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Saturday October 4, 2008 Finished The Hawthorns

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  1. West Brom see off Fulham

    West Brom see off Fulham

    Roman Bednar scored the only goal of the game as West Brom continued their encouraging start to the season with a 1-0 win over Fulham. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Bromwich
    • Fulham
    • 16:49 Thanks for joining me this afternoon; make sure you stick with us for all the latest news!
    • 90 THAT'S IT! Great win for West Brom, thanks to Bednar's scrappy goal on the hour! Encouraging start to the season for the Baggies as they look to defy predictions and stay in the Premier League.
    • 88 The West Brom fans are loving this; only minutes from their second league win at the Hawthorns this season.
    • 87 ALMOST! Davies collects a low cross into the near post, but has the ball whipped off his boot as he spins and attempts to fire home!
    • 85 BAR! Bednar decides to have a pop from distance...fully 35 yards out...he hits the top of the bar with a real fizzer.
    • 83 Gera turns on to his right foot and clips a dangerous cross into the middle...Ki-Hyeon can't out-muscle his marker to get something on it.
    • 82 Neat passing from West Brom as they try to fashion the space for a second...Olsson loses the ball in the box.
    • 81 Fulham are running out of ideas a little; they have resorted to firing long, high balls forward to Zamora, but West Brom are coping well.
    • 80 Fulham are pressing more and more now, but West Brom actually look more likely to score a second on the break.
    • 78 DROPPED! Carson spills a catch after Olsson's sliced clearance had gone straight up in the air...but Dempsey can't get around the defender to the loose ball, bouncing invitingly in the six-yard box!
    • 76 WASTED! Pantsil wastes the chance to put in a dangerous cross as Fulham attack down the right. He is rightly furious with himself...Fulham had players waiting.
    • 75 SAVE! Schwarzer saves with his legs as Koren fires in a low shot from a tight angle! This game has really opened up now...chances at both ends.
    • 74 CURLED WIDE! Ki-Hyeon again...this time on the opposite flank, cutting onto his right foot to create some space...only to curl his effort wide of the far post from 18 yards!
    • 72 Another corner for Fulham as Ki-Hyeon cuts inside and sees his left-foot shot deflected wide...cleared at the near post by West Brom.
    • 71 FULHAM SUB: Ki-Hyeon been sent on by Hodgson as he searches for an equaliser. They have been outplayed in the second half.
    • 70 FREE-HEADER! Dempsey moves unmarked into the box...he is found by Bullard's cross...but can only direct his header high over the bar!
    • 68 STUNNING SAVE! Again Fulham fail to clear their line...the ball is fired across the face of goal and turned goalwards by Morrison...but Schwarzer sticks out a hand to save!
    • 67 West Brom win a free-kick on the right touchline when Gera snaps at the heels of Zuilverloon...swung into the box...
    • 66 West Brom are doing all the pressing at the moment; really impressive stuff in the second half.
    • 65 Bednar just can't get his shot away under pressure from Hughes after being picked out by a good pass from Valero.
    • 63 WEST BROM SUB: Miller is replaced by Moore.
    • 61 CLOSE! Murphy fires a deflected effort just wide of the post after he was picked out by Bullard's low free-kick, pulled back to him from the right-side of the penalty area.
    • 60 GOAL! WEST BROM BREAK THE DEADLOCK! Another corner is fired into the middle...Fulham fail to clear and a scramble ensues...Bendar prods through the legs of the keeper from close-range and the home side lead!
    • 58 OFF THE LINE! West Brom swing a corner into the middle...the ball is headed back across the face of goal...but Miller's header is deflected over the bar by Bullard!
    • 56 Zuiverloon beats his man on the right...but his cross is too strong, too high and mis-directed...it curls harmlessly out to the other flank.
    • 55 HIGH! Bullard gets hold of the ball 25 yards out...but smashes his right-foot effort high over the crossbar. Poor from Bullard.
    • 53 SLASHED OVER! Bednar controls a low cross into the box...the ball bounces up nicely to be hit first-time...but the striker snatches at his left-foot effort and slices high over the bar from 10 yards.
    • 52 BLOCKED! Olsson's effort is blocked by a sea of legs as the ball finds its way through to him on the edge of the box after a low free-kick was fired into the visitor's box.
    • 51 DECENT EFFORT! Zamora meets a floated cross into the box with a header as he tries to loop the ball over Carson...he just doesn't get enough elevation on the ball and the keeper collects.
    • 49 Koren gets inside the Fulham box, but Hangeland cuts out his low cross on the six-yard box...good start to the half from the home side.
    • 48 CHANCE! Greening clips a cross to the back post when Donk has stayed up from the corner...he meets it with a firm header, but finds the outside of the post from a tight angle.
    • 47 ...cleared at the near post...
    • 47 West Brom win an early corner when Bullard is forced to put the ball behind...
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Good first half with plenty of endeavour; Fulham probably shaded it, but West Brom had decent chances of their own.
    • 42 Hughes again cuts out a dangerous cross as West Brom mount some pressure at the end of the first half.
    • 40 Fulham are getting plenty of players up in support of Zamora; they are looking a real threat at the moment.
    • 38 FREE HEADER! Miller ghosts unseen into the box...he is found unmarked by Robinson's cross...but his stooping header bounces just wide of the post.
    • 36 ALMOST! Zamora peels out to the left and is found by Bullard...he holds the ball up before clipping a lofted pass towards the penalty spot...but Bullard and Dempsey fail to take control and West Brom stab clear.
    • 34 West Brom win another corner...poor delivery from Greening.
    • 33 WEAK! Fulham are attacking with real purpose now...Bullard fires in a shot from distance...but it lacks power and Carson claims easily.
    • 32 Frightful pass cross-field from Zuiverloon, who hands Fulham a throw after his ambitious 60-yard pass finds no-one.
    • 31 Valero is shown the yellow card for tripping Gera as the winger looked to sprint away from him after collecting a clearance from a corner.
    • 30 Fulham are just beginning to get on top after a fairly even start.
    • 29 JUST WIDE! Great play from Dempsey, who slides in and wins the ball inside the West Brom box...he pulls the ball back to Gera...but he side-foots wide from eight yards after opening his body to go for the back post!
    • 27 A nice flick from Zamora releases Gera down the left...but his cross to the back-post is over-hit and runs out for a goalkick...a pity, because Zamora and Dempsey were waiting for a good ball.
    • 25 West Brom win a corner when Bednar's attempted cross is deflected behind...the referee spots a foul in the box and awards Fulham a free-kick.
    • 24 Miller is caught offside by a pass from deep from Robinson; that one was much closer...looks like the official got it correct, which is important because Miller was in on goal.
    • 23 Woefully innaccurate offside decision from the linesman as Bednar sprints on to a deflected pass down the channel.
    • 21 WIDE! Dempsey flashes another low shot just wide after picking up a pass from a quick free-kick. He's not afraid to have a pop, the Yankee.
    • 19 West Brom's gameplan is fairly clear...crosses from wide positions...they have sent over several testing ones already this afternoon.
    • 17 Schwarzer does well to punch another deep cross clear...he was under pressure there from Miller and Bednar, who jumped with him at the back post.
    • 16 Good play from Miller, a willing runner down the channels...he holds the ball up before turning his man and curling in a deep cross...well defended by Fulham
    • 15 GREAT DEFENDING! Hughes puts the ball behind at the near post after intercepting Greening's low, dangerous cross.
    • 13 OOH! JUST OVER! Bullard stands over the set-piece...he goes for the far corner with a curling effort...Carson looks beaten...but the ball dips just over the bar!
    • 12 Fulham win a free-kick on the edge of the box when Olsson barges over Dempsey...the angry defender is booked for the challenge...chance for Fulham to work the keeper...
    • 11 Decent effort on goal by Dempsey, who tests Carson with a low shot from 20 yards...easily claimed by the keeper.
    • 9 Plenty of hustle and bustle in this match...the midfield in particular is a very competitive space...not much room and time for anyone to put their foot on the ball and create anything.
    • 7 CHANCE! Miller goes through the middle after capitalising on a mistake...the Fulham defence manage to catch him on the edge of the box...and his shot is straight at the keeper.
    • 6 A deep cross into the box is controled by Zamora...but he can't pick out a team-mate with his pull-back.
    • 5 Fulham win the first corner of the match...Carson punches clear from inside his own six-yard box.
    • 4 Bullard is seeing plenty of the ball early for Fulham; he is the go-to man for the visitors as they look to probe the Baggies.
    • 3 Early free-kick for the home side...curled into a crowded box...punched clear by Schwarzer...
    • 2 West Brom manager Tony Mowbray drafted in striker Ishmael Miller in place of Kim Do-Heon; the former Manchester City man will drift out wide to find space; he's a powerful runner on the ball...
    • 1 Here we go! The first half is underway...
    • 14:38 Hi there; welcome to our coverage of Fulham's trip to in-form Wigan...

  • Team Stats

    West Bromwich Stats Fulham
    37% Possession 62%
    17 Shots 13
    5 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 3
    8 Corners 6
    13 Fouls 10
    4 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    15 Tackles 18
    204 Accurate passes 391
    70 Bad passes 48

  • 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
    • West Bromwich
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 0
      30 Ryan Donk 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 2
      3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 13 1
      22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 18 3 5
      26 Jonas Olsson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18 4 2
      28 Borja Valero 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 22 12 0
      7 Robert Koren 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 7 0
      8 Jonathan Greening 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 2
      27 James Morrison 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 27 7 0
      10 Ishmael Miller 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 3 0
      9 Roman Bednar 1 7 2 1 1 2 0 15 8 1
      4 Marek Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
      18 Pedro Miguel Pele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Carl Hoefkens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Luke Moore 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Sherjill MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Leon Barnett 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 8 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 1
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 12 2
      4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 45 1 4
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 29 8 3
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 5 2 3 4 0 0 34 2 0
      13 Danny Murphy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 4 2
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 56 9 3
      25 Simon Davies 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 37 3 2
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 28 6 1
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13 1 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 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      22 Fredrik Stoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0

  • Summary

    • 87 ALMOST! Davies collects a low cross into the near post, but has the ball whipped off his boot as he spins and attempts to fire home!
    • 85 BAR! Bednar decides to have a pop from distance...fully 35 yards out...he hits the top of the bar with a real fizzer.
    • 78 DROPPED! Carson spills a catch after Olsson's sliced clearance had gone straight up in the air...but Dempsey can't get around the defender to the loose ball, bouncing invitingly in the six-yard box!
    • 75 SAVE! Schwarzer saves with his legs as Koren fires in a low shot from a tight angle! This game has really opened up now...chances at both ends.
    • 74 CURLED WIDE! Ki-Hyeon again...this time on the opposite flank, cutting onto his right foot to create some space...only to curl his effort wide of the far post from 18 yards!
    • 70 FREE-HEADER! Dempsey moves unmarked into the box...he is found by Bullard's cross...but can only direct his header high over the bar!
    • 68 STUNNING SAVE! Again Fulham fail to clear their line...the ball is fired across the face of goal and turned goalwards by Morrison...but Schwarzer sticks out a hand to save!
    • 61 CLOSE! Murphy fires a deflected effort just wide of the post after he was picked out by Bullard's low free-kick, pulled back to him from the right-side of the penalty area.
    • 60 GOAL! WEST BROM BREAK THE DEADLOCK! Another corner is fired into the middle...Fulham fail to clear and a scramble ensues...Bendar prods through the legs of the keeper from close-range and the home side lead!
    • 48 CHANCE! Greening clips a cross to the back post when Donk has stayed up from the corner...he meets it with a firm header, but finds the outside of the post from a tight angle.
    • 38 FREE HEADER! Miller ghosts unseen into the box...he is found unmarked by Robinson's cross...but his stooping header bounces just wide of the post.
    • 29 JUST WIDE! Great play from Dempsey, who slides in and wins the ball inside the West Brom box...he pulls the ball back to Gera...but he side-foots wide from eight yards after opening his body to go for the back post!
    • 13 OOH! JUST OVER! Bullard stands over the set-piece...he goes for the far corner with a curling effort...Carson looks beaten...but the ball dips just over the bar!
    • 7 CHANCE! Miller goes through the middle after capitalising on a mistake...the Fulham defence manage to catch him on the edge of the box...and his shot is straight at the keeper.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    Starting line-up

    • S. Carson
    • G. Zuiverloon
    • R. Donk
    • J. Olsson Yellow Card
    • P. Robinson
    • J. Morrison
    • R. Koren
    • V. Borja Yellow Card
    • I. Miller Substitution Out (60′)
    • J. Greening
    • R. Bednar Goal

    Subs

    • D. Kiely
    • L. Moore Substitution In60′
    • M. Cech
    • L. Barnett
    • P. Pele
    • S. MacDonald
    • C. Hoefkens

    Injured

    • N. Clement
    • F. Teixeira
    • D. Kim
    • A. Meite
    • C. Brunt

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky
    • S. Davies
    • J. Bullard
    • Z. Gera
    • D. Murphy
    • C. Dempsey
    • B. Zamora

    Subs

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

    Injured

    • D. Etuhu
    • D. Kamara

    Suspended

    • A. Johnson