passes 55

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Fulham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      29 Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5
      32 Brede Hangeland 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 21 3 4
      4 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 17 4
      34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 6
      25 Simon Davies 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 23 5 3
      27 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 7 2
      21 Jimmy Bullard 1 3 1 0 4 1 1 55 5 2
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 35 5 4
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 22 2 7
      15 Erik Nevland 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 13 4 1
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Moritz Volz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Kasey Keller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Brian McBride 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
      11 Diomansy Kamara 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18 0 3
      3 Wilfred Bouma 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 25 15 3
      4 Olof Mellberg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 2
      5 Martin Laursen 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 27 3 4
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20 6 6
      6 Gareth Barry 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 7 3
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 1 3
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
      10 John Carew 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 26 6 0
      28 Shaun Maloney 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 20 10 3
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 10 2 2
      27 Isaiah Osbourne 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

  • Summary

    • 86 GOAL! BULLARD! SUPERB FREE-KICK! The midfielder curls a fine free-kick over the wall and past Carson, who reacted late.
    • 72 GOAL! FULHAM ARE LEVEL! Davies puts the home side on level terms, making a fine run to the near post to meet Bullard's excellent low cross, turning a fine finish past Carson.
    • 71 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Laursen gets in at the back post with a cute little run to meet another corner...but sidefoots over the crossbar from six yards out!
    • 69 GOAL! OWN GOAL! Another poor corner, flicked on at the near post...Hughes sticks out his leg instinctively, and directs the ball past Niemi. Villa have the lead!
    • 53 WIDE! A fine cross from Konchesky is met by Dempsey...he rises well, but can't direct his header on target, the ball drifting wide of the post.
    • 48 CLOSE! Villa win a free-kick out on the right...Petrov whips it in with pace into the crowded box...the ball takes a deflection off an out-stretched leg and flies for a corner.
    • 36 POOR EFFORT! Baird hooks the ball away from Niemi, under pressure from Carew...Maloney collects out on the left and tries another curler...same outcome - over the bar, with Niemi retreating.
    • 32 VILLA'S FIRST SHOT! Maloney does well to cut inside from the left, he gets to the edge of the box...but his attempted curler into the top corner flies well, well wide.
    • 8 LOW SHOT! Dempsey strikes a firm shot from distance, but Carson is down comfortably to save at his near post.
    • 3 CLOSE! Bullard strikes it well...through the wall...takes a deflection off Davies and flies over the crossbar for a corner.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Aaron Hughes

    On the Field

    • Niemi
    • Baird
    • Hughes Own Goal
    • Hangeland
    • Konchesky
    • Davies Goal
    • Andreasen
    • Bullard Goal
    • Murphy
    • Nevland
    • Dempsey

    Subs

    • Keller
    • Volz
    • Kamara
    • McBride
    • Bocanegra

    Injured

    • Pearce
    • Omozusi

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    On the Field

    • Carson
    • Mellberg
    • Laursen
    • Davies
    • Bouma
    • Agbonlahor
    • Reo-Coker
    • Petrov
    • Barry
    • Maloney
    • Carew

    Subs

    • Taylor
    • Harewood
    • Knight
    • Gardner
    • Osbourne

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • Young