Sunday February 22, 2009 Finished Craven Cottage
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Fulham down West Brom
Bobby Zamora and Andrew Johnson combined to give Fulham a convincing 2-0 win over Premier League strugglers West Brom at Craven Cottage. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Fulham
- West Bromwich
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90'+4 And that's it! All over at the Cottage and Fulham win convincingly!
90'+3 SAVED BY SCHWARZER! Bednar's spot kick isn't the best and Fulham maintain their two goal lead!- 90'+2 PENALTY TO WEST BROM! Hangeland sticks out a boot on Koren and the ref points to the spot!
- 89' Four minutes of added time to be played.
85' And Murphy is replaced by Dacourt, the Frenchman making his home debut for Fulham.
85' Robinson upends Davies and he'll go into the book for that.- 81' Strike duo Johnson and Zamora are brought off to rapturous applause... Nevland and Kamara replace them. And Bednar comes on for Fortune as West Brom make another change.
- 77' Menseguez comes on for Morrison as the Baggies look to shake things up.
- 74' Johnson brings Carson into action once again! Fulham are rampant now!
72' GOAL! JOHNSON PUTS FULHAM TWO UP! Zamora pulls down a long ball through before firing a shot which Carson does well to repel! But the ball falls to AJ, who takes a touch and slots into an unguarded net! 2-0 now!- 71' HANGELAND! Oooh! Off the bar again! Incredible! The giant Norwegian fires a header against the woodwork and Carson gets enough of a touch on the rebound to clear the ball to safety!
- 65' And a minute later Valero fires a daisy cutter inches wide of the mark! Good response from the visitors.
- 64' Koren goes close to pulling the Baggies back on level terms! But Schwarzer is there to make the save!
- 63' Zamora hadn't scored for so long, he now feels he can do anything! The goal has released him!
- 62' Oooh! Zamora again! He goes so close to a second! His well-struck shot from the edge of the are flies just over the bar!
- 61' GOAL! ZAMORA GIVES FULHAM THE LEAD! FINALLY! Pantsil delivers a cross into the box which Johnson gets something on... it skips across the face of goal where Zamora is on hand to prod over the line!
- 58' Oooh! Nearly a Fulham goal! Zamora is pushed a little wide by Zuiverloon but he checks back inside and has a sight of goal! But he stumbles and can't get a shot off... instead he pulls it back to Dempsey, but his shot is blocked and West Brom eventually manage to clear their lines!
- 53' Oooh! What a chance for West Brom! Brunt whips in a great cross which Fortune takes down brilliantl before checking back and attempting to shoot! But it's blocked and Fulham can breathe again!
- 50' Here comes Brunt... at the expense of Teixeira.
- 48' There's some activity on the Baggies bench... looks like we're going to see Chris Brunt.
- 47' West Brom need up their game if they're not to be swept away this half... they can't rely on the same good fortune they had before the break.
- 46' No changes to tell you about at the break.
46' Back underway at Craven Cottage!- 45'+2 And there goes the whistle! Fulham have dominated and are unfortunate not to have scored... three times they've hit the woodwork, but it remains goalless!
- 45' Just one minute of added time to be played...
- 42' ZAMORA! Oh dear, that's a bad miss by the Fulham striker! The ball falls to him inside the penalty area, but he snatches at it and fires well over the bar!
- 40' Fortune brings a save out of Schwarzer, the Fulham keeper's first of the day! It's a decent effort by the French-Guyana striker, a crisp shot after having been played in at the tight angle, but an equally astute save.
- 38' Comical defending by West Brom! Murphy clips a ball through which Barnett heads back to his keeper... but Carson has come off his line to claim the ball himself and it bounces past him towards goal! The keeper manages to scramble back to turn the ball around the post for a corner - and save his blushes!
- 36' Johnson sets off on another Fulham attack... he's tripped by Zuiverloon but manages to stagger on before Robinson finishes off the job and sends him to the floor... free-kick, but no yellow card...
- 33' Oooh! Off the woodwork again! This time it's Danny Murphy who fires against the bar from 25 yards with Carson beaten all ends up once again! Super effort! That's three time already Fulham have hit the frame of the goal!
- 32' Fulham are in complete control of the match... they're dominating possession but can't seem to find a way through.
- 30' Konchesky beats Zuiverloon to the by-line... he cuts inside and delivers a ball to the near post... hacked clear by an increasingly dogged Baggies back line.
- 27' Fabio Capello is in the stands today... perhaps he's taking a look at Andy Johnson. Or Paul Konchesky. Or Scott Carson. There's not too many others with hopes of an England call-up.
- 26' But West Brom have the ball in the back of the net! It won't count though... Fortune is well offside as he receives the ball around the penalty spot and the Fulham defence don't even try to stop him as he turns and rifles home.
- 25' Fulham are all over West Brom at the moment... the Baggies haven't been able to get out of their half for about five minutes.
- 24' What an effort by Dempsey! The American unleashes a stunning long-range shot that beats Carson all ends up... he can only hope the woodwork comes to his rescue... which it does! The ball cannons off the frame of the goal and back out! That would have been a contender for goal of the season!
- 22' Zamora tees up Dempsey on the edge of the area! But the American balloons way over the bar and Fulham will have to wait for an opener.
- 19' What a hit by Etuhu! He absolutely leathers a volley from 25 yards! Carson is forced into parrying the ball away to safety! Stunning strike...
- 19' But Davies overhits his corner, and not enough the giant Hangeland can reach it.
- 18' Fulham are playing some nice stuff at the moment... Johnson wins another corner for the hosts and there could be danger here... that's five corners already to the Cottagers!
- 15' Zamora wins a header to flick on to Dempsey... he gives it back, but Meite is there to sweep up the danger.
- 11' Johnson hares off towards goal... he's through! No! Barnett comes across and slides in to make the challenge! No penalty says the ref....
- 9' Schwarzer claims the corner without too many problems, although this is a goof little spell for the Baggies.
- 8' Simpson again is allowed to turn and run at the Fulham defence... but again his final ball is poor, forcing Tiexeira wide... but the Portuguese does well to win a corner!
- 7' Simpson with a neat turn, but his ball through looking for Fortune is overhit and the ball runs all the way through to Schwarzer.
- 6' Promising start from the home side...
- 5' Oooh! Murphy strikes a post with a free-kick! Super strike by the Fulham captain... he curls it over the wall and it's actually a combination of Carson's outstretched arm and the post which keep it out!
- 3' Fulham on the attack early on... Davies whips in a cross... Robinson's arm stops the ball's progress, but play continues... it comes back out to Pantsil, but his cross is easily claimed by Carson.
- 2' Fulham in their traditional white shirts and socks with black shorts while West Brom are in their away strip of yellow shirts and socks, with black shorts.
1' Here we go! Underway at Craven Cottage!- - Jay Simpson starts up front for West Brom while Gianni Zuiverloon and Filipe Teixeira also play.
- - Andy Johnson and Paul Konchesky return from injury for Fulham while Dickson Etuhu is also included.
- - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's early Premier League kick-off!
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Team Stats
Fulham Stats West Bromwich 57% Possession 42% 23 Shots 12 6 Shots on target 6 3 Saves 2 12 Corners 4 10 Fouls 12 4 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 22 Tackles 21 444 Accurate passes 300 45 Bad passes 56 -
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
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Fulham G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 0 2 3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 12 1 4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 1 3 5 Brede Hangeland 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 50 4 2 20 Dickson Etuhu 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 54 7 1 13 Danny Murphy 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 61 6 2 23 Clint Dempsey 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 30 3 4 25 Simon Davies 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 47 1 2 8 Andrew Johnson 1 5 2 2 3 0 1 19 6 2 9 Bobby Zamora 1 5 2 0 1 2 0 25 1 1 16 Olivier Dacourt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Diomansy Kamara 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 0 33 Toni Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Erik Nevland 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Julian Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
West Bromwich G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 23 Abdoulaye Meite 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 1 4 3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 44 10 3 22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 25 0 5 5 Leon Barnett 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 2 28 Borja Valero 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 47 7 2 27 James Morrison 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 4 1 7 Robert Koren 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 29 3 1 20 Filipe Teixeira 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 7 0 32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 14 3 1 29 Jay Simpson 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 24 6 0 9 Roman Bednar 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 Shelton Martis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Marek Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Juan Carlos Menseguez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Luke Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Chris Brunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 1
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Summary
- 90'+3 SAVED BY SCHWARZER! Bednar's spot kick isn't the best and Fulham maintain their two goal lead!
- 90'+2 PENALTY TO WEST BROM! Hangeland sticks out a boot on Koren and the ref points to the spot!
- 74' Johnson brings Carson into action once again! Fulham are rampant now!
- 72' GOAL! JOHNSON PUTS FULHAM TWO UP! Zamora pulls down a long ball through before firing a shot which Carson does well to repel! But the ball falls to AJ, who takes a touch and slots into an unguarded net! 2-0 now!
- 71' HANGELAND! Oooh! Off the bar again! Incredible! The giant Norwegian fires a header against the woodwork and Carson gets enough of a touch on the rebound to clear the ball to safety!
- 65' And a minute later Valero fires a daisy cutter inches wide of the mark! Good response from the visitors.
- 64' Koren goes close to pulling the Baggies back on level terms! But Schwarzer is there to make the save!
- 62' Oooh! Zamora again! He goes so close to a second! His well-struck shot from the edge of the are flies just over the bar!
- 61' GOAL! ZAMORA GIVES FULHAM THE LEAD! FINALLY! Pantsil delivers a cross into the box which Johnson gets something on... it skips across the face of goal where Zamora is on hand to prod over the line!
- 58' Oooh! Nearly a Fulham goal! Zamora is pushed a little wide by Zuiverloon but he checks back inside and has a sight of goal! But he stumbles and can't get a shot off... instead he pulls it back to Dempsey, but his shot is blocked and West Brom eventually manage to clear their lines!
- 53' Oooh! What a chance for West Brom! Brunt whips in a great cross which Fortune takes down brilliantl before checking back and attempting to shoot! But it's blocked and Fulham can breathe again!
- 42' ZAMORA! Oh dear, that's a bad miss by the Fulham striker! The ball falls to him inside the penalty area, but he snatches at it and fires well over the bar!
- 40' Fortune brings a save out of Schwarzer, the Fulham keeper's first of the day! It's a decent effort by the French-Guyana striker, a crisp shot after having been played in at the tight angle, but an equally astute save.
- 38' Comical defending by West Brom! Murphy clips a ball through which Barnett heads back to his keeper... but Carson has come off his line to claim the ball himself and it bounces past him towards goal! The keeper manages to scramble back to turn the ball around the post for a corner - and save his blushes!
- 33' Oooh! Off the woodwork again! This time it's Danny Murphy who fires against the bar from 25 yards with Carson beaten all ends up once again! Super effort! That's three time already Fulham have hit the frame of the goal!
- 24' What an effort by Dempsey! The American unleashes a stunning long-range shot that beats Carson all ends up... he can only hope the woodwork comes to his rescue... which it does! The ball cannons off the frame of the goal and back out! That would have been a contender for goal of the season!
- 19' What a hit by Etuhu! He absolutely leathers a volley from 25 yards! Carson is forced into parrying the ball away to safety! Stunning strike...
- 11' Johnson hares off towards goal... he's through! No! Barnett comes across and slides in to make the challenge! No penalty says the ref....
- 5' Oooh! Murphy strikes a post with a free-kick! Super strike by the Fulham captain... he curls it over the wall and it's actually a combination of Carson's outstretched arm and the post which keep it out!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Martin Atkinson
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FulhamManager: Roy Hodgson
Captain: Danny Murphy
Starting line-up
- M. Schwarzer
- J. Paintsil
- B. Hangeland
- A. Hughes
- P. Konchesky
- S. Davies
- D. Murphy
- D. Etuhu
- C. Dempsey
- B. Zamora
- A. Johnson
Subs
- P. Zuberbuehler
- O. Dacourt
85′ - J. Gray
- T. Kallio
- E. Nevland 81′
- D. Kamara 81′
- C. Baird
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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West BromwichManager: Tony Mowbray
Captain: Paul Robinson
Starting line-up
- S. Carson
- G. Zuiverloon
- L. Barnett
- A. Meite
- P. Robinson
- J. Morrison
- V. Borja
- R. Koren
- F. Teixeira
- J. Simpson
- M. Fortune
Subs
- D. Kiely
- J. Menseguez 77′
- L. Moore
- R. Bednar 81′
- M. Cech
- C. Brunt 50′
- S. Martis
Injured
- J. Greening
- N. Clement
- C. Beattie
- I. Miller
- J. Olsson
Suspended
None
yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss s i love u fulham
Swarzer should giv west brom a penalty goal...
Fulham would win 2-1.
oh yes, west brom is going down again, what a change up and down for years is this what the club is looking for?
On this my 50th Birthday I am so proud of my Boy's at Fulham !!!!
OH yes!Luvs ya 4ever
i want jimmy back
Man Utd are the best
Paperboy, u are just a total F**kwitt!!!!!
it was a walk in the park fulham
snow pouring down one metre dep outside but sunny feeling as fulham storm up the table how you doing james..
swiss alan
paperboy shut the f**k up
PAPERBOY.....I TOLD U 2 WEEKS AGO THAT UR JUST A NONCE THAT USES THESE FORUMS TO HOT UP YOUNG BOYS. LETS JUST LEAVE IT THERE BEFORE IT GETS NASTY!!! AND THERE LOADS OF NORTHEN TEAMS....STARTING WITH WATFORD!!!!
why is the manager still there.
Bye Bye Mowbray !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Albion are doomed I'm afraid,sorry to say that as I follow them after Walsall but they didn't improve the side when it was obvious they needed a goalscorer. Pity they didn't gibe My mate Kavin Philips a 2 year contract, he might just have got the goals they badly need.
Cyril Adams, Shrewsburyyer
You're the prat sudocrem! Take a look at a map sometime - if you can reasd one. The geographic middle of the country is the true middle of the country, no matter what idiots like you want to believe!
Paperboy is a prat!!! I am from Manchester and Manchester is in the Northwest of England. Liverpool is also in the North West of England
As for the game, Fulham are the better team. They have got much more premierleague experience and that shows. I feel for WBA, they aren't a bad side, but i think the premierleague as been a struggle for them. but there is time for you to get out of it, you'e hanging in there, good luck!!!Only 2 teams have scored less goals than Wet Brooms in the EPL this season: Boro (18)and Stoke (23) Todays 2 goals mean that Fulham have scored 24 in total - the same as WBA!
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