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Saturday November 15, 2008 Finished Craven Cottage

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Fulham

  • Davies 33’
  • Johnson 70’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Campbell 81’
  1. Fulham end Harry's unbeaten run

    Fulham end Harry's unbeaten run

    Fulham consigned Tottenham Hotspur to their first defeat under Harry Redknapp as they beat them 2-1 at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+4' All over at the Cottage, and Fulham have ended Harry Redknapp's remarkable run.
    • 90+2' Bullard fires an excellent strike... WONDERFUL SAVE GOMES!! Yes, you heard right! Bullard's Ronaldo-like free-kick was a rocket bound for the top corner, but Gomes tips the effort over the bar at full stretch! Zamora shields the ball in the corner from the corner.
    • 90+2' Woodgate hauls down Johnson and Fulham have a free-kick in Bullard country.
    • 90' Corluka pushes forward and feeds Campbell, but his touch on the turn is too heavy and Fulham ahve a goal kick.
    • 87' Now Zamora is shielding the ball in the corner, and Zoltan Gera is coming on for Dempsey. It's time for Fulhasm to run down the clock.
    • 83' Fulham have resumed their domination of possession following the goal. Spurs will have to rely on another quick break if they are to salvage a point here.
    • 81' GOAL!! Perhaps there is hope for Spurs yet! A swift break sees Bentley feed Campbell on the left of the area, and the on-loan striker fires a neat finish back across goal into the bottom corner! Schwarzer got a hand to it but the pace of the finish took it past him.
    • 77' Fulham have a corner, and again Hanglenad comes forward. Davies gets a flick on it and the ball loops up into the air and Gomes catches.
    • 73' Spurs swing in a free-kick and CAMPBELL SNEAKS IN...Schwarzer did well to keep his eye on the ball as Campbell got the faintest of touches.
    • 71' Tottneham bring on Campbell for Bent, but this match may be beyond Spurs now.
    • 70' GOAL!! It's another for Fulham! Woodgate blocks Dempsey's header from a corner but it falls to Johnson who rifles a clinical finish past Gomes! He has looked lethal all afternoon and he and Fulham deserve that goal.
    • 67' Woodgate goes tumbling as he battles with Johnson and concedes the free-kick. The set piece is wasted though, and ends in gomes's arms.
    • 66' Spurs pile men forward as they have a throw-in in Fulham's half. The ball is lifted into the air by Bale, and King brings the ball and STRIKES... OVER THE BAR! King displayed Berbatov-like control when he took the ball down there!
    • 64' Replays show that the ball struck Ledley King's hand as he intercepted a ball to Johnson. However, like Konchesky's, it would have been harsh to have given it.
    • 64' Lennon is bursting forward with terrific speed! Pavlyuchenko is calling for it in the middle... Hangeland dives in to block the cross and concede a corner!
    • 63' Fraizer Campbell is stripping off, it looks like he might come on to replace Bent soon.
    • 61' Now Davies has the ball and he has room to STRIKE.. Again hit low and Gomes is equal to it once more. It's all Fulham now.
    • 58' Zamora controls, turns and will SHOOT... Low shot along the ground is saved and held by Gomes. You can't blame Zamora for thinking of shooting from anywhere.
    • 54' Now Tottenham have a free-kick, which Gareth Bale fancies taking. The young Welshman SHOOTS... The shot clips the wall and the ball hits Konchesky on the arm! The ball is hacked clear, and nothing is given. It would have been a harsh penalty to give against the full-back, who spent a brief spell at Spurs on loan a few years ago.
    • 53' Corluka fouls Davies, and Fulham have another free-kick. This time the delivery is cleared with ease.
    • 51' Bullard is standing over a dead ball in a good position. He STRIKES IT LOW... WELL SAVED BY GOMES! The ball rebounds into the area but johnson can't get a touch and the danger is cleared.
    • 50' Johnson continues to work his socks off up front, narrowly missing out on another through ball. Tottenham can't afford to let him through even once, he looks dangerous this afternoon.
    • 48' Modric picked up a groin strain in the first half apparently, hence the change.
    • 46' Lennon immediately makes his presence felt, bursting down the left and getting in a cross that Hughes clears. Lennon's crossing has really improved of late.
    • 46' The action at Craven Cottage resumes.
    • HT Roman Pavlyuchenko and Aaron Lennon both come on for Spurs as the second half is about to kick off. Huddlestone and Modric are the men replaced.
    • 45+2' The half-time whistle blows. On the balance of things Fulham deserve their lead, but it took a gem from Gomes to give it to them.
    • 45+1' Dempsey scampers down the right and he forces another corner from Spurs. The American has looked very bright today.
    • 43' Spurs clear this time and Bentley breaks out! The ball finds its way to Modric who lays it off for JENAS... He didn't have time to get any real backlift on the effort and it's easy for Schwarzer.
    • 42' Nice link-up play between Johnson and Zamora, they are really beginning to build a partnership now. Fulham win a ncorner and Woodgate has to get in front of Dempsey to put behind for another.
    • 39' The match is in a bit of a lull now, with the ball not really leaving the midfield.
    • 38' Modric has disappeared from the game, it seems as though he is struggling a little. Let's see if he makes it to half time.
    • 33' GOAL!! Absolute howler from Gomes! Simon Davies's speculative shot from distance should be a simple take at the near post, but the Brazilian lets it slip through his hands and into the net!
    • 30' Bent has a man on either side of him as he chases Huddlestone's long ball, but still manages to get a touch on it, although it's a tad heavy and the ball rolls into Schwarzer's arms.
    • 29' Huddlestone feeds Modric out wide, and the little Croatian's cross is deflected back to BENTLEY... The half-volley is fired just wide. Tottenham's best effort so far.
    • 26' Modric picks up the ball in midfield, turns and evades Murphy and Bullard. He sets up to STRIKE... His shot is sliced into the crowd!
    • 24' Modric squares a good ball into the path of Bentley, who tries to chip a cross over Schwarzer's head but the big Aussie keeper catches it.
    • 21' Bullard wins Fulham a corner. Big Brede Hangeland comes up from the back for it, but Tottenham clear.
    • 19' Paintsil's cross is flicked back by Zamora for JOHNSON.. Blazed over the bar! Spurs are reeling at the moment.
    • 16' A diagonal ball goes in bound for Zamora, who rises above King and forces another save from Gomes. Replays show that Zamora punched the ball in the air, and is rightly booked. Good spell for Fulham.
    • 15' Johnson goes sprinting into the box chasing after a ball ofrward. Woodgate comes across to cover and JOHNSON GOES DOWN... It was a fair challenge. Even penalty winner extraordinaire AJ doesn't appeal for a spot-kick this time!
    • 13' Dempsey checks on to his left foot and UNLEASHES A SOLID DRIVE FROM 30 YARDS... GREAT SAVE GOMES! the Brazilian keeper was at full stretch to tip the shot over the bar!
    • 12' Johnson is in behind the defence and pulls a ball back from the byline. It's missed by Buulard but rolls to MURPHY... Blocked en route to goal by Corluka!
    • 9' Bentley's cross is blocked and Spurs have a corner. The delivery is headed away at the far post. Bentley has had a haircut by the way. He no longer looks like a wartime spiv.
    • 6' Huddlestone chases a ball down to the byline. He plays it across to Modric, who can't quite work the space for a shot. He tries a cute backheel back to Huddleston, but Paintsil is there to intercept. Nice football, but no real chances yet.
    • 3' A nice open start to this match, both sides knocking it about nicely. Murphy slips a ball through for Johnson but King outmuscles the forward.
    • 1' Your referee is Martin Atkinson, and his whistle gets this match underway!
    • 14:58 Meanwhile, Clint Dempsey - who scored against Spurs both home and away last season - comes into an otherwise unchanged Fulham side.
    • 14:57 It's all change in the Spurs line up following their midweek win over Liverpool, with Darren Bent, Luka Modric, David Bentley, Ledley King, Jonathan Woodgate and Jermaine Jenas all returning to the side.
    • 14:56 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage!

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats Tottenham Hotspur
    49% Possession 50%
    22 Shots 11
    13 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 2
    10 Corners 3
    10 Fouls 5
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    21 Tackles 18
    312 Accurate passes 324
    50 Bad passes 69

  • 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 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0
      4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 4
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 6 0
      13 Danny Murphy 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 38 6 3
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 55 11 2
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 35 2 5
      25 Simon Davies 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 18 10 5
      8 Andrew Johnson 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 12 2 1
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 3 2 3 4 1 0 29 3 1
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Erik Nevland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Toni Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Julian Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Heurelho Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 1 2
      3 Gareth Bale 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 17 2
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 1 2
      26 Ledley King 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 33 7 2
      14 Luka Modric 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 5 0
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 42 10 1
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 1
      5 David Bentley 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 28 3 2
      8 Jermaine Jenas 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 9 4
      10 Darren Bent 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 12 3 0
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 0
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Aaron Lennon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 2
      21 César Sánchez Dominguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Alan Hutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Michael Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Fraizer Campbell 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 81' GOAL!! Perhaps there is hope for Spurs yet! A swift break sees Bentley feed Campbell on the left of the area, and the on-loan striker fires a neat finish back across goal into the bottom corner! Schwarzer got a hand to it but the pace of the finish took it past him.
    • 70' GOAL!! It's another for Fulham! Woodgate blocks Dempsey's header from a corner but it falls to Johnson who rifles a clinical finish past Gomes! He has looked lethal all afternoon and he and Fulham deserve that goal.
    • 64' Lennon is bursting forward with terrific speed! Pavlyuchenko is calling for it in the middle... Hangeland dives in to block the cross and concede a corner!
    • 54' Now Tottenham have a free-kick, which Gareth Bale fancies taking. The young Welshman SHOOTS... The shot clips the wall and the ball hits Konchesky on the arm! The ball is hacked clear, and nothing is given. It would have been a harsh penalty to give against the full-back, who spent a brief spell at Spurs on loan a few years ago.
    • 51' Bullard is standing over a dead ball in a good position. He STRIKES IT LOW... WELL SAVED BY GOMES! The ball rebounds into the area but johnson can't get a touch and the danger is cleared.
    • 33' GOAL!! Absolute howler from Gomes! Simon Davies's speculative shot from distance should be a simple take at the near post, but the Brazilian lets it slip through his hands and into the net!
    • 29' Huddlestone feeds Modric out wide, and the little Croatian's cross is deflected back to BENTLEY... The half-volley is fired just wide. Tottenham's best effort so far.
    • 19' Paintsil's cross is flicked back by Zamora for JOHNSON.. Blazed over the bar! Spurs are reeling at the moment.
    • 13' Dempsey checks on to his left foot and UNLEASHES A SOLID DRIVE FROM 30 YARDS... GREAT SAVE GOMES! the Brazilian keeper was at full stretch to tip the shot over the bar!
    • 12' Johnson is in behind the defence and pulls a ball back from the byline. It's missed by Buulard but rolls to MURPHY... Blocked en route to goal by Corluka!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Atkinson

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky
    • C. Dempsey Substitution Out (87′)
    • D. Murphy
    • J. Bullard Substitution Out (90′)
    • S. Davies Goal
    • A. Johnson Goal
    • B. Zamora Yellow Card

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbuehler
    • J. Gray
    • T. Kallio
    • Z. Gera Substitution In87′
    • E. Nevland
    • C. Baird
    • L. Andreasen Substitution In90′

    Injured

    • D. Etuhu
    • D. Kamara

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Ledley King

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • J. Woodgate
    • L. King
    • G. Bale
    • D. Zokora
    • J. Jenas
    • T. Huddlestone Substitution Out (46′)
    • D. Bentley
    • L. Modric Substitution Out (46′)
    • D. Bent Substitution Out (70′)

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • A. Lennon Substitution In46′
    • M. Dawson
    • A. Hutton
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution In46′
    • F. Campbell Substitution In70′ Goal

    Injured

    • S. Gilberto
    • G. Dos Santos

    Suspended

    None