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  1. Boro edge closer to drop

    Boro edge closer to drop

    Middlesbrough's hopes of Premier League survival were dealt a blow when they were held to a goalless draw by Fulham at the Riverside. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Middlesbrough
    • Fulham
    • - Thanks for joining us today... stay right there for the FA Cup semi-final clash between Arsenal and Chelsea!
    • 90'+4 There it is! All over at the Riverside! And just a single point for Boro... and that could well prove to be that for Gareth Southgate's side!
    • 90'+2 Gera with a chance to get on the end of a deep cross! He really should do better there!
    • 90' Four minutes of added time to be played... there's still time!
    • 89' Zamora's in here... but he loses his cool and blazes well over the bar! What a waste!
    • 86' Fulham make another change now... Johnson off for Kamara.
    • 84' King glances a header well wide... this doesn't look good for Boro...
    • 83' Here comes a Boro change as Alves is replaced by Adam Johnson.
    • 82' DEMPSEY! Ooh! The American measures a shot from the edge of the box! But his effort flies inches wide of the post with Jones again struggling to get there!
    • 81' King is booked for an ugly challenge on Paintsil... that one is well deserved...
    • 79' Alves fires a free-kick over the bar... Boro need something and quick as Sunderland are still beating Hull City...
    • 77' Big penalty shout as the ball strikes Etuhu on the upper arm! Not given!
    • 76' Still no sign of Boro making a change... but clearly they need to do something as time is running out for Gareth Southgate's side, in a game they really need to win.
    • 74' Fulham break now and Zamora lets fly! Straight into the back of Bates and the ball bounces away...
    • 72' Wheater attempts a scissors-kick in the Fulham box! But he's a centre-half and he misses his kick completely!
    • 70' Downing does well to break away towards the goal line... but his ball into the box is cleared by Konchesky!
    • 69' Yes, here he comes... Gera on for Davies.
    • 67' Looks like Fulham are going to make a change... is that Zoltan Gera coming on?
    • 65' Boro with some neat first-time passing now, but the final ball by Alves goes straight to a Fulham shirt and the move breaks down.
    • 63' Boro lump a free-kick up into the Fulham box... but that's easy for Schwarzer...
    • 62' Murphy is doing a man-marking job on Downing this half... and he's a good job so far.
    • 60' Boro substitutes are warming up... perhaps a change is on its way...
    • 58' Fulham are enjoying a good little spell here... this game really has ebbed and flowed...
    • 54' Jones hares off his line to meet a long ball towards the edge of the box... he takes out Dempsey in doing so... surely a free-kick! No! The ref waves play on!
    • 52' Oooh! Another hairy moment for Schwarzer as McMahon whips in a dangerous cross/shot! The Australian is forced to tip over the bar!
    • 50' Boro have started the half in determined mood! But Schwarzer claims the corner and Fulham take possession.
    • 49' DOWNING! Another good stop by Schwarzer to tip the Boro skipper's fierce drive on target!
    • 49' King now breaks through... he holds the ball up and waits for support... but his cross is headed clear by Hangeland.
    • 48' Schwarzer returns to haunt his former club! That really was a super save...
    • 47' WHAT A SAVE BY SCHWARZER! The former Boro man denies Tuncay a header with a world-class save! That had goal written all over it! Fantastic stop!
    • 46' Back underway at the Riverside! No changes to tell you about!
    • 45'+3 There goes the half-time whistle... and it's goalless at the break as the tension rises.
    • 45'+2 King has a go at the linesman now... Boro should clearly have had a corner, but the decision is a goal kick! Bizarre...
    • 44' Tuncay wins a free-kick, about 25 yards out..... Downing steps up to take it, but it's way over the bar and again Schwarzer isn't troubled.
    • 43' Oooh! Zamora sends a curling half-volley from the edge of the box inches wide of the post with Jones struggling to get there!
    • 42' Aliadiere does well on the Boro right... he cuts inside but his prodded pass forward finds only Schwarzer...
    • 40' Konchesky has his name taken for hauling down Tuncay...
    • 38' Want to know how stressed Gareth Southgate is? His nerves look rather frayed...
    • 37' Tuncay goes in on Davies... it's an ugly one and he gets a booking - the second of the day.
    • 36' Replays show Johnson's shot took a slight deflection off Wheater... that's what could have beaten Jones...
    • 35' Fulham are enjoying a very good spell at the moment...
    • 34' OOOH! OFF THE POST BY JOHNSON! Great effort from the Fulham striker! He cuts inside and lets fly with a right-foot curler! It hits the inside of the upright before bouncing across the face of goal... but it stays out and Boro breathe again!
    • 32' Boro break with Alves now... but he can't find a way through this time! End to end stuff!
    • 31' Fulham still on the front foot.... Johnson centres for the advancing Etuhu! But he can't get a clean head on it and the chance goes begging.
    • 30' Fulham just beginning to come into the game slightly now... and that will be a worry for Boro...
    • 29' Oooh! Real chance for Zamora! Davies's cross hits the danger zone in between the keeper and the first line of Fulham attackers! But Zamora doesn't react and the ball passes all the way through!
    • 28' Hangeland uses his height to good effect from the corner though and Fulham come away with it...
    • 27' Alves wins another Boro corner as his shot deflects behind off Hangeland!
    • 24' Alves himself takes the free-kick... but it's a Ronaldo special, straight into the wall...
    • 23' Hangeland is clumsy on Alves... and that'll be a free-kick for Boro... danger possibly...
    • 22' Good strike by Downing, first-time from the edge of the area! But it's well blocked... in fact it hits his team-mate Alves!
    • 20' Taylor delivers a ball into the box... and that's a poor header by Murphy, straight out for a Boro corner!
    • 19' McMahon delivers a deep, deep cross... in fact it's so deep it's gone out of play.
    • 18' Tuncay again threatening... it comes to Aliadiere! But it won't quite fall for the Frenchman and his effort is easily held by Schwarzer!
    • 17' Chance for Alves! Tuncay does really well to centre for the Brazilian! It's a first-time effort! Oooh! Blocked! Close but no cigar!
    • 16' Dempsey fancies his chances here, from 25 yards out! But his effort is way over the bar and Jones isn't called into action...
    • 15' Quarter of an hour gone and so far so good for Boro, who really have to win this one...
    • 13' Downing has a crack on goal! But it's wide of the mark and Schwarzer isn't troubled.
    • 12' Corner comes over... attacked by Alves but headed away by Hughes!
    • 12' Aliadiere wins the first corner of the game for Boro!
    • 11' Dempsey now looks to unlock the Boro back line all on his own... but it's not happening this time for the American and Huth steps in to clear up the danger.
    • 10' Ooh! Aliadiere hooks it into the box where Downing lashes a shot goalwards! It's blocked just in front of Schwazer by Hughes! First half-chance of the game!
    • 9' Bates launches a high ball into the area now... Aliadiere is there or thereabouts, but Schwarzer is out to claim.
    • 7' The home crowd are getting right behind their team now... over 30,000 of them in the ground today as Fulham have only brought 250 fans.
    • 6' Again, a stray pass out of play loses possession for Fulham...
    • 5' Boro are pressing well so far... Hangeland plays a sloppy ball out of defence and Boro pick up possession again.
    • 4' McMahon becomes the first player to receive a booking today for a sliding, late challenge on Dempsey.
    • 3' Downing tracks back well to take the ball off Davies... but the ref deems it to have been illegal... free-kick to Fulham and Downing's not too happy.
    • 2' Boro are doing well early on... there's a high tempo from the hosts...
    • 1' It's another must-win game for Boro! Here we go! Underway at the Riverside!
    • - And Fulham name an unchanged side too. As usual. Mark Schwarzer plays against his former club.
    • - So, Boro boss Gareth Southgate goes with the same team that won three points against Hull last weekend. Didier Digard makes the bench on his return from knee and thigh injuries.
    • - Today's referee is Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).
    • - And Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy, Etuhu, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora - Subs: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gera, Kamara, Dacourt, Stoor, Baird
    • - The teams are in... here's how Boro line up: Middlesbrough: Jones, McMahon, Wheater, Huth, Taylor, Aliadiere, Sanli, Bates, Downing, King, Alves - Subs: Turnbull, Hoyte, Riggott, Digard, Emnes, Shawky, Adam Johnson
    • - This time last week Middlesbrough were supposedly dead and buried, but they could move out of the relegation zone if they collect a second win on the bounce. Fulham have their sights set on a top-half finish after ensuring their safety with a win at Manchester City last week.

  • Team Stats

    Middlesbrough Stats Fulham
    44% Possession 55%
    24 Shots 13
    6 Shots on target 2
    2 Saves 5
    9 Corners 1
    14 Fouls 10
    5 Offsides 1
    3 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 23
    256 Accurate passes 339
    93 Bad passes 42

  • 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
    • Middlesbrough
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Bradley Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 0
      29 Anthony McMahon 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 20 1 0
      14 Robert Huth 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 18 8 1
      31 David Wheater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 2
      26 Matthew Bates 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 9 7
      3 Andrew Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 17 1
      19 Stewart Downing 0 9 1 1 1 0 0 27 14 0
      10 Jeremie Aliadiere 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 2 1
      16 Marlon King 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 28 9 1
      12 Afonso Alves 0 5 0 1 3 2 0 19 9 2
      17 Tuncay Sanli 0 2 1 2 5 1 0 36 7 1
      15 Mohamed Shawky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Marvin Emnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Didier Digard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Adam Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
      5 Chris Riggott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Ross Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Justin Hoyte 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 6 1 0
      4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37 1 2
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 8 1
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 0 1
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 12 3
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 34 6 8
      25 Simon Davies 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 29 1 1
      13 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 56 4 2
      20 Dickson Etuhu 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 43 4 3
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 12 2 1
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 19 1 0
      19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Olivier Dacourt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Diomansy Kamara 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0
      34 Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 1
      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

  • Summary

    • 90'+2 Gera with a chance to get on the end of a deep cross! He really should do better there!
    • 89' Zamora's in here... but he loses his cool and blazes well over the bar! What a waste!
    • 82' DEMPSEY! Ooh! The American measures a shot from the edge of the box! But his effort flies inches wide of the post with Jones again struggling to get there!
    • 52' Oooh! Another hairy moment for Schwarzer as McMahon whips in a dangerous cross/shot! The Australian is forced to tip over the bar!
    • 49' DOWNING! Another good stop by Schwarzer to tip the Boro skipper's fierce drive on target!
    • 47' WHAT A SAVE BY SCHWARZER! The former Boro man denies Tuncay a header with a world-class save! That had goal written all over it! Fantastic stop!
    • 43' Oooh! Zamora sends a curling half-volley from the edge of the box inches wide of the post with Jones struggling to get there!
    • 34' OOOH! OFF THE POST BY JOHNSON! Great effort from the Fulham striker! He cuts inside and lets fly with a right-foot curler! It hits the inside of the upright before bouncing across the face of goal... but it stays out and Boro breathe again!
    • 29' Oooh! Real chance for Zamora! Davies's cross hits the danger zone in between the keeper and the first line of Fulham attackers! But Zamora doesn't react and the ball passes all the way through!
    • 18' Tuncay again threatening... it comes to Aliadiere! But it won't quite fall for the Frenchman and his effort is easily held by Schwarzer!
    • 17' Chance for Alves! Tuncay does really well to centre for the Brazilian! It's a first-time effort! Oooh! Blocked! Close but no cigar!
    • 10' Ooh! Aliadiere hooks it into the box where Downing lashes a shot goalwards! It's blocked just in front of Schwazer by Hughes! First half-chance of the game!
    • - This time last week Middlesbrough were supposedly dead and buried, but they could move out of the relegation zone if they collect a second win on the bounce. Fulham have their sights set on a top-half finish after ensuring their safety with a win at Manchester City last week.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Walton

  • Middlesbrough

    Manager: Gareth Southgate

    Captain: Stewart Downing

    Starting line-up

    • B. Jones
    • A. McMahon Yellow Card
    • R. Huth
    • D. Wheater
    • A. Taylor
    • S. Tuncay Yellow Card
    • M. Bates
    • J. Aliadière
    • S. Downing
    • A. Alves Substitution Out (83′)
    • M. King Yellow Card

    Subs

    • C. Riggott
    • J. Hoyte
    • R. Turnbull
    • M. Shawky
    • D. Digard
    • A. Johnson Substitution In83′
    • M. Emnes

    Injured

    • E. Pogatetz

    Suspended

    • G. O'Neil

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky Yellow Card
    • D. Etuhu
    • D. Murphy
    • S. Davies Substitution Out (69′)
    • C. Dempsey
    • B. Zamora
    • A. Johnson Substitution Out (86′)

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbuehler
    • O. Dacourt
    • Z. Gera Substitution In69′
    • E. Nevland
    • D. Kamara Substitution In86′
    • C. Baird
    • F. Stoor

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Alves is a pippi-joke, can´t deliver! ´Boro is going­ DOWN big time, adios.

    From obliss, on Sun 19 Apr 12:43PM

  2. well done cottagers. Well deserved draw. Secure 8th and­ look to 7th now!

    From adam j, on Sun 19 Apr 11:12AM

  3. Middlesbrough should have won

    From mc98_thomas, on Sun 19 Apr 11:06AM

  4. im a boro fan but bye bye

    y was alves 12 mill but­ nexxt season iv he stays eel be top scorer tuncay o­ neil wheater pogs downing mido
    weel be a laughin­ stock up the boro i hate COCKneys ha

    From soniapotter888, on Sat 18 Apr 7:56PM

  5. O'Neil is the only decent player 'Boro have­ got. He can come back to us when Boro go down. Play up­ Pompey!

    From Peter S, on Sat 18 Apr 7:37PM

  6. That'll do for me FFC aint no stoppin us now.

    From london girl, on Sat 18 Apr 5:12PM

  7. Southgate couldn't play football never mind manage.­ Get rid of him and the so called star players, Alves­ for one. I wouldn't have paid ten pence for him.

    From DONALD, on Sat 18 Apr 5:06PM

  8. Good- Bye Middlesbrough.

    From Ron. W., on Sat 18 Apr 5:01PM

  9. wii game rampage total destruction 99p for sale on ebay­ pal uk
    more coming soon wii fit

    From ADJ, on Sat 18 Apr 4:59PM

  10. why oh why is Zamora in the first team ..........he­ should be put out to graze !!!!!!!

    From PAT, on Sat 18 Apr 4:58PM

  11. boro u r no good
    hope u get relegated u should of won­ but no

    From annmarie, on Sat 18 Apr 4:56PM

  12. 12 million Alves oFF.

    How a suprise.

    Bring on a home­ grown lad, and get rid of Alves, what a waste this was.

    From I know how, on Sat 18 Apr 4:51PM

  13. come on boro

    From amandajaynescott, on Sat 18 Apr 4:51PM

  14. Alves, Alves, two goals, it is comong.

    From I know how, on Sat 18 Apr 4:47PM

  15. Alves to score today and make it count.

    From I know how, on Sat 18 Apr 4:44PM

  16. Fulham are an average team with a very good­ manager.
    What does that say for the bottom 6 teams?

    From Ron. W., on Sat 18 Apr 4:28PM

  17. Play up Boro!

    From KingSport, on Sat 18 Apr 4:27PM

  18. fulham to win

    james

    From carolinehearn, on Sat 18 Apr 4:05PM

  19. come fulham
    3-0

    From carolinehearn, on Sat 18 Apr 4:03PM

  20. .

    From Yoda, on Sat 18 Apr 3:52PM
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