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Saturday April 5, 2008 Finished Craven Cottage

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Fulham

  • Healy 73’

Sunderland

  • Collins 45’
  • Chopra 54’
  • Jones 76’
  1. Sunderland take vital win

    Sunderland take vital win

    Fulham's hopes of surviving in the Premier League were dealt a huge blow by Sunderland after a 3-1 defeat in a six-pointer at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Sunderland
    • 90+3 And that is the final whistle, Sunderland with a massive win.
    • 90+2 Corner taken by Bullard on the left... he sends it far post AND HEALY IS ALL ON HIS OWN AND MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS THE HEADER WIDE! A big, big miss.
    • 90' Gordon clearly puts the ball out for a corner but kicks off when the decision goes against him... Fulham still have it after Sunderland fail to clear, now a throw on the left...
    • 88' SUNDERLAND SUB: O'Donovan on for Muprhy.
    • 87' McBride is booked for a trip on Chopra.
    • 86' Fulham piling it on again as Dempsey tries to ram home after a goalmouth scramble, but he shoots at Gordon!
    • 84' Sustained pressure from Fulham as a Bullard free-kick isn't cleared properly by Jones, Murphy has a pop but skews it well wide although Healy slides in to try a cheeky diversion but he can't get there!
    • 83' Brilliant play by Davies on the left, he digs out a cross from the byline AND MCBRIDE WITH THE FAR POST HEADER but he sends it well over! He's one of the better aerial players in this division but McBride can't make it work today.
    • 78' Healy gets the ball on the edge of the box but sends the shot well over. Fulham only have themselves to blame for their current predicament, shocking defending for all three goals.
    • 76' Fulham are at sixes and sevens at the back as Murphy skins Hangeland for pace and he plays it across to JONES UNMARKED WHO PUTS IT INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 3-1! Oh dear, Fulham collapse after getting back into the game.
    • 73' Davies surges through the middle, plays it wide right to Healy who cuts inside and launches a curler that flies into the top left for 2-1! Fulham back in this match and the fight for survival!
    • 71' FULHAM SUB: Bouazza enters the fray for the Whites.
    • 69' The ball drops to LEADBITTER WITH A DIPPING HALF-VOLLEY THAT KELLER DIVES ACROSS TO PALM AWAY FOR A CORNER! Good effort.
    • 67' Corner to Fulham on the right which Bullard sends onto the penalty spot and McBride is free but he misses the header! It was just a bit too high for him, although it seemed like a misjudgement as he didn't really jump for it.
    • 65' Kamara surges forward and tries a shot from the edge of the box, a terrible effort that goes well-wide that is made even worse by the fact it was totally unnecessary as he had time and space to get close to goal.
    • 63' FULHAM SUB: Dempsey on for Stalteri.
    • 62' Hangeland slides in ill-advisedly and gives away a free kick... swung to the far post and Murphy flies in but too deep and he heads wide.
    • 60' Free-kick to Fulham after Collins fouls on the right... headed clear though.
    • 58' SUNDERLAND SUB: Richardson trudges off for Leadbitter. Healalso comes on for Fulham, Andreasen off.
    • 57' Cross comes in from Bullard on the Fulham right and MCBRIDE SILDES IN AT THE FAR POST BUT INCHES TOO SHORT!! Fulham will not understand how they are losing this.
    • 56' McBride is in on the edge of the area but there are Sunderland defenders everywhere and his shot is blocked into the path of Kamara but the momentum is gone.
    • 54' Long ball over the top, Jones rises to send a clumsy header looping in the air AND HUGHES MAKES A TOTAL MESS OF CLEARING THE BALL, STUMBLING BACK AND CHOPRA WITH THE LOP OVER KELLER MAKES IT 2-0! Oh dear, Fulham self-destructing and almost certainly down now.
    • 52' Gordon holds onto the ball after Bardsley rose to head Andreasen's cross away from Bullard arriving in the box, could gave been a spectacular own goal.
    • 50' Bullard leads the charge, sliding it through to Davies but just to hard for the Welshman on the edge of the box.
    • 49' Chopra cannot understand why he has been penalised as he rose to meet a cross from the left, foul on Hangeland apparently.
    • 48' Fulham really piling it on now as Evans heads clear...
    • 47' Fulham are in here as McBride gets it on the left of the box, he drills a low shot in which is deflected into the path OF KAMARA WHO MUST SCORE but he shanks a weak finish against Gordon! Should have been 1-1.
    • 46' SUNDERLAND SUB: Michael Chopra comes on for Carlos Edwards, who picked up an injury in that first half.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 And that is half-time, Sunderland take a vital lead into the dressing rooms of this relegation scrap.
    • 45' Fulham don't clear the corner and it drops to Murphy on he right who lofts a cross in left-footed AND COLLINS FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 1-0! Disaster for Fulham, Sunderland take the lead just before the break.
    • 44' Sunderland break and win a corner thanks to good work from Jones... Reid will take this from the left...
    • 43' Long throw taken by Konchesky on the left... Sunderland fail to clear the high ball and it falls to MCBRIDE but he fires over, pressurised by several Sunderland defenders.
    • 41' Fulham come forward again, Davies latches onto the ball on the edge of the area but it takes a wicked bobble and his shot flies well over.
    • 39' Bullard steps on Edwards's ankle as he turns, could have been nasty but mercifully he gets straight up.
    • 38' Corner to Sunderland on the left... sent over to Nosworthy on the penalty spot but he misses it and Collins heads low into the ground but well-wide.
    • 36' This one is sent to the penalty spot where HUGHES RISES UNMARKED but he heads well over. Should have got that on target.
    • 35' Corner to Fulham on the left which Bullard will swing in... headed behind again for another corner...
    • 31' McBride and Andreasen combine before the American unleashes a low drive that takes a deflection to go wide for a corner... Nosworthy heads clear.
    • 30' Andreasen is booked...
    • 28' A concerted spell of Fulham pressure sees Bullard almost let fly with a shot from the edge of the box but it's blocked... Still with Fulham as they rain down a succession of balls but Sunderland deal with the threat.
    • 26' Chance for Sunderland as the ball spins to an unmarked Murphy in the Fulham box but his low drive is blocked by Hangeland and out for a corner.
    • 22' Murphy disposesses Reid and plays Kamara through but Bardsley gets it behind for a corner... the ball is swung in but not cleared as Nosworthy and Edwards hesitate, still with Fulham, Davies on the right now and Stalteri whips one in but cleared...
    • 20' The ball drops to Bardsley for Sunderland on the edge of the box but he fires over.
    • 16' Reid stands over it... he swings in an excellent far post cross AND WHITEHEAD FAR POST WITH THE HEADER FOR 1-0! But the goal is disallowed, the ref was right by him to be fair, pushing.
    • 15' Free-kick to Sunderland after Edwards expertly turns Muprhy on the edge of the box...
    • 13' Bullard on the ball around 30 yards out, he swings over an excellent high ball for MCBRIDE FLYING IN UNMARKED WITH THE HEADER BUT STRAIGHT AT GORDON! That was a great chance, I think the American thought he was offside - but he wasn't!
    • 10' Kamara chases a lost cause and his pressure causes Nosworthy to clear poorly, he has the ball now and plays it back towards Bullard... the momentum of the Fulham attack hasn't gathered though, eventually the ball being pumped long up to Kamara, too long for him though.
    • 6' Fulham looking lively at the start, decent play on the right but Nosworthy heads Andreasen's cross away.
    • 5' Fulham come forward, Bullard and Andreasen link up but the ball into the area is cleared from Murphy's late run.
    • 3' Corner to Sunderland on the left after Stalteri knocks it behind... Fulham clear though.
    • 1' Match underway at Craven Cottage!
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Fulham v Sunderland from 15:00 GMT, a match that Fulham MUST win if they are to have a chance of staying up.

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats Sunderland
    57% Possession 42%
    18 Shots 11
    3 Shots on target 5
    0 Saves 2
    8 Corners 5
    7 Fouls 12
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    14 Tackles 21
    285 Accurate passes 203
    56 Bad passes 63

  • 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 5 1 0
      32 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 10 1
      17 Paul Stalteri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 0 0
      4 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 13 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 2
      27 Danny Murphy 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 38 6 4
      25 Simon Davies 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 28 2 1
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 40 15 2
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 1 1
      20 Brian McBride 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 14 2 1
      11 Diomansy Kamara 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 4 1
      12 Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 David Healy 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
      3 Carlos Bocanegra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Hameur Bouazza 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1
    • Sunderland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Craig Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      5 Nyron Nosworthy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 1
      15 Danny Collins 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 20 13 2
      26 Phillip Bardsley 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 20 0 5
      44 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 5 0
      8 Dean Whitehead 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 29 12 3
      20 Andy Reid 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 29 10 4
      7 Carlos Edwards 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 3
      10 Kieran Richardson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 8 1
      17 Kenwyne Jones 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 15 5 0
      11 Daryl Murphy 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 22 4 2
      18 Grant Leadbitter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 0
      16 Michael Chopra 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 11 1 0
      14 Danny Higginbotham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Marton Fülöp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Roy O'Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+2 Corner taken by Bullard on the left... he sends it far post AND HEALY IS ALL ON HIS OWN AND MUST SCORE BUT HE PUTS THE HEADER WIDE! A big, big miss.
    • 86' Fulham piling it on again as Dempsey tries to ram home after a goalmouth scramble, but he shoots at Gordon!
    • 84' Sustained pressure from Fulham as a Bullard free-kick isn't cleared properly by Jones, Murphy has a pop but skews it well wide although Healy slides in to try a cheeky diversion but he can't get there!
    • 83' Brilliant play by Davies on the left, he digs out a cross from the byline AND MCBRIDE WITH THE FAR POST HEADER but he sends it well over! He's one of the better aerial players in this division but McBride can't make it work today.
    • 76' Fulham are at sixes and sevens at the back as Murphy skins Hangeland for pace and he plays it across to JONES UNMARKED WHO PUTS IT INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 3-1! Oh dear, Fulham collapse after getting back into the game.
    • 73' Davies surges through the middle, plays it wide right to Healy who cuts inside and launches a curler that flies into the top left for 2-1! Fulham back in this match and the fight for survival!
    • 69' The ball drops to LEADBITTER WITH A DIPPING HALF-VOLLEY THAT KELLER DIVES ACROSS TO PALM AWAY FOR A CORNER! Good effort.
    • 62' Hangeland slides in ill-advisedly and gives away a free kick... swung to the far post and Murphy flies in but too deep and he heads wide.
    • 57' Cross comes in from Bullard on the Fulham right and MCBRIDE SILDES IN AT THE FAR POST BUT INCHES TOO SHORT!! Fulham will not understand how they are losing this.
    • 54' Long ball over the top, Jones rises to send a clumsy header looping in the air AND HUGHES MAKES A TOTAL MESS OF CLEARING THE BALL, STUMBLING BACK AND CHOPRA WITH THE LOP OVER KELLER MAKES IT 2-0! Oh dear, Fulham self-destructing and almost certainly down now.
    • 52' Gordon holds onto the ball after Bardsley rose to head Andreasen's cross away from Bullard arriving in the box, could gave been a spectacular own goal.
    • 47' Fulham are in here as McBride gets it on the left of the box, he drills a low shot in which is deflected into the path OF KAMARA WHO MUST SCORE but he shanks a weak finish against Gordon! Should have been 1-1.
    • 45' Fulham don't clear the corner and it drops to Murphy on he right who lofts a cross in left-footed AND COLLINS FLIES IN WITH THE HEADER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 1-0! Disaster for Fulham, Sunderland take the lead just before the break.
    • 26' Chance for Sunderland as the ball spins to an unmarked Murphy in the Fulham box but his low drive is blocked by Hangeland and out for a corner.
    • 16' Reid stands over it... he swings in an excellent far post cross AND WHITEHEAD FAR POST WITH THE HEADER FOR 1-0! But the goal is disallowed, the ref was right by him to be fair, pushing.
    • 13' Bullard on the ball around 30 yards out, he swings over an excellent high ball for MCBRIDE FLYING IN UNMARKED WITH THE HEADER BUT STRAIGHT AT GORDON! That was a great chance, I think the American thought he was offside - but he wasn't!
    • 1' Match underway at Craven Cottage!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Aaron Hughes

    On the Field

    • Keller
    • Stalteri Substitution Out (62′)
    • Hangeland
    • Hughes
    • Konchesky
    • Andreasen
    • Bullard
    • Murphy
    • Davies
    • McBride Yellow Card
    • Kamara Substitution Out (71′)

    Subs

    • Healy Substitution In (57′) Goal
    • Bocanegra
    • Bouazza Substitution In (71′)
    • Dempsey Substitution In (62′)
    • Warner

    Injured

    • Pearce
    • Elliott
    • Omozusi

    Suspended

    None

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Roy Keane

    Captain: Dean Whitehead

    On the Field

    • Gordon
    • Bardsley
    • Nosworthy
    • Evans
    • Collins Goal
    • Edwards Substitution Out (45′)
    • Whitehead
    • Reid
    • Richardson Substitution Out (58′)
    • Murphy Substitution Out (88′)
    • Jones Goal

    Subs

    • Higginbotham
    • Chopra Substitution In (45′) Goal
    • Leadbitter Substitution In (58′)
    • Fulop
    • O'Donovan Substitution In (88′)

    Injured

    • Etuhu
    • Miller
    • Wallace

    Suspended

    None