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Saturday September 27, 2008 Finished Craven Cottage

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Fulham

  • Murphy 59’ (pen.)

West Ham

  • Cole 43’
  • Etherington 45’

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  1. Hammers win at 10-man Fulham

    Hammers win at 10-man Fulham

    West Ham secured their first away win of the season by beating 10-man Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • West Ham
    • 90+4' That was Fulham's last chance to equalise, and in the end losing andy Johnson costthem dear. With a full team, they could have clawed teir way back, but as it is West Ham leave the victors.
    • 90+4' fired into the wall again! Jimmy Bullard doesn't need to be told how disappointed the Fulham fans are with him, he looks cut up inside.
    • 90+4' Neill is penalised for impeding Hangeland, and Fulham have one last throw of the dice with a free-kick! craven Cottage waits with bated breath as Bullard steps up...
    • 90+2' Scott Parker is replaced by Luis Boa morte for the final few seconds of this match.
    • 89' Fulham have a free-kick in a good position. This could be hero time for Jimmy Bullard... He fires straight at the wall!
    • 86' The atmosphere at Craven Cottage has become more subdued as the match moves into the final five minutes of normal time. West Ham are keeping hold of the ball well.
    • 81' Noble feeds Herita on the right of the box and the full-back pulls it back for BELLAMY... The shot is blocked but it comes back to him... Over the bar!
    • 79' Paintsil chips a little ball into the box for Zamora to take on his chest, turn swiftly and BLAZE INTO THE CROWD! Great chance for the equaliser!
    • 78' Carlton Cole has space to turn inside onto his right foot and SHOOT... A great strike that is just over the bar! West Ham are beginning to make the extra man count now.
    • 74' An ominous sight for Fulham fans, as Craig Bellamy comes on the replace Di Michele.
    • 72' West Ham have a free-kick to the left of the area. Faubert and Etherington stand over it. Faubert will take it... Well, it's not clear what he was trying to do there, but the ball is shanked into the crowd.
    • 69' Parker is booked for a foul on Gera deep in midfield. Fulham have plenty up there waiting for Bullard's delivery. It's floated to the far post for ZAMORA... He gets the slightest of touches but the header is the wrong side of the post!
    • 67' Paintsil's pass into the box finds Cole, but the striker can't steer a shot past Schwarzer as he is facign away from goal.
    • 63' Fulham are making a good fist of this. Not so much in terms of creating chances, but the one-man disadvantage has made them focus on simple passing and keeping possession, and they are doing that well at the moment.
    • 59' GOAL!! Danny Murphy is too cool for school from the penalty spot as he calmly sidefoots into the bottom corner, sending Green the wrong way. Neill looks gutted!
    • 58' PENALTY!! The fairytale could happen as Zoltan Gera's header is handled by Neill and referee Marriner points to the spot! Murphy will take it...
    • 57' Herita blocks Paintsil's cross and Fulham have a corner. If there is to be a fightback this is a good place to start.
    • 53' West Ham are rampant now and Noble leaves a ball for HERITA... Good save again Schwarzer! Corner to West Ham.
    • 50' The corner is heade dclear but only as far as FAUBERT... The Frenchman tried an audacious shot from distance that dipped wickedly, landing on the roof of the net! West Ham full of confidence now.
    • 49' Noble finds himself in loads of space and Hangleand stading off him, so he decides to SHOOT... Off Hangeland for a corner.
    • 47' There were no changes for either side during the break, by the way.
    • 46' Fulham have an absolute mountain to climb now as Gianfranco Zola's Hammers get the second half underway.
    • 45+6' Johnson's exit brings to an end the half and an absolutely horrendous five minute spell for Fulham. Things don't look rosy for them in the second half, that's for sure.
    • 45+5' JOHNSON OFF!! It just gets worse for Fulham! Andy Johnson hounded down Lucas Neill and banged into the West Ham captain as he cleared the ball so hard the Australian's boot flew off! Referee Andre Marriner has no choice but to give him a second yellow and a red.
    • 45+2' Murphy is booked for going through the back of Parker.
    • 45+1' GOAL!! Fulham are two down! Noble's wonderfully-weighted ball is right into the path of Etherington, who knocks the ball past the onrushing Schwarzer and it rolls into the empty net!
    • 45' Four minutes of injury time are signalled.
    • 43' GOAL!! After being the better side all through the half, Fulham find themselves a goal down! Etherington's run down the right looked to have been ruined with a heavy touch, but he recovered well to cut a ball across from the byline. Schwarzer got down to block, but only succeeded in steering the ball into the path of Carlton Cole, who tapped in from the edge of the six-yard box!
    • 42' Davies rolls Parker in midfield and heads for goal. He's only got one thing on his mind and he SHOOTS... The low shot is wide of Green's goal.
    • 39' Paul Konchesky is booked for a nasty foul on Etherington! He got the ball but went rigth through his former team-mate too! Boos are ringing round the ground as Etherington receives treatment.
    • 38' Mark Noble does brilliantly to evade two challenges in midfield and spread the play out wide. Behrami can't emulate his effort's and sends a poor cross in that is cleared.
    • 35' Green is made of sterner stuff than most, and he is up and running and the match continues.
    • 33' There is a big argument in the goalmouth as Green is still down on the floor. Paintsil slipped and clattered Green as he followed up for the rebound. The keeper is getting treatment now after being caught in the face. He is one of those goalies who is always in the wars, isn't he?
    • 33' Fulham has another free-kick in virtually the same position! Bullard will have another go... Good save Green! He got down low to his left to palm away for a corner!
    • 30' The Fulham fans clap and cheer expectantly as Bullard STRIKES... It was curling but didn't dip in time and it's over the bar.
    • 29' Good build-up play from Fulham, and Neill has to body-check Davies to stop the Welshman getting into the box for an attempt on goal. He escapes a booking, but the free-kick is in a good position for Bullard.
    • 28' Fulham have a corner. It's a great delivery by Jimmy bullard and Hangeland LOSES HIS MARKER... The header loops over the bar. you couldn't ask for a better ball in than that delivery.
    • 24' The chances are all falling to the home side, as Andy Johnson heads a cross over the bar with a looping effort.
    • 24' Fulham's best move of the match sees Davies push the ball up into the path of Zamora, and the striker's good first touch on the run gives him the space to SHOOT... Just wide of the far post. The former West Ham striker is looking sharp today.
    • 22' The Hammers' players have still got their numbers on the front of their shirts in place of the logo of erstwhile sponsors XL. They should hire them out on a match-by-match basis for fans. Births, deaths, marriages - that sort of thing.
    • 20' Andy Johnson gets the day's first booking after going in hard on Herita as the full-back tried to clear the ball downfield.
    • 18' Paintsil's challenge on Cole sends the ball spiralling up into the air and Di Michele is underneath it, but can't get enough power on the header to trouble Schwarzer.
    • 17' The frantic pace of the opening 15 minutes has subsided a bit. Di Michele stalks Schwarzer as the Fulham keeper has the ball at his feet, but the big Aussie clears in plenty of time.
    • 15' Etherington comes charging down the middle this time, but he doesn't anticipate Cole's run and misplaces the pass to the striker.
    • 13' Etherington bursts down the left wing and beats Paintsil to get a good cross in, but it's cut out and cleared for a corner. He's been in good form for the Hammers of late. Noble's corner is cleared and Parker's long-range effort is into the crowd.
    • 10' Brede Hangeland sneds a through ball that cuts through the entire midfield and Johnson latches onto it... He is muscled off the ball by Upson.
    • 8' Gera sends in an inviting diagonal ball for ZAMORA... Headed back across goal, wide of the far post. Zamora out-leapt two West Ham defenders there. Good start for the Cottagers.
    • 6' The long ball comes in and West ham can only half clear and DAVIES CAN STRIKE... The shot swerves off target and into the crowd! an early warning for the Hammers.
    • 4' Great open start to this match, as both penalty areas see a bit of early action. This game promises goals.
    • 1' It's Fulham who get this show on the road!
    • 14:59 Fulham have not lost at home yet, while the Hammers have not won on their travels. They look a different prospect under new boss Gianfranco Zola, despite their midweek cup defeat.
    • 14:58 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Fulham v West Ham!

  • Team Stats

    Fulham Stats West Ham
    47% Possession 52%
    20 Shots 17
    2 Shots on target 7
    3 Saves 0
    2 Corners 4
    14 Fouls 13
    2 Offsides 3
    3 Yellow cards 1
    1 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 15
    324 Accurate passes 381
    64 Bad passes 55

  • 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 12 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 2
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 46 18 1
      4 John Paintsil 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 2
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 31 5 1
      13 Danny Murphy 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 48 6 6
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 8 1 1 4 0 0 57 8 4
      25 Simon Davies 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 18 2 0
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 41 13 3
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 0
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 17 9 0
      19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      7 Ki-Hyeon Seol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 0
      2 Lucas Neill 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 29 0 0
      3 Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 12 2
      15 Matthew Upson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 2
      8 Scott Parker 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 77 8 4
      16 Mark Noble 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 49 12 1
      20 Julian Faubert 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 1
      21 Valon Behrami 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 23 0 4
      11 Matthew Etherington 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 2 0
      32 David Di Michele 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 2 1
      12 Carlton Cole 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 23 5 0
      13 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      33 Freddie Sears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Craig Bellamy 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 3 0
      27 Calum Davenport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Walter Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Jan Lastuvka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Hayden Mullins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 0

  • Summary

    • 81' Noble feeds Herita on the right of the box and the full-back pulls it back for BELLAMY... The shot is blocked but it comes back to him... Over the bar!
    • 79' Paintsil chips a little ball into the box for Zamora to take on his chest, turn swiftly and BLAZE INTO THE CROWD! Great chance for the equaliser!
    • 78' Carlton Cole has space to turn inside onto his right foot and SHOOT... A great strike that is just over the bar! West Ham are beginning to make the extra man count now.
    • 59' GOAL!! Danny Murphy is too cool for school from the penalty spot as he calmly sidefoots into the bottom corner, sending Green the wrong way. Neill looks gutted!
    • 58' PENALTY!! The fairytale could happen as Zoltan Gera's header is handled by Neill and referee Marriner points to the spot! Murphy will take it...
    • 53' West Ham are rampant now and Noble leaves a ball for HERITA... Good save again Schwarzer! Corner to West Ham.
    • 50' The corner is heade dclear but only as far as FAUBERT... The Frenchman tried an audacious shot from distance that dipped wickedly, landing on the roof of the net! West Ham full of confidence now.
    • 45+5' JOHNSON OFF!! It just gets worse for Fulham! Andy Johnson hounded down Lucas Neill and banged into the West Ham captain as he cleared the ball so hard the Australian's boot flew off! Referee Andre Marriner has no choice but to give him a second yellow and a red.
    • 45+1' GOAL!! Fulham are two down! Noble's wonderfully-weighted ball is right into the path of Etherington, who knocks the ball past the onrushing Schwarzer and it rolls into the empty net!
    • 43' GOAL!! After being the better side all through the half, Fulham find themselves a goal down! Etherington's run down the right looked to have been ruined with a heavy touch, but he recovered well to cut a ball across from the byline. Schwarzer got down to block, but only succeeded in steering the ball into the path of Carlton Cole, who tapped in from the edge of the six-yard box!
    • 42' Davies rolls Parker in midfield and heads for goal. He's only got one thing on his mind and he SHOOTS... The low shot is wide of Green's goal.
    • 33' Fulham has another free-kick in virtually the same position! Bullard will have another go... Good save Green! He got down low to his left to palm away for a corner!
    • 24' Fulham's best move of the match sees Davies push the ball up into the path of Zamora, and the striker's good first touch on the run gives him the space to SHOOT... Just wide of the far post. The former West Ham striker is looking sharp today.
    • 8' Gera sends in an inviting diagonal ball for ZAMORA... Headed back across goal, wide of the far post. Zamora out-leapt two West Ham defenders there. Good start for the Cottagers.
    • 6' The long ball comes in and West ham can only half clear and DAVIES CAN STRIKE... The shot swerves off target and into the crowd! an early warning for the Hammers.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Andre Marriner

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland Yellow Card
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky Yellow Card
    • S. Davies
    • J. Bullard
    • Z. Gera
    • D. Murphy Yellow Card
    • B. Zamora
    • A. Johnson Red Card

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbuehler
    • T. Kallio
    • S. Ki-Hyeon
    • E. Nevland
    • C. Baird
    • C. Dempsey
    • L. Andreasen

    Injured

    • D. Kamara

    Suspended

    None

  • West Ham

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • V. Behrami
    • L. Neill
    • M. Upson
    • L. Herita
    • J. Faubert
    • M. Noble
    • S. Parker Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • M. Etherington Goal Substitution Out (80′)
    • C. Cole Goal
    • D. Di Michele Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • C. Bellamy Substitution In74′
    • L. Boa Morte Substitution In90′
    • H. Mullins Substitution In80′
    • C. Davenport
    • J. Lastuvka
    • F. Sears
    • W. Lopez

    Injured

    • K. Dyer
    • D. Gabbidon
    • D. Ashton
    • J. Spector

    Suspended

    None

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