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Manchester City

  • Ireland 28’

Fulham

  • Dempsey 50’, 83’
  • Etuhu 59’

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  1. Dempsey brace downs City

    Dempsey brace downs City

    Fulham came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Premier League at the City of Manchester Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • Fulham
    • 90+2' That's it, full-time! Fulham have beaten Manchester City 3-1 at Eastlands courtesy of a brace from Clint Dempsey and a goal from Dickson Etuhu cancelling out Stephen Ireland's opener. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+1' Fulham stretch the play and continue to keep possession as the City fans lose interest in their side's poor display.
    • 90' Two minutes will be added at the end of this second half, with the game going Fulham's way.
    • 89' Dacourt does well to dispossess Ireland, then combine with fellow substitute Kamara as Fulham play keep-ball.
    • 88' Danny Murphy is the third man to come off now, with Olivier Dacourt on in his place.
    • 87' Finally Robinho makes a tackle and City have the ball for a few seconds before Hangeland makes another tackle.
    • 86' As the home fans stream out of the ground, Fulham pass the ball around at will, much to the frustration of Mark Hughes.
    • 85' Fulham make a double change, with Clint Dempsey and Bobby Zamora coming off for Diomansy Kamara and Zoltan Gera.
    • 84' A good chance falls to Ched Evans at the back post after Zabaleta had lofted a deep cross to the Welshman, whose downward effort was saved well by Schwarzer.
    • 83' GOAL!!! Clint Dempsey gets his second, and Fulham's third goal of the game to put this game surely beyond doubt! The midfielder again found himself in a forward position and slotted home from Zamora's through ball.
    • 82' Fulham are exerting pressure now on City, who are firmly on the back foot.
    • 81' Dempsey bustles his way through for Fulham, but is tackled well by Richards.
    • 80' Hangeland wins a header from Simon Davies's corner, but he can't get sufficient power on it to test Given.
    • 79' Danny Murphy lets fly with a long-range effort which is deflected wide and out for a corner.
    • 78' Garrido whips in a devilish corner which Schwarzer doesn't deal with very well, but Hangeland rises high again to clear.
    • 77' City are enjoying a spell of pressure now, with Zabaleta staying in a forward position wide on the right, and Ireland linking play.
    • 76' A good chance falls to City midfielder Nigel de Jong at the back post from Robinho's cross out on the right, but the Dutchman doesn't make good contact.
    • 75' City break now through Zabaleta down the right, but his cross is overhit to Ched Evans.
    • 74' After surviving a number of good chances, City remain only one goal behind in this match, which Fulham may yet rue.
    • 73' An unbelievable miss by Hangeland, who stoops to head into an empty net from 10 yards, but somehow puts it wide!
    • 72' Richards and Dempsey have a feisty little exchange which results in Fulham winning a free kick down the left.
    • 71' Great chance for Andy Johnson to put the game beyond City from inside the box the striker had his shot blocked by Onuoha after he had done well to forage a path through.
    • 69' City are really struggling to hold the ball up front, with Evans being muscled off the ball by Hangeland frequently.
    • 68' Konchesky attempts a long throw from the left, but Ireland reads it and intercepts.
    • 67' Sturridge has looked typically sharp since his introduction, demonstrating his pace against Pantsil.
    • 66' Robinho cuts inside and fires a low shot, which Schwarzer fumbles as he gathers, but finally keeps it safely.
    • 65' Fulham continue to keep the ball well in midfield, with Simon Davies and Danny Murphy instrumental.
    • 64' Let's see if Mark Hughes's substitutions can make an impact as the home side look to force the initiative.
    • 63' Robinho comes on in place of Martin Petrov, who is also short of match fitness. Danny Sturridge is also on for Kelvin Etuhu.
    • 61' Richard Dunne blatantly tugs at Andy Johnson's shirt inside the penalty area, but the officials fail to see it.
    • 60' Kelvin Etuhu twists inside and out of Konchesky, but eventually loses the ball to Murphy.
    • 59' GOAL!!! Dickson Etuhu scores for Fulham to reward his side's possession! It was a stunning finish from outside the box, with the midfielder firing a fierce shot past Given for his first Fulham goal.
    • 58' Roy Hodgson looks pretty smug with the way the second half has started for his side, and they look like scoring more.
    • 57' Fulham continue to pile on the pressure as City can't get a foothold.
    • 56' Ched Evans attempts to reignite City with a bright run down the left, but Fulham break back through Konchesky on the left.
    • 55' Ched Evans replaces Bojinov, who was clearly not fully fit to play the whole match. Robinho can't be happy!
    • 54' A powerful run from Kelvin Etuhu is finally ended by referee Halsey after a foul on Hangeland.
    • 53' Mark Hughes stalks the touchline in disgust at his side's start to this second half.
    • 52' City have barely held the ball so far in this second half, with Fulham pressing forward at every opportunity.
    • 51' Fulham break again straight from kick off, with Johnson getting to the byline before De Jong cleared.
    • 50' GOAL!!! More slack City defending lets in Clint Dempsey to slot home an equaliser for Fulham! The Cottagers broke down the left and Zamora's effort was not cleared as Richard's clearance ricocheted into the path of Dempsey, who finished well.
    • 49' Fulham continue to dominate as City start very sluggishly in this second half.
    • 48' Konchesky and Davies combine down the left, with Johnson picking up the scraps, but Richards makes a fine tackle.
    • 47' Fulham keep the ball almost exclusively for the first two minutes of the second half, with City chasing frantically.
    • 46' Danny Murphy charges straight from kick-off and drills a long-range shot which strikes Andy Johnson and comes to nothing.
    • 45+1' The first half is brought to an end, and although the game's quality has not been great, the deadlock was broken by Stephen Ireland's deflected shot to give City a 1-0 lead. Let's hope for more goals and invention in the second half.
    • 45' Just the one minute to be added at the end of this first half.
    • 44' Ireland loses possession for City, but he has looked the most potent threat for the hosts.
    • 43' The referee then inexplicably fails to give Bojinov a free-kick after he was clattered from behind by Hangeland, who was nowhere near the ball.
    • 42' Konchesky whips in a corner from the left, but Halsey spots an infringement in the box and the opportunity comes to nothing.
    • 41' Brede Hangeland makes a fine challenge on Bojinov, which denies the striker from making a run through the Fulham defence.
    • 40' Schwarzer looks to up the tempo for Fulham by launching a long throw out to Pantsil on the right.
    • 39' Richards and Zabaleta combine effectively down the right for City, but the pace of the game has slowed notably in the last few minutes.
    • 38' Pantsil shows good pace down the right for Fulham, but Garrido manages to stay with him and make a challenge.
    • 37' Given takes an age to clear inside his box, which draws frustrated shouts from both sets of fans seemingly.
    • 36' Dickson Etuhu and Danny Murphy are beginning to keep the ball better for Fulham now as the visitors look to get back on terms.
    • 35' Onuoha does well to clear under pressure, with assistance from Micah Richards after Johnson had streaked through on goal.
    • 33' Bojinov drills a low shot narrowly wide of Schwarzer's near post, with Petrov in support screaming for the ball.
    • 31' Ireland is drifting around in midfield and is not being picked up at all by Etuhu or Murphy.
    • 29' Fulham go on the attack following the goal, but Zamora and Johnson seems to have lost their early spark.
    • 28' GOAL!!! After a subdued opening, we have a goal from nowhere! Stephen Ireland collected the ball on the left edge of the Fulham penalty area and his speculative shot deflected off Pantsil and past Schwarzer, City lead 1-0!
    • 27' Fulham get caught in possession with Zamora losing the ball to De Jong, and City counter-attack through Petrov.
    • 26' Fulham are keeping possession, with City looking the more urgent to make something happen in this rather serene game.
    • 24' Konchesky is booked for a clumsy challenge on Etuhu which referee Halsey takes exception to.
    • 23' The atmosphere is quite subdued at Eastlands as neither side is capturing the imagination so far in this game.
    • 22' Fulham are content to pass the ball around at the back with little ambition at the moment.
    • 21' Johnson continues to match Bojinov, chasing City's defenders down and giving them no time on the ball.
    • 20' Bojinov is showing a good appetite in attack, chasing down Fulham when in possession tirelessly.
    • 19' City continue to press forward, but Fulham look relatively secure in defence so far.
    • 18' John Pantsil does well to clear another Petrov corner which almost beat Schwarzer.
    • 17' Kelvin Etuhu storms powerfully down the right and wins a corner for City, but it is wasted by Petrov.
    • 16' Mark Hughes is urging his side to hold the ball in midfield with more assurance, but they seem to be missing Wright-Phillips as an outlet on the right.
    • 15' Dempsey is keeping the ball well for Fulham out on the left wing, with Nigel de Jong attempting to get tight to him when he can.
    • 13' There is a terrific atmosphere at Eastlands and City will be hoping that they can get the ball wide to Petrov, who has started well.
    • 12' Roy Hodgson will be happier than Mark Hughes with his side's start to this match, but City are coming back into it now through Ireland.
    • 11' Stephen Ireland shows good strength to muscle Etuhu off the ball in midfield and find Petrov out wide.
    • 10' Konchesky dispossesses Bojinov as City finally get the ball in their opponents half.
    • 9' Nedum Onuoha does well to track Andy Johnson, who continues to look threatening.
    • 7' Schwarzer pumps another long ball up to Zamora, with City's defence looking shakey.
    • 6' Dempsey almost tests Given with a fierce shot from the edge of the box but it goes narrowly wide.
    • 5' Andy Johnson goes down inside the penalty area undrer a challenge from Dunne, but referee Mark Halsey waves it away - that looked pretty debatable.
    • 4' A fine save from Shay Given at the feet of Bobby Zamora saves Richard Dunne's blushes after the defender had clumsily lost possession.
    • 3' It will be intriguing seeing how Bojinov fares today after being given a good opportunity by Hughes to prove himself after such an injury-hit season.
    • 2' Micah Richards decides to take his throw in conservatively, with Fulham expecting a long effort, but instead finding Dunne inside.
    • 1' We're underway at the City of Manchester, and Fulham immediately launch the ball up to Bobby Zamora, with Andy Johnson running off his strike partner.
    • - Manchester City boss Mark Hughes gives Martin Petrov a starting spot on his return with Valeri Bojinov up front.

  • Team Stats

    Manchester City Stats Fulham
    52% Possession 47%
    16 Shots 16
    5 Shots on target 6
    3 Saves 4
    8 Corners 3
    8 Fouls 9
    2 Offsides 4
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    14 Tackles 16
    396 Accurate passes 340
    47 Bad passes 46

  • 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
    • Manchester City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      37 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3 0
      4 Nedum Onuoha 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 44 3 1
      5 Pablo Zabaleta 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 39 3 1
      15 Javier Garrido 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 63 15 4
      2 Micah Richards 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 34 0 1
      22 Richard Dunne 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 0 3
      34 Nigel de Jong 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 49 4 2
      29 Kelvin Etuhu 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 0
      17 Martin Petrov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 4 0
      7 Stephen Ireland 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 43 7 2
      9 Valeri Bojinov 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 0
      11 Blumer Elano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      51 Ryan McGivern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Robson de Souza 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 2 0
      28 Daniel Sturridge 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
      1 Joe Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Ched Evans 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
      19 Gelson Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Fulham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 0 0
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37 11 2
      4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 31 1 0
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 33 7 2
      20 Dickson Etuhu 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 47 5 4
      13 Danny Murphy 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 44 9 3
      25 Simon Davies 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 24 1 0
      23 Clint Dempsey 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 25 7 3
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 20 0 0
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 16 2 1
      15 Diomansy Kamara 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0
      34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      22 Fredrik Stoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Erik Nevland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Olivier Dacourt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1

  • Summary

    • 84' A good chance falls to Ched Evans at the back post after Zabaleta had lofted a deep cross to the Welshman, whose downward effort was saved well by Schwarzer.
    • 83' GOAL!!! Clint Dempsey gets his second, and Fulham's third goal of the game to put this game surely beyond doubt! The midfielder again found himself in a forward position and slotted home from Zamora's through ball.
    • 76' A good chance falls to City midfielder Nigel de Jong at the back post from Robinho's cross out on the right, but the Dutchman doesn't make good contact.
    • 73' An unbelievable miss by Hangeland, who stoops to head into an empty net from 10 yards, but somehow puts it wide!
    • 71' Great chance for Andy Johnson to put the game beyond City from inside the box the striker had his shot blocked by Onuoha after he had done well to forage a path through.
    • 66' Robinho cuts inside and fires a low shot, which Schwarzer fumbles as he gathers, but finally keeps it safely.
    • 61' Richard Dunne blatantly tugs at Andy Johnson's shirt inside the penalty area, but the officials fail to see it.
    • 59' GOAL!!! Dickson Etuhu scores for Fulham to reward his side's possession! It was a stunning finish from outside the box, with the midfielder firing a fierce shot past Given for his first Fulham goal.
    • 50' GOAL!!! More slack City defending lets in Clint Dempsey to slot home an equaliser for Fulham! The Cottagers broke down the left and Zamora's effort was not cleared as Richard's clearance ricocheted into the path of Dempsey, who finished well.
    • 33' Bojinov drills a low shot narrowly wide of Schwarzer's near post, with Petrov in support screaming for the ball.
    • 28' GOAL!!! After a subdued opening, we have a goal from nowhere! Stephen Ireland collected the ball on the left edge of the Fulham penalty area and his speculative shot deflected off Pantsil and past Schwarzer, City lead 1-0!
    • 5' Andy Johnson goes down inside the penalty area undrer a challenge from Dunne, but referee Mark Halsey waves it away - that looked pretty debatable.
    • 4' A fine save from Shay Given at the feet of Bobby Zamora saves Richard Dunne's blushes after the defender had clumsily lost possession.
    • - Manchester City boss Mark Hughes gives Martin Petrov a starting spot on his return with Valeri Bojinov up front.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Mark Hughes

    Captain: Richard Dunne

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • M. Richards
    • N. Onuoha
    • R. Dunne
    • J. Garrido
    • N. De Jong
    • K. Etuhu Substitution Out (63′)
    • C. Evans Substitution In (55′)
    • P. Zabaleta
    • S. Ireland Goal
    • M. Petrov Substitution Out (63′)
    • V. Bojinov Substitution Out (55′)

    Subs

    • .. Robinho Substitution In63′
    • B. Elano
    • J. Hart
    • G. Fernandes
    • D. Sturridge Substitution In63′

    Injured

    • D. Hamann
    • W. Bridge
    • C. Bellamy
    • V. Kompany
    • M. Johnson

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky Yellow Card
    • S. Davies
    • D. Etuhu Goal
    • D. Murphy Substitution Out (86′)
    • C. Dempsey Goals×2 Substitution Out (86′)
    • B. Zamora Substitution Out (86′)
    • A. Johnson

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbuehler
    • O. Dacourt Substitution In86′
    • Z. Gera Substitution In86′
    • E. Nevland
    • D. Kamara Substitution In86′
    • C. Baird
    • F. Stoor

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. love fulham n dempsey.!!!

    From Riesza R, on Mon 13 Apr 4:35PM

  2. how surprising Bellamy injured, Man City bought a pup

    From Ronsenglish, on Mon 13 Apr 2:37AM

  3. 3 - 1!!!!!!!
    Come On You Red & Blacks :P lol Woop­ Woop

    From marsden709, on Sun 12 Apr 11:26PM

  4. uho uho man city

    From Atta, on Sun 12 Apr 10:29PM

  5. city should of won come on mark hughes you are better­ than this

    From efrasyid, on Sun 12 Apr 8:51PM

  6. CITY PLAY LIKE RUBBISH ON TOILET

    From eleven_sight, on Sun 12 Apr 8:35PM

  7. City 24-0 Girls

    beat that black night

    From mc98_thomas, on Sun 12 Apr 8:23PM

  8. I hate you Ken Shing T! Shut up ! stop making fun of­ Man City!

    From mc98_thomas, on Sun 12 Apr 8:17PM

  9. Stuart D is fat,stupid and who do you support you pig!­ No one makes fun of Man City!

    From mc98_thomas, on Sun 12 Apr 8:16PM

  10. im matt weldon and i like to take it up the back­ passage of play.

    From Neil, on Sun 12 Apr 7:09PM

  11. Hughes out !!!!!!
    Please get rid of this loser before­ he can do any more damage.Today's match was a­ disgrace

    From oodled, on Sun 12 Apr 6:51PM

  12. man city are playing rubbish!!!!!! come on city kick­ some butt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From diamondkelly2005, on Sun 12 Apr 6:45PM

  13. MC Home finally defeated by fulham...
    So happy..
    the­ club use so many money..
    the result juz like stoke­ city..
    haha^.^..

    From wah_2526, on Sun 12 Apr 6:40PM

  14. Waste of money creating a world class home-ground,­ trying without success to lure world-claas stars with­ promises of astronomic figure salaries, buying avarage­ players well above their true value, and still­ threatened with relegation with half a dozen games to­ go. No wonder why the world is in financial­ credit-crunch mode. No wonder why the red half of­ Manchester don't want to be associated with the­ blue half.

    From lmadzinga, on Sun 12 Apr 6:39PM

  15. yes i'm happy that man city has actually lost more ­ and i whant them to lose more and more .thanks for ­ fulham, they should keep wining man city i­ llllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooov v v v v v v­ v v v v v v v v v eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that

    From priye, on Sun 12 Apr 6:32PM

  16. sack the manager...if you want to be a top club,must­ come with top manager.for sure, mark is not one of­ them. See what happen to england when they sacked the­ englishman and changed it with italian, the got the­ result.

    From azieye84, on Sun 12 Apr 6:29PM

  17. yes i'm happy that man city has actually lost more ­ and i whant them to lose more and more .thanks for ­ fkeulham, they should keep wining man city i­ llllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooov v v v v v v­ v v v v v v v v v eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that

    From priye, on Sun 12 Apr 6:27PM

  18. yes i'm happy that man city has actually lost more ­ and i whant them to lose more and more .thanks for ­ fkeulham, they should keep wining man city i­ llllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooov v v v v v v­ v v v v v v v v v eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that

    From priye, on Sun 12 Apr 6:27PM

  19. well done fulham u are the best

    From RON, on Sun 12 Apr 6:19PM

  20. city who are they ther's only 1 team in manchester­ come you reds

    From johnrobinson2974, on Sun 12 Apr 6:19PM
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