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Sunday October 7, 2007 Finished Craven Cottage

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Fulham

Portsmouth

  • Benjani 50’
  • Hreidarsson 52’
  1. Pompey down Fulham

    Pompey down Fulham

    Portsmouth piled the pressure on Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez with a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Portsmouth
    • 90+3 Dempsey could be in here after Distin lets him go but he can't turn and is surrounded by defenders, the attempted shot is weak and bobbles at James. That's the last act of the match, final whistle, Pompey easy winners.
    • 90+2 James with a quick through out to Kranjcar but Konchesky robs him, Kamara now on the ball and he shoots but straight at Jamo.
    • 90+1 James has a chuckle as he almost lets the ball slip under him for a corner, then plays to the cameras with a comedy dive.
    • 90' A half chance for Dempsey headed weakly at James as the game enters injury time.
    • 88' Benjani is through on goal and they're standing off him but he can only shoot straight at Keller! Fulham's defending has been embarassing at times today.
    • 87' PORTSMOUTH SUB: Pamarot is on for Hreidarsson.
    • 84' Long ball taken on the chest by Dempsey on the edge of the box and he goes down but no way is that a penalty.
    • 83' Pompey fail to fully clear the corner and eventually it comes back to Davies on the right, his cross is blocked and another corner for Fulham... Bouazza to take... sends it to the far post and BOCANEGRA but the downward header goes wide under pressure from Hreidarsson.
    • 82' Simon Davies crosses from deep to the far post and Johnson heads it out for a corner to Fulham.
    • 78' Utaka into Benjani who can't get the shot away but it falls to MENDES but his shot is blocked and Fulham clear.
    • 75' PORTSMOUTH SUB: Diop off for Mendes.
    • 71' Quick break from Pompey after the corner is cleared and Utaka is running through and it's Keystone Cops defending by Fulham who appear determined to let him score despite outnumbering his three to one but the shot is blocked by Knochesky who gets back just in time!
    • 69' Dempsey on the edge of the box, plays it to BOUAZZA WITH THE SHOT INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT JUST TOUCHED AROUND THE POST BY JAMES!
    • 66' Bouazza loses Johnson who bursts forward and cuts it inside to Muntari who feeds KRANJCAR but his low drive is just wide of the far post! Pompey carve Fulham open again.
    • 65' Dempsey into Kamara, who tries to hold it up on the edge of the box but is tackled, however the ricochet takes it back to DEMPSEY but his low drive bobbles just wide!
    • 63' Seol wins a free kick on the right after being pulled back by Hreidarsson, just outside the area...
    • 61' TRIPLE FULHAM SUB: Smertin, Healy and Baird off for Kamara, Murphy and Seol. Simon Davies drops to right back.
    • 59' Pompey break through Utaka down the right, he totally outpaces the Fulham defence and DAVIS IS FREE IN THE BOX AND HE SLIDES TO HIM BUT DAVIS TOTALLY FLUFFS THE FINISH! Should have been three, against his former club.
    • 58' Smertin wins a corner for Fulham on the right... but it's poor and headed away by Campbell.
    • 56' Davis runs at the Fulham defence to a chorus of boos and lets rip with a shot from the edge of the box but straight at Keller.
    • 52' Kranjcar running through on the left, he looks one way and flicks it the other to Hreidarsson on the overlap and he fires past Keller for 2-0! Took a deflection off Baird trying to block. Pompey double their lead in two minutes! They've been second best for most of this game but Fulham - and this time Baird - cannot defend for their lives.
    • 50' Kranjcar threads the ball through to Benjani on the edge of the box, he shrugs off Bocanegra who let him get away from him and shoots and it's deflected off Bocanegra who is trying to block and it's in! 1-0 Pompey! Poor defending from the American.
    • 49' Kranjcar takes the corner and sends it far post to Campbell who heads well over under very good pressure from Hughes.
    • 48' Benjani takes on Bocanegra on the right, hits the byline and tries to play a low ball across but blocked and out for a corner.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 Utaka plays it wide to Johnson who round Konchesky then goes down under minimal contact and the whistle goes - but only for half time. Pompey players surround the ref as they thought that was a penalty.
    • 45' Konchesky and Hughes almost get in a muddle but the Northern Ireland man eventually gets it away from the edge of his box.
    • 44' Fulham all over Pompey now and Healy free on the left drills in a great ball FOR DEMPSEY FLYING IN BUT HE JUST MISSES IT! Somehow Fulham have failed to score in that exilerating minute.
    • 43' Davies in the centre of the park floats it wide left to Bouazza who takes it on his chest and flicks it over Johnson, brillianr skill, he bursts down the wing AND A WONDERFUL CROSS TO HEALY WHO MUST SCORE BUT SOMEHOW SAVED BY JAMES! Great football.
    • 41' James claims the corner and sends out a quite brilliant throw that sends Utaka through, he gets past Konchesky and holds off Baird and he's going to score but a super save by Keller rushing out. Corner.
    • 40' Smertin wins a free kick and takes it quickly to Dempsey, he can't get the shot away and Healy tries to cross and it hits Johnson on the chest and out for a corner. Fulham fans and players howl for a penalty but no way.
    • 39' Super ball by Smertin and Dempsey is sent through on the right and he's in the box and can test James but fires straight at him.
    • 36' Fulham corner on the left taken quick by Bouazza, Davies slips it back to him and he sends a cross near post which Hughes heads on but up in the air and easy for James.
    • 34' Fulham now counter but the pass down the line for Konchesky is too long for the former Charlton, Spurs and West Ham full back.
    • 33' Benjani wide to Utaka in space but he takes a poor touch and has to move onto his left to cross, which Baird clears.
    • 31' Johnson gets forward to nod the ball down to DIOP but his shot flies about a yard over with Keller having it covered.
    • 29' Baird on the right with a throw, sent back to him by Davies and he whips in the cross and DEMPSEY WITH THE HEADER JUST WIDE but the flag is up, he was marginally offside.
    • 28' Konchesky now on the left, but Distin comes across to clear for a throw.
    • 27' Period of Fulham pressure but the ball is back with James now who initiates a quick break... but it falls to Kranjcar who fores over.
    • 23' Almost a horrendous mix-up in the Fulham defence as Keller goes straight through Bocanegra while trying to clear, but the American is ok.
    • 21' Pompey have men over as Muntari finds Benjani who slips it wide to Utaka who can get the cross in but Konchesky doesn't leave him alone for a minute and he ends up sending the cross out for a goal kick.
    • 20' Steven Davis of Fulham gets a yellow card for kicking the ball away.
    • 15' Fulham clear a corner, Konchesky to Bouazza who runs hard at the Pompey defence but Johnson is back to put it out for a throw.
    • 14' Cheeky one two between Davies and Healy, who hammers in a low cross and James gets down low to save!
    • 12' Baird gets forward and has a shot from the edge of the box which has great power and height but not direction, straight at James.
    • 10' Corner to Fulham then.... headed clear but it falls to Campbell to turns and spreads it wide left again and it's played back for MUNTARI but his shot is straight at Keller.
    • 9' Muntari gets on the end of a Banjani flick on, surges past Baird and has a crack but palmed behind by Keller!
    • 7' Free-kick to Fulham on the left but easily cleared by Campbell.
    • 4' Long from Distin to Benjani on the right, he stands it up and cuts inside Konchesky to cross to the far post but no-one is there and Fulham clear.
    • 3' Corner from Davies on the left, it comes in for Dempsey flying in but cleared comfortably by Distin.
    • 2' The ball drops to Dempsey on the edge of the box after Healy's knock down and he hammers it in low to the bottom left but tipped behind for a corner by James!
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - Pompey name an unchanged eleven from the 7-4 win over Reading, with Kanu still out with a toe injury, while Kasey Keller retains his place for Fulham too.
    • - Hello and welcome to Fulham v Portsmouth at Craven Cottage, LIVE from 16:10 BST on eurosport.com.

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats Portsmouth
    47% Possession 52%
    17 Shots 15
    11 Shots on target 7
    0 Saves 0
    8 Corners 5
    18 Fouls 7
    2 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 35
    209 Accurate passes 278
    61 Bad passes 48

  • 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
      1 Kasey Keller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 0
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 1
      4 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 27 8 3
      34 Chris Baird 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 2
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 13 2 2
      25 Simon Davies 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 5 2
      8 Alexei Smertin 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20 0 3
      10 Steven Davis 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 26 8 5
      24 Hameur Bouazza 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 17 14 1
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 5 3 1 2 1 0 19 5 1
      9 David Healy 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 8 3 1
      11 Diomansy Kamara 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 1
      7 Ki-Hyeon Seol 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1
      6 Dejan Stefanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Danny Murphy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 0
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 1 7
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 22 6 2
      5 Glen Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 6
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 2 5
      17 John Utaka 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 16 2 1
      8 Papa Bouba Diop 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 29 3 1
      28 Sean Davis 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 51 10 3
      11 Sulley Ali Muntari 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 41 6 6
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 32 9 4
      25 Benjamin Mwaruwari 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 17 3 0
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      14 Matthew Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 David Nugent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Pedro Mendes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' Benjani is through on goal and they're standing off him but he can only shoot straight at Keller! Fulham's defending has been embarassing at times today.
    • 83' Pompey fail to fully clear the corner and eventually it comes back to Davies on the right, his cross is blocked and another corner for Fulham... Bouazza to take... sends it to the far post and BOCANEGRA but the downward header goes wide under pressure from Hreidarsson.
    • 71' Quick break from Pompey after the corner is cleared and Utaka is running through and it's Keystone Cops defending by Fulham who appear determined to let him score despite outnumbering his three to one but the shot is blocked by Knochesky who gets back just in time!
    • 69' Dempsey on the edge of the box, plays it to BOUAZZA WITH THE SHOT INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT JUST TOUCHED AROUND THE POST BY JAMES!
    • 66' Bouazza loses Johnson who bursts forward and cuts it inside to Muntari who feeds KRANJCAR but his low drive is just wide of the far post! Pompey carve Fulham open again.
    • 65' Dempsey into Kamara, who tries to hold it up on the edge of the box but is tackled, however the ricochet takes it back to DEMPSEY but his low drive bobbles just wide!
    • 59' Pompey break through Utaka down the right, he totally outpaces the Fulham defence and DAVIS IS FREE IN THE BOX AND HE SLIDES TO HIM BUT DAVIS TOTALLY FLUFFS THE FINISH! Should have been three, against his former club.
    • 52' Kranjcar running through on the left, he looks one way and flicks it the other to Hreidarsson on the overlap and he fires past Keller for 2-0! Took a deflection off Baird trying to block. Pompey double their lead in two minutes! They've been second best for most of this game but Fulham - and this time Baird - cannot defend for their lives.
    • 50' Kranjcar threads the ball through to Benjani on the edge of the box, he shrugs off Bocanegra who let him get away from him and shoots and it's deflected off Bocanegra who is trying to block and it's in! 1-0 Pompey! Poor defending from the American.
    • 44' Fulham all over Pompey now and Healy free on the left drills in a great ball FOR DEMPSEY FLYING IN BUT HE JUST MISSES IT! Somehow Fulham have failed to score in that exilerating minute.
    • 43' Davies in the centre of the park floats it wide left to Bouazza who takes it on his chest and flicks it over Johnson, brillianr skill, he bursts down the wing AND A WONDERFUL CROSS TO HEALY WHO MUST SCORE BUT SOMEHOW SAVED BY JAMES! Great football.
    • 41' James claims the corner and sends out a quite brilliant throw that sends Utaka through, he gets past Konchesky and holds off Baird and he's going to score but a super save by Keller rushing out. Corner.
    • 40' Smertin wins a free kick and takes it quickly to Dempsey, he can't get the shot away and Healy tries to cross and it hits Johnson on the chest and out for a corner. Fulham fans and players howl for a penalty but no way.
    • 9' Muntari gets on the end of a Banjani flick on, surges past Baird and has a crack but palmed behind by Keller!
    • 2' The ball drops to Dempsey on the edge of the box after Healy's knock down and he hammers it in low to the bottom left but tipped behind for a corner by James!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Fulham

    Manager: Lawrie Sanchez

    Captain: Chris Baird

    On the Field

    • Keller
    • Baird
    • Bocanegra
    • Hughes
    • Konchesky
    • Davies
    • Davis
    • Smertin
    • Bouazza
    • Healy
    • Dempsey

    Subs

    • Murphy
    • Niemi
    • Ki-Hyeon
    • Kamara
    • Stefanovic

    Injured

    • Volz
    • Bullard
    • McBride

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    On the Field

    • James
    • Johnson
    • Campbell
    • Distin
    • Hreidarsson
    • Bouba Diop
    • Davis
    • Muntari
    • Utaka
    • Kranjcar
    • Benjani

    Subs

    • Pamarot
    • Ashdown
    • Taylor
    • Mendes
    • Nugent

    Injured

    • Kanu

    Suspended

    None