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Sunday October 25, 2009 Finished The City of Manchester Stadium

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Manchester City

  • Lescott 54’
  • Petrov 60’

Fulham

  • Duff 62’
  • Dempsey 68’

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  1. Fulham peg back City

    Fulham peg back City

    Manchester City missed the chance to move up into the top four of the Premier League after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Fulham. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester City
    • Fulham
    • 90+5' The final whistle goes and Fulham have denied City the chance to move up into the top four.
    • 90+5' Schwarzer catches an Ireland cross and that should be that.
    • 90+4' Pantsil sends a dangerous cross field ball right into the path of Tevez. Fortunately for Fulham, the Argentine slips over and Kelly can tidy up.
    • 90+3' Bellamy's corner is headed away emphatically by Kelly. Lescott sends the ball back upfield and Schwarzer comes out to claim it.
    • 90+1' Both bosses make changes now, as Vincent Kompany enters for City, while Fulham's Seol comes on for Kamara.
    • 90' There will be five minutes of injury time. For some reason Mark hughes isn't happy with that. Does he want more, or is he also happy with the draw?
    • 88' Fulham break forward with Kamara, and the striker fires a shot through the feet of Richards that flashes wide of the far post.
    • 87' Hangeland heads another City corner clear. Fulham are retreating into their half as the clock ticks down.
    • 85' Another City corner, this time Richards can't get a clean header on it and Schwarzer collects gratefully.
    • 84' Too many corners to mention in this match City have one now that Adebayor heads wide.
    • 82' Duff is a tad fortunate to win a corner off Bridge. The Irishman's delivery finds Dempsey, but the American can only head over this time.
    • 81' Pantsil tries to fire in a cross around his marker but slips over and concedes the throw.
    • 80' Wright-Phillips digs out a cross that Barry heads just wide of the far post! There could well be a winner for someone in this game.
    • 78' Adebayor finds Tevez, who lays it off for Shaun Wright-Phillips to shoot, but the strike from distance is into the crowd.
    • 76' Wright-Phillips blocks Kelly's cross and concedes the corner. Duff curls it in for HANGELAND... Given beats away the header both two hands and City can clear!
    • 75' Zamora rolls Joleon Lescott superbly and STRIKES... fired wide of the far post! Unlucky Zamora. His assist for Duff's goal is a partial reprieve for that earlier miss, but how he must want a goal now.
    • 74' Bellamy makes tracks down the left and has plenty in support. Play goes back to the defneders however, before Duff nicks the ball of Bridge.
    • 72' The delivery misses both Richards and Tevez at the far post.
    • 71' Richards wins a free-kick on the right wing. Beofre City can take it, de jong comes off to be replaced by Stephen Ireland.
    • 71' There are some handbags in the Fulham box, with players seeming to take issue with SWP. City eventually take their corner, which comes to nothing.
    • 70' Dempsey has hit the deck under a challenge from Lescott, and has stayed down. The referee waves play on, and Schwarzer has to run off his line to block Wright-Phillips!
    • 69' Adebayor is caught offside. Again.
    • 68' GOAL!! Dempsey rises to head past the sprawling Given and level it for Fulham with his first of the season!
    • 67' The change is made, with SWP coming on.
    • 66' Petrov is down injured, holding his knee gingerly. Perhaps he jarred it in the foul on Duff. He walks off with the physio, but Mark hughes has Shaun Wright-Phillips ready to come on.
    • 65' Petrov trips up Duff as he runs back into position.
    • 64' A dodgy pass back from Barry has Given sprinting off his line to clear with Kamara chasing the ball down.
    • 63' GOAL!! Zamora chests Kelly's cross into the path of Damien Duff, who drills a low shot past Given! He's put in a real shift this afternoon, and deserves that goal.
    • 61' GOAL!! Barry picks our Petrov on the edge of the box, and the Bulgarian evades a tackle before firing a crisp finish past Schwarzer! City look as though they are heading for third place in the league.
    • 60' This time Fulham clear their lines, but City retain possession.
    • 59' Adebayor comes deep to win the ball and feeds Petrov. City are working patiently on the right before switching the play to Bridge, who wins another corner off Duff. What a key duel that's turning out to be.
    • 58' Fulham pour men forward but Greening is caught dithering in possession and the momentum goes.
    • 57' The corner is played out to Bridge, whose ball in doesn't beat the first man. Adebayor is offside again as the ball is sent back in.
    • 56' Pantsil has to turn Tevez's cross behind for another corner with Petrov lurking. Fulham on the ropes here.
    • 55' Definitely Lescott's goal. He was played onside by his man on the line.
    • 54' GOAL!! Barry knocks the ball to the unmarked Adebayor in the six yard box, and he gets a touch that beats Schwarzer before Lescott helps it over the line! Think that will go down as Lescott's goal.
    • 54' Schwarzer punches the corner away and it falls to Bridge to shoot from distance... tipped round the post by Schwarzer!
    • 53' Barry wins a corner for City.
    • 52' Adebayor lays a long ball off for Bellamy, but he is offside.
    • 51' Duff steps over the ball and Baird fires into the crowd. Disappointing effort.
    • 50' Fulham have a free-kick in a good central position. Baird and Duff are standing around the ball...
    • 49' Adebayor sticks his boot up as Schwarzer is about to kick it out, and then holds his hands up as if he did nothing wrong! Play continues...
    • 47' Shocking miss from Zamora! Dempsey's shot is saved by Given and the ball falls to the Fulham striker witht he goal gaping, but he somehow manages to put it well over the bar! Fulham should be ahead.
    • 46' The second half has kicked off!
    • 45+2' That's the final act of an entertaining first half at Eastlands.
    • 45+2' Petrov fancies his chances from WAY out... he needn't have bothered.
    • 45' There wll be two minutes added to the end of this half.
    • 44' Petrov pulls the free-kick square for Tevez to hit first time. The strike is high and wide of the target.
    • 43' Pantsil is booked for a late challenge on Barry. He'll get another for dissent and be off if he's not careful.
    • 42' It looks as though it was Barry who was penalised for climbing on the back of Richards's marker.
    • 41' Petrov's corner comes in and RICHARDS HEADS INTO THE BACK OF THE NET!! But wait, the referee has disallowed it! Richards looks aghast. The official must have seen some pushing in the box.
    • 40' Tevez chips a cross over Schwarzer from the byline, and Duff is back to head behind for a corner! The Irishman has been an auxilliary defender for Fulham for much of this match.
    • 38' Adebayor skips past two Fulham players to the edge of the box and drills a low strike wide of Schwarzer's goal! We must be due a goal in this match soon.
    • 36' Nice play in midfield from City is let down by Tevez, who loses the ball attempting a backheel pass.
    • 35' Kamara is up and ready to return to the field. Aside from the cartoon birds flying round his head, he should be fine.
    • 33' Kamara is chasing down another ball over the top, and Given comes off his line and boots the ball right into Kamara's face! The Senegalese striker goes down, apparently dazed. To make it worse for him, the offside flag was already up!
    • 32' Petrov whips in a corner to the near post... Tevez glances a header over the bar!
    • 31' Dempsey charges forward but lacks opions, so goes it alone, and the strike is a simple save for Given.
    • 30' Adebayor holds to ball up well before finding Tevez. The Argentine's cross is teed up and volleyed by Barry, but Hughes is there to block it!
    • 29' Petrov tracks back to intercept a pass bound for KLelly on the left wing.
    • 27' Duff's cross is knocked down by Kamara into the path of GREENING... fired wide! Greening should have tested Given from that range.
    • 26' Bridge goes through the back of Duff and Fulham have a free-kick. Play is spread across to Dempsey, who finds Baird on the edge of the area. Baird STRIKES... the low shot whistles past the foot of the post!
    • 24' CITY FANS - there's been a goal at Old Trafford! Find out who scored it here
    • 23' Pantsil bundles Bellamy over and the Welshamn will take the free-kick. He plays it square to Barry, whose shot deflects off a Fulham player and into the path of DE JONG... Schwarzer does well to palm away the toe-poked effort from close range!
    • 22' Bellamy cuts into the box on the left and finds Adebayor at the near post. The Togo striker tries a cheeky backheel effort that runs easily for Schwarzer.
    • 22' Schwarzer comes off his line to to punch away a City conrer and doesn't get there! Luckily for him it ends in a Fulham goal kick.
    • 21' Tevez motors down the right-hand side, but Hangleland follows him all the way and blocks his attempted cross.
    • 19' Adebayor goes down in the box under Kelly's challenge... NO PENALTY! Kelly got the slightest touch on the ball as he slid in. Great decision by referee Kevin Friend.
    • 18' Kamara breaks the offside trap and he's through on goal! He looks to the linesman to check the flag is down, and as he does so puts too heavy a touch on the ball and Given dives in to claim it! What a chance for Fulham!
    • 16' Adebayor tees the ball up for TEVEZ TO VOLLEY... he didn't connect quite right, and the ball trickles through to Schwarzer.
    • 15' City play it all the way across the park as they probe for an opening. Fulham win the ball and break quickly but Zamora's ball goes to Given.
    • 14' Duff has been pinned back by Bridge so far in this match, and the England full-back wins a throw.
    • 13' Kamara lifts a nice ball over the top for Dempsey, but Toure stops him from turning to get the shot off. Good defending
    • 11' Petrov has a chance to shoot from the edge of the box... ballooned into the crowd!
    • 11' Fulham are finally able to break the home side's momentum and retain some possession, but not for long.
    • 9' Pantsil and Hangeland combine to clear with Adebayor on their heels.
    • 8' Both sides are being given licenece to go forward, but it's City who look by far the more threatening in the opening stages.
    • 7' Plenty of early pressure from City, and they have naother corner. Petrov's delivery is out to Bellamy to VOLLEY... Way over the bar. Nice try though.
    • 6' Dempsey is penalised for holding back Richards. From the free-kick Bridge wins another on the left, altohugh Duff believes he was the injured party there.
    • 5' Duff takes a free-kick deep on the right wing, but City clear and tidy up very well before Bellamy leads a swift break forward.
    • 4' City push on from the free-kick and Adebayor wins them a corner. Barry rises to meet it at the far post but the header hits Adebayor and goes out for a goal kick.
    • 3' City break from there and Hanglend brings down Tevez in midfield. He receives the game's first booking.
    • 3' Dempsey slips a nice ball down the channel for Kelly, but Toure cuts the cross out before Kamara can reach it.
    • 2' Lescot isn't under any pressure s he controls the ball on the edge of his area. He passes to Bridge who lumps it forward, but Petrov is offside.
    • 1' City kick off and we're underway at Eastlands!
    • 14:58 The two sides are emerging from the tunnel. We'll be underway very shortly.
    • 14:48 Who do you think will come out on top this afternoon? Are City genuine top four contenders now? Can Fulham build on their performance last season, or are they a one-season wonder? Leave your thoughts below!
    • 14:45 With the sort of cavalier team selection we're coming to expect from Mark hughes, City line up with a fearsome front four of Adebayor, Bellamy, Tevez and Petrov, but there's no Santa Cruz in the squad. Kolo Toure is fit again to skipper the side.
    • 14:44 No Paul Knchesky or Danny Murphy for Fulham, with Stephen Kelly and Jonathan Greening taking their respective places. Chris Baird keeps his unlikely place alongside Greening in midfield from the 1-1 draw with Roma on Thursday.
    • 14:42 Here are the team. The referee is Kevin Friend of Leicestershire.
    • 14:42 Man City: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, De Jong, Barry, Petrov, Bellamy, Adebayor, Tevez. Subs: Taylor, Johnson, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Sylvinho, Kompany, Weiss
    • 14:42 Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Kelly, Duff, Greening, Baird, Dempsey, Kamara, Zamora. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Seol, Nevland, Gera, Riise, Eddie Johnson, Smalling
    • 14:41 City have not thrown away any points from a leading position this season.
    • 14:41 Bobby Zamora has matched his goal total for 2008-09 (four - all competitions) already this season.
    • 14:40 Gareth Barry is the most regularly fouled player in the top-flight this season, winning 2.88 per game on average.
    • 14:39 City have gone 26 home games without a draw, the 10th-longest run in top-flight history.
    • 14:39 City have won their last six Premier League home games, and 12 of the last 13 - their only reversal in this period came at the hands of Fulham.
    • 14:38 Three of the Cottager's last nine league away wins have come at the City of Manchester Stadium.
    • 14:38 Fulham have won three of their last four trips to Manchester City in the Premier League.
    • 14:37 City can move up to third with a win this afternoon, while Fulham could reach 10th if they claim all three points at Eastlands. Premier League table

  • Summary

    • 76' Wright-Phillips blocks Kelly's cross and concedes the corner. Duff curls it in for HANGELAND... Given beats away the header both two hands and City can clear!
    • 75' Zamora rolls Joleon Lescott superbly and STRIKES... fired wide of the far post! Unlucky Zamora. His assist for Duff's goal is a partial reprieve for that earlier miss, but how he must want a goal now.
    • 68' GOAL!! Dempsey rises to head past the sprawling Given and level it for Fulham with his first of the season!
    • 63' GOAL!! Zamora chests Kelly's cross into the path of Damien Duff, who drills a low shot past Given! He's put in a real shift this afternoon, and deserves that goal.
    • 61' GOAL!! Barry picks our Petrov on the edge of the box, and the Bulgarian evades a tackle before firing a crisp finish past Schwarzer! City look as though they are heading for third place in the league.
    • 54' GOAL!! Barry knocks the ball to the unmarked Adebayor in the six yard box, and he gets a touch that beats Schwarzer before Lescott helps it over the line! Think that will go down as Lescott's goal.
    • 54' Schwarzer punches the corner away and it falls to Bridge to shoot from distance... tipped round the post by Schwarzer!
    • 47' Shocking miss from Zamora! Dempsey's shot is saved by Given and the ball falls to the Fulham striker witht he goal gaping, but he somehow manages to put it well over the bar! Fulham should be ahead.
    • 41' Petrov's corner comes in and RICHARDS HEADS INTO THE BACK OF THE NET!! But wait, the referee has disallowed it! Richards looks aghast. The official must have seen some pushing in the box.
    • 32' Petrov whips in a corner to the near post... Tevez glances a header over the bar!
    • 27' Duff's cross is knocked down by Kamara into the path of GREENING... fired wide! Greening should have tested Given from that range.
    • 26' Bridge goes through the back of Duff and Fulham have a free-kick. Play is spread across to Dempsey, who finds Baird on the edge of the area. Baird STRIKES... the low shot whistles past the foot of the post!
    • 23' Pantsil bundles Bellamy over and the Welshamn will take the free-kick. He plays it square to Barry, whose shot deflects off a Fulham player and into the path of DE JONG... Schwarzer does well to palm away the toe-poked effort from close range!
    • 19' Adebayor goes down in the box under Kelly's challenge... NO PENALTY! Kelly got the slightest touch on the ball as he slid in. Great decision by referee Kevin Friend.
    • 18' Kamara breaks the offside trap and he's through on goal! He looks to the linesman to check the flag is down, and as he does so puts too heavy a touch on the ball and Given dives in to claim it! What a chance for Fulham!
    • 14:42 Man City: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, De Jong, Barry, Petrov, Bellamy, Adebayor, Tevez. Subs: Taylor, Johnson, Ireland, Wright-Phillips, Sylvinho, Kompany, Weiss
    • 14:42 Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Kelly, Duff, Greening, Baird, Dempsey, Kamara, Zamora. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Seol, Nevland, Gera, Riise, Eddie Johnson, Smalling

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  • Lineup

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    • Manchester City

      Manager: Mark Hughes

      Captain: Kolo Habib Touré

      Starting line-up

      • S. Given
      • M. Richards
      • K. Touré Substitution Out (90′)
      • J. Lescott Goal
      • W. Bridge
      • N. de Jong Substitution Out (73′)
      • G. Barry
      • C. Bellamy
      • M. Petrov Goal Substitution Out (67′)
      • C. Tévez
      • E. Adebayor

      Subs

      • S. Wright-Phillips Substitution In67′
      • V. Kompany Substitution In90′
      • Sylvinho
      • S. Taylor
      • S. Ireland Substitution In73′
      • M. Johnson
      • V. Weiss

    • Fulham

      Manager: Roy Hodgson

      Starting line-up

      • M. Schwarzer
      • J. Pantsil Yellow Card
      • B. Hangeland Yellow Card
      • A. Hughes
      • S. Kelly
      • J. Greening
      • C. Baird
      • D. Duff Goal
      • C. Dempsey Goal
      • D. Kamará Substitution Out (90′)
      • B. Zamora

      Subs

      • P. Zuberbühler
      • K. Seol Substitution In90′
      • Z. Gera
      • E. Nevland
      • E. Johnson
      • B. Riise
      • C. Smalling

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  1. bugger.. if zamora wasnt such a spazz fulham would of­ won it 3-2

    From sarah, on Thu 29 Oct 1:52PM

  2. As a city supporter it did not suprise me the score­ line, we will always struggle against teams like­ Fulham,wigan and even our next game against Birmingham­ city why because we dont finish them off.as the saying­ goes you cant make a silk purse out of a sow`s ear and­ i am afraid that apply`s to City,i am going to probably­ going to get slaughtered for saying this but i­ personnaly dont think Mark Hughes is the right Man.

    From Chris M, on Mon 26 Oct 1:54PM

  3. injured... none.

    Other than Johnson and about 5­ others? Eurosport is useless

    From adam j, on Mon 26 Oct 9:27AM

  4. well done fulham to show true spirit

    zamora... you are­ still useless...

    From adam j, on Mon 26 Oct 9:26AM

  5. fulham!
    fulham!!
    fulham!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From iszie, on Mon 26 Oct 9:00AM

  6. we were garbage

    From aj1jackson, on Mon 26 Oct 4:08AM

  7. ireland should be starting every game i just don't­ get it.

    From Alex, on Sun 25 Oct 11:11PM

  8. i went to the game today and we just didnt do the­ buisness,,,, but utd got stuffed so its ok

    From antstocky, on Sun 25 Oct 10:03PM

  9. time to get the cheque book out and sign some more­ mercenaries before sparky,s bubble bursts...ha ha ha

    From m.fowler771, on Sun 25 Oct 9:34PM

  10. when will arsenal fans learn to leave Adebayor alone?­ They are muppets for following him anywhere he­ goes...well maybe when he put the ball behind their net­ on their home soil they will yield....they are jumping­ up here as if they won today......babies will never­ stop to be babies...Arsenal players and fans are­ pupils.....

    Chelsea is the name!!!!

    From Dynamic, on Sun 25 Oct 7:38PM

  11. why so many arsenal fans on city page you would think­ you had enough trobles of your own

    From stephen, on Sun 25 Oct 7:12PM

  12. mark hughes just assembled millions, not players. more­ truoble a head

    From Jude, on Sun 25 Oct 6:57PM

  13. let me assure man city,celebrating adebayor at any­ time, is a mistake.he is simply stupid and foolish.as­ usual, excited at the fact that he is in a civilise­ society.just plays rubbish in the name of foootball.

    From Jude, on Sun 25 Oct 6:51PM

  14. did tevez throw his hairband in the bin at the end of­ the match?....should have stayed at old traffors u­ muppet....we might have lost today but will be back on­ track next week.

    From m.fowler771, on Sun 25 Oct 5:28PM

  15. just gos 2 show u can spend millons and still fined it­ hard in this league. some clubs need 2 take a leaf out­ of arsenals book

    From a.williams556, on Sun 25 Oct 5:21PM

  16. no wait i mean draw d'oh :)

    From gfhklondon, on Sun 25 Oct 5:20PM

  17. money can't buy win...wenger rulessssss

    From chima, on Sun 25 Oct 5:17PM

  18. come on you whites! Good win

    From gfhklondon, on Sun 25 Oct 5:14PM

  19. Thanks to Liverpool and Fulham....

    From Dale, on Sun 25 Oct 5:12PM

  20. Hughes doesnt know what he is doing, how can he leave­­ Ireland on the bench till 17 mins left?! he is the­ only­ player that city have to make a telling pass or­ killer­ ball to the strikers, city is playing at home­ and still­ play two defence midfielder?! Hughes got­ that wrong big­ time

    From nikedigital, on Sun 25 Oct 5:12PM
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