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  • Barton 90’ (pen.)
  1. Barton stuns Fulham

    Barton stuns Fulham

    An injury-time Joey Barton penalty gave Newcastle a 1-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League in a dreadful match at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Newcastle United
    • 90+3 And that is the end, a chorus of boos from Fulham fans as Newcastle celebrate.
    • 90+2 And Joey Barton steps up... to drill it into the bottom right for 1-0! That's the winner for Newcastle! ANOTHER late goal conceded by Fulham, stupid stupid foul by Omosuzi - who in my opinion is far too young to be thrown into a relegation scrap when the likes of Liam Rosenior are allowed to leave for Reading. Happy 19th birthday Elliot.
    • 90+1 Ball across into the Fulham area, Milner clips it over and Smith nods it down to run onto and Smith goes down and the ref gives a penalty! Dreadfully stupid tackle from Omosuzi, Smith was going nowhere!
    • 86' Healy hooks the ball across for KUQI but Beye heads clear and it falls to BOUAZZA but he wildly thrashes it over.
    • 85' Beye with the throw, good strenght from Viduka knocks it down to BARTON but his shot is straight at Niemi.
    • 83' Bouazza on the left wins the ball off Smith and spots Given out of position so stands it up to the back post but Cacapa does really well to get a defensive header in and the second ball is at too tight an angle.
    • 82' Davies with the corner but Stefanovic rising at the far end of the box can only flick it away.
    • 81' Dempsey wins a corner on the right, seems to have picked up a knock though...
    • 80' Healy on the right and Kuqi and Bouazza are free but a poor cross lands on Barton's head between the Fulham pair. Butt clearly handles on the edge of the box but gets away with it.
    • 79' Emre booked for a foul on Healy.
    • 78' Free-kick to Toon, sent in by Milner TO ROZENHAL AT THE FAR POST WHO ZIPS IT LOW ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL BUT VIDUKA CAN'T CONVERT! Great chance.
    • 77' Davies, to Kuqi who knocks it down to MURPHY ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX but at a good height for Given. NEWCASTLE SUB: Viduka on for Martins.
    • 75' FULHAM SUB: Kuqi on for Davis, who has been almost anonymous.
    • 74' Davies sends the corner towards the penalty spot and DEMPSEY AND STEFANOVIC FLY IN and the US forward heads well over.
    • 74' Davies sends the corner to the far post which Given gets a good punch on and it's a throw on the Fulham left. Shefki Kuqi is warming up - wahey! Dempsey wins another corner on the left this time.
    • 73' Bouazza again on the left and sends another good cross into the near post but Cacapa dives across to head out for a throw. Bocanegra's throw to Dempsey earns Fulham a corner.
    • 71' Bouazza in the box, can't get the shot away but Dempsey now has a chance but his shot cannons off a defender and away.
    • 68' Davies on the right for Fulham but his cross swings out for a goal kick. Looked like a deflection but apparently not.
    • 67' Another free-kick on the left now, Milner to send in...headed clear but it drops to Emre who slips it to N'ZOGBIA but he snatches at it and the shot flies well high and wide.
    • 66' Emre has a free-kick on the right... about 40 yards out... he sends in a great ball which BUTT FLICKS TOWARDS GOAL but good positioning from Niemi, who holds on.
    • 63' Dempsey robs Butt, wide to Bouazza who lofts it in for Healy but obviously he isn't going to win the aerial ball, Rozenhal clears and Murphy fouls him, free kick Toon.
    • 62' More Toon pressure sees Smith and Milner try to get shots away from the edge of the box but out for a throw...
    • 60' Bouazza digs the ball out to Davies, now Dempsey but Cacapa challenges, Martins with the backeel and Milner is sent through on the left he hits the byline and can find Smith but blocked. A bit more sprightly now.
    • 59' NEWCASTLE SUB: Emre on for Geremi as Allardyce looks for a bit more guile in midfield.
    • 57' Long ball over the top and Beye and Rozenhal mess up clearing it and Healy is in but the finish is poor and saved by Given.
    • 56' Stefanovic with a foul on Smith, a bit harsh, free-kick swung in but no contact and well wide.
    • 55' Fulham throw, taken long by but nodded clear, now Healy on the left, inside to Bouazza who crosses and Fulham win a corner.
    • 54' Handball by Dempsey in the middle of the park.
    • 53' Martins almost bursts through but Stefanovic gets in the way.
    • 51' Free-kick to Fulham, 35 yards out, Murphy touches it to Bouazza but he spoons it miles high and wide.
    • 49' Davies on the right, he's in space, whips it over for HEALY but Beye with a good defensive header. Corner Fulham.
    • 46' Bouzza robs Martins and runs down the left, great run and he whips a low ball across FOR DEMPSEY WHO MISSES IT AND INCHES WIDE OF THE FAR POST! Almost a great start to the second half.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45' Yawn. Half-time, 0-0.
    • 44' Free-kick to Fulham about 33 yards out, central, Davies and Bouazza over it... Davies swings it in but Rozenha, heads clear, still with Fulham but Geremi hooks a clearance away that sends Martins through but he checks his run for some reason and Niemi can clear.
    • 40' Barton robs Davis and slips the ball through the middle but Martins has gone way, way too early and it's offside. No need to go then given his pace.
    • 38' N'Zogbia to take this free-kick... decent delivery for Rozenhal free of the last defender but a bit too high and harmlessly wide for a goal kick.
    • 37' Murphy catches Rozenhal late and Newcastle have a free-kick on the right, 35 yards out...
    • 35' Half-chance for Fulham as Bouazza sends in a really good cross for Healy but N'Zogbia gets in there and the rebound sends the ball clear.
    • 33' Cross in from Milner which Stefanovic heads clear, that was aimed for the unmarked Smith so a good intervention.
    • 29' Dempsey on the right tries a low ball across goal but it drifts harmlessly out for a goal kick.
    • 25' Ironic cheers as Bouazza tries from from distance and sends it wild, high, into the Thames.
    • 23' Free-kick to Fulham on the right... headed clear but sent back in but there's an offside.
    • 19' Martins chases a long ball, now Geremi and back to Butt who sends a wild shot way over.
    • 15' Milner on the right, sends a deep, hanging cross over and BARTON FREE WITH THE HEADER BUT NIEMI GETS DOWN TO BLOCK AND HAMMERED AWAY BY DAVIS! Corner, Newcastle's fifth so far.
    • 13' Omosuzi swings a long ball over and Given has to slide out to claim but he slides out of the area and is that a handball? Fulham think so but the ref points for a throw, he declares that the Toon keeper let go just in time.
    • 12' Davies swings in the corner and Given's hemmed in so Barton clears...
    • 11' Geremi gives it away and Dempsey spots Healy on the right, he finds him and the Northern Irishman shoots but tipped away by the flying Shay Given! Corner.
    • 9' Bit of head tennis in the middle of the park but Newcastle get it down and break but Fulham hold firm.
    • 7' Another corner to Newcastle which Geremi will take... he sends it to the near post with BEYE FLYING IN but headed just wide of his own post by Davies again! All Toon in these opening exchanges.
    • 5' Corner sent in by Geremi but whacked behind by Simon Davies. Good delivery by Geremi which Niemi misses totally and Barton can finish but he misses the header and Fulham survive!!
    • 4' N'Zogbia with a ball into Milner who completes the triangle with Smith on the edge of the box playing N'Zogbia in who can shoot but hacked away by Hughes. Corner.
    • 3' Butt plays it long for Smith but Omosuzi heads it away and Davies completes the clearance.
    • 1' Match underway as Healy tears down the left and tries to put Bouazza through but runs it out.
    • - A minute's silence observed for former Fulham defender Jim Langley, who died aged 78 on Thursday.
    • - LATE NEWCASTLE TEAM NEWS: Claudio Cacapa starts in place of Steven Taylor, who is injured but should be back next weekend, while Alan Smith stays up front with Viduka on the bench, where is is joined by Jose Henrique too.
    • - LATE FULHAM TEAM NEWS: Kamara is suspended for picking up his fifth booking so Healy starts with Dempsey behind him. Bouazza is on the left while Baird stays on the bench with young Omosuzi starting at right back.
    • - NEWCASTLE TEAM NEWS: Newcastle have their own problems after news that Michael Owen and Damien Duff were close to recovery looks to have come at least a match too soon.
    • - FULHAM TEAM NEWS: Lawrie Sanchez and Fulham's injury woes continue as none of their nine long term absentees, including Brian McBride, Kasey Keller and Ian Pearce are fit yet.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Fulham v Newcastle, from 17:15 GMT!

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats Newcastle United
    54% Possession 45%
    13 Shots 7
    3 Shots on target 5
    0 Saves 0
    7 Corners 6
    10 Fouls 17
    3 Offsides 5
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    31 Tackles 26
    177 Accurate passes 165
    43 Bad passes 47

  • 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 11 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14 0 2
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 10 1
      22 Elliot Omozusi 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 14 0 6
      6 Dejan Stefanovic 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 11 1 4
      27 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 4 2
      10 Steven Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 4
      25 Simon Davies 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 26 8 5
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 3 1 3 2 2 0 26 5 4
      9 David Healy 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 11 2 0
      24 Hameur Bouazza 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 7 3
      12 Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Alexei Smertin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Ki-Hyeon Seol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Shefki Kuqi 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0
      6 Claudio Caçapa 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 16 2 4
      21 Habib Beye 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 2
      4 David Rozehnal 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 2 6
      22 Nicky Butt 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 6 6
      7 Joey Barton 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 16 6 3
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16 11 1
      20 Geremi Nijtap 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 3
      16 James Milner 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 11 11 1
      17 Alan Smith 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 14 3 0
      9 Obafemi Martins 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 0
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Belozoglu Emre 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 0
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      36 Mark Viduka 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+2 And Joey Barton steps up... to drill it into the bottom right for 1-0! That's the winner for Newcastle! ANOTHER late goal conceded by Fulham, stupid stupid foul by Omosuzi - who in my opinion is far too young to be thrown into a relegation scrap when the likes of Liam Rosenior are allowed to leave for Reading. Happy 19th birthday Elliot.
    • 90+1 Ball across into the Fulham area, Milner clips it over and Smith nods it down to run onto and Smith goes down and the ref gives a penalty! Dreadfully stupid tackle from Omosuzi, Smith was going nowhere!
    • 86' Healy hooks the ball across for KUQI but Beye heads clear and it falls to BOUAZZA but he wildly thrashes it over.
    • 83' Bouazza on the left wins the ball off Smith and spots Given out of position so stands it up to the back post but Cacapa does really well to get a defensive header in and the second ball is at too tight an angle.
    • 80' Healy on the right and Kuqi and Bouazza are free but a poor cross lands on Barton's head between the Fulham pair. Butt clearly handles on the edge of the box but gets away with it.
    • 78' Free-kick to Toon, sent in by Milner TO ROZENHAL AT THE FAR POST WHO ZIPS IT LOW ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL BUT VIDUKA CAN'T CONVERT! Great chance.
    • 74' Davies sends the corner towards the penalty spot and DEMPSEY AND STEFANOVIC FLY IN and the US forward heads well over.
    • 66' Emre has a free-kick on the right... about 40 yards out... he sends in a great ball which BUTT FLICKS TOWARDS GOAL but good positioning from Niemi, who holds on.
    • 60' Bouazza digs the ball out to Davies, now Dempsey but Cacapa challenges, Martins with the backeel and Milner is sent through on the left he hits the byline and can find Smith but blocked. A bit more sprightly now.
    • 57' Long ball over the top and Beye and Rozenhal mess up clearing it and Healy is in but the finish is poor and saved by Given.
    • 49' Davies on the right, he's in space, whips it over for HEALY but Beye with a good defensive header. Corner Fulham.
    • 46' Bouzza robs Martins and runs down the left, great run and he whips a low ball across FOR DEMPSEY WHO MISSES IT AND INCHES WIDE OF THE FAR POST! Almost a great start to the second half.
    • 15' Milner on the right, sends a deep, hanging cross over and BARTON FREE WITH THE HEADER BUT NIEMI GETS DOWN TO BLOCK AND HAMMERED AWAY BY DAVIS! Corner, Newcastle's fifth so far.
    • 13' Omosuzi swings a long ball over and Given has to slide out to claim but he slides out of the area and is that a handball? Fulham think so but the ref points for a throw, he declares that the Toon keeper let go just in time.
    • 11' Geremi gives it away and Dempsey spots Healy on the right, he finds him and the Northern Irishman shoots but tipped away by the flying Shay Given! Corner.
    • 7' Another corner to Newcastle which Geremi will take... he sends it to the near post with BEYE FLYING IN but headed just wide of his own post by Davies again! All Toon in these opening exchanges.
    • 5' Corner sent in by Geremi but whacked behind by Simon Davies. Good delivery by Geremi which Niemi misses totally and Barton can finish but he misses the header and Fulham survive!!
    • 4' N'Zogbia with a ball into Milner who completes the triangle with Smith on the edge of the box playing N'Zogbia in who can shoot but hacked away by Hughes. Corner.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Fulham

    Manager: Lawrie Sanchez

    On the Field

    • Niemi
    • Omozusi
    • Hughes
    • Stefanovic
    • Bocanegra
    • Davies
    • Davis Substitution Out (75′)
    • Murphy
    • Bouazza
    • Dempsey
    • Healy

    Subs

    • Smertin
    • Kuqi Substitution In (75′)
    • Ki-Hyeon
    • Baird
    • Warner

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Sam Allardyce

    Captain: Ndjitap Geremi

    On the Field

    • Given
    • Beye
    • Caçapa
    • Rozehnal
    • N'Zogbia
    • Geremi Substitution Out (59′)
    • Barton
    • Butt
    • Milner
    • Martins Substitution Out (77′)
    • Smith

    Subs

    • Emre Substitution In (59′) Yellow Card
    • Viduka Substitution In (77′)
    • Harper
    • Enrique
    • Edgar

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None