Sunday April 3, 2011 Day 31 Finished Craven Cottage

Fulham 3 - 0 Blackpool

  • Zamora 23’, 28’
  • Etuhu 72’

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    Fulham moved up into the top half of the Premier League table with a convincing 3-0 win over strugglers Blackpool at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Blackpool
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    • 90+4' The final whistle goes, and Fulham climb into the top 10 of the Premier League table!
    • 90+2' Adam's strike from range is beaten away by Schwarzer and Taylor-Fletcher puts the rebound wide! It's certainly not Blackpool's day today!
    • 90+2' fulham have already made their three substitutions, but Hughes is led away down the tunnel as a precautionary measure following that nasty bump on the head.
    • 90+1' There will be four minutes of added time.
    • 90' Adam fires in another inviting delivery and Cathcart heads over the bar! It would only have been a consolation, but Cathcart should have done better.
    • 89' Hangeland is the latest Fulham man to get a booking for a foul on Adam.
    • 88' A diagonal ball is floated in for Varney to head, but this time Schwarzer gets his punch clear just right.
    • 87' Blackpool fail to make the most of two successive corners. There are half-hearted claims for a Dempsey handball in the box, but if anything it was ball-to-hand and not the other way around.
    • 86' Salcido trips Taylor-Fletcher as the BLackpool men was haring down the wing. The referee doesn't see it that way and only gives Blackpool a corner.
    • 85' Hughes is back on his feet and will be able to compelte this match.
    • 84' Extra concern for Hughes as he played on for Northern Ireland last week despite dislocating his shoulder. The home crowd are entertained by a Bo Selecta-style Jacko in the crowd as Hughes receives treatment!
    • 83' Kornilenko and Hughes clash heads as they both jump for an aerial ball. Hughes looks like he;s got the worst of it, as he has stayed down after Kornlienko hauls himself back to his feet.
    • 82' Fulham substitution: Simon Davies replaces Duff.
    • 81' Puncheon skips across the edge of the bos but his shot is blocked. Dembele holds the ball up at the other end and wins a throw.
    • 80' Blackpool have plenty of possession around the edge of the Fulham box, but the home side aren;t going to let them through. Eventually BLackpool run out of ideas and the move fizzles out.
    • 78' Fulham are on target to earn their 11th clean sheet of the season. Only Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Sunderland have more. (Infostrada)
    • 77' Fulham substitution: Steve Sidwell replaces Murphy.
    • 76' BLackpool are all over the place now as they fail to clear their lines and Dempsey fires wide of the near post!
    • 74' That's Etuhu's first league goal since last August, when he netted the late equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Blackpool!
    • 73' GOAL!! Dempsey heads the free-kick on to the post but Dickson etuhu is on hand to turn in the rebound from close range! Surely that's curtains for Blackpool now.
    • 72' Cathcart fouls Johnson as the striker tried to turn him. Murphy will bend in the free-kick...
    • 71' Fulham have got themselves a corner at the other end. It rebounds of a body in the area but Crainey is first to it and clears the danger.
    • 70' Adam finds Puncheon in space with a neat reverse pss and the substitute hits his first-time shot right at Schwarzer! Almost a dream introduction for Puncheon there.
    • 69' Johnson races away down the left flank but Cathcart stops him in his tracks with a good tackle.
    • 68' Blackpool substitutions: Jason Puncheon, Luke Varney and Sergei Kornilenko replace Ormerod, Grandin and Beattie.
    • 66' Fulham have picked up just 36 yellow cards in 2010-11, fewer than any other team in the Premier League and they are the only side who have not earned a red card. (Opta)
    • 65' Murphy makes one foul too many on Adam and gets a yellow card.
    • 63' Plenty of pressure from Fulham in the Blackpool half, but Dembele handles the ball as he tries to turn on the edge of the box.
    • 62' Fulham substitution: Andy Johnson replaces Zamora.
    • 61' Adam drills another free-kick into the area, but this time Hangeland heads it away for a throw-in.
    • 59' Dempsey's early strike takes a little deflection and Kingson makes an unorthodox stop with his legs. It's end-to-end at the moment.
    • 58' Beattie takes advantage of a lacklustre clearnace from Hangeland and surges past Salcido into the box. He slips as he goes to shoot and the ball rebounds off the outside of the post.
    • 57' The corner goes over everyone's head and Hangeland shows some surprising skill to keep it in play by the corner flag. Eventually the move breaks down though.
    • 56' Murphy picks out Dembele with a lovely pass and the Belgian cuts inside and shoots... The strike took a deflection. Corner to Fulham.
    • 55' Blackpool luanch another attack and Murphy appeared to shove Adam in the back. The Blackpool skipper goes tumbling, but no free-kick given this time. Perhaps the Fulham captain's chirping just beforehand worked.
    • 54' Adam fires in the free-kick, but it doesn't get a telling touch from an attacking player.
    • 53' It's Murphy this time who brings down Adam. The Fulham captain is not happy about the decision, but he hasn't got much of a case.
    • 52' Grandin is dispossessed by Etuhu, but Blackpool will build again. This is a much better showing from them since the break.
    • 51' Adam sprays a lovely ball out wide to Crainey, but the full-back was in an offside position.
    • 49' Beattie does well to hook the ball into the box after it seemed it was too far ahead of him, but there isn't a team-mate inside the box to take advantage.
    • 48' Dempsey fould Adam wide on the right. Free-kick to Blackpool. The delivery is whipped in at pace, but Schwarzer catches it before a Blackpool player can get a touch.
    • 47' The last time Fulham lost at home after leading at half-time was a 1-2 defeat vs. Blackburn on 11 March 2009. Blackpool have never even scored a second half goal after trailing at half-time in PL away games. (Infostrada)
    • 46' The second half is underway!
    • 45+2' The half-time whistle blows, and Fulham are firmly in control here.
    • 45+1' Blackpool play the corner short before Crainey puts his cross in. The delivery is cleared, and surely that's that for the half.
    • 45' Taylor-Fletcher goes to ground but still manages to dispossess Murphy and find Vaughan, who has a shot deflected from the edge of the box!
    • 44' Fulham have scored two first-half goals at home for the first time since leading Wigan 2-0 halfway on 30 October 2010. Only once before did Fulham score three first-half goals at home. They led Bolton Wanderers 3-1 at half-time, beating them 4-1 on 17 August 2002. (Infostrada)
    • 43' Fulham clear the corner and break, but Dempsey is caught offside.
    • 42' SO CLOSE FOR BLACKPOOL! Schwarzer comes out to punch cathcart's floated ball away but Brett Ormerod beats him to it and heads over the keeper! Baird chases back and heads it away just before it crosses the line!
    • 41' Once again the Tangerines fail to create a chance. Schwarzer is still yet to be tested.
    • 40' Elliot Grandin bends in a decent cross for Taylor-Fletcher at the far post which Baird has to nod behind for another corner.
    • 38' Duff checks his run just inside the Blackpool box and goes down. He claims a penalty but the referee is not interested.
    • 37' BLackpool beginning to press higher up the pitch, but Fulham are still making their way through midfield at will.
    • 36' Adam floats in a free-kick to James Beattie, whose header is well wide.
    • 35' Blackpool have now conceded in each of their last 14 Premier League matches, since a 2-0 victory at Sunderland on December 28. Blackpool and West Brom are the only Premier League clubs without a clean sheet in 2011. (Infostrada)
    • 34' Wonderful piece of skill from Dembele which has the Craven Cottage crowd gasping. He seemed to pull off a dragback and a backheel at the same time!
    • 33' Schwarzer punches the corner clear and it drops for Adam, who is forced to turn on to his weaker right foot and then has his shot blocked.
    • 32' Better from Blackpool, who win a corner after Baird has to put Baptiste's low cross behind.
    • 31' Etuhu is penalised for a foul in midfield. Blackpool need to start making progress in the final third. It has been an easy ride for the Fulham back four so far.
    • 30' Blackpool continue to give the ball away in midfield far too easily. They are inviting more and more pressure from Fulham all the time.
    • 29' That is the 62nd goal Blackpool have conceded in 31 Premier League games. Has anyone ever stayed up after conceding an average of two per game before?
    • 28' GOAL!! Zamora gets his second in the space of five minutes with a glancing header off Duff's curling delivery! Blackpool have it all to do now.
    • 27' Duff chases the ball to the corner flag and he holds off Stephen Crainey for as long as he can before the defender eventually fouls him. Duff will deliver the set piece from wide on the right.
    • 26' Duff's corner doesn't lead to anything. So far The Cottagers have had four shots on target to Blackpool's zero.
    • 25' More great build-up from Fulham. Blackpool have the reputation for being the entertainers but it is the home side doing all of that at the moment. Fulham win a corner.
    • 24' That goal is Zamora's second in three league appearances since returning from the injury which kept him out for so much of this season. It gives Fulham a deserved lead.
    • 23' GOAL!! The ball breaks loose in midfield and Zamora races away and smacks a rasping finish into the near top corner! Kingson had no chance there!
    • 22' Fulham are winning the battle in midfield at the moment, with Etuhu winning everything he goes for. Duff cuts inside and his strike from range rebounds off a defender.
    • 21' Chris Baird unleashes a fearsome strike from distance that Kingson spill into the path of Zamora! The offside flag was already up against the Fulham striker.
    • 20' Dempsey tries to charge down Kingson's clearance, but the Ghana keeper is as cool as a cucumber and beats the American with the drop of a shoulder.
    • 19' David Vaughan does well to tidy things up in midfield. The ball is sent up for Taylor-Fletcher, who is offside.
    • 18' Blackpool have not won in all three Premier League visits to London this season - conceding 10 goals and failing to score a single goal. (Infostrada)
    • 16' Great build-up from Fulham. Zamora nodw down Carlos Salcido's cross and Dembele tes it up for Duff to hit low for the far corner... Tipped on to the post by Kingson! Great football from Fulham, and a grerat save from the keeper!
    • 15' Fulham are the only Premier League club yet to concede from a penalty kick this season. The only one they gave away was missed by Manchester United’s Nani in a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in August. (Infostrada)
    • 14' Etuhu goes in late on Gary Taylor-Fletcher near the halfway line. Referee Stuart Atwell awards the free-kick but keeps cards in pocket.
    • 13' Dembele surges forward down the left on the break. Craig Cathcart stops the Belgian in his tracks with a fine, solid tackle.
    • 12' Adam heaily involved in every Blackpool move forward, as you'd expect. This time he evades the attentions of Murphy, but Dickson Etuhu halts his progress.
    • 11' Zamora fouls Adam this time as the pair tussle for an aerial ball inside the Blackpool box.
    • 10' Blackpool have scored nine goals from shots originating outside the box, more than any other team in the Premier League. (Opta)
    • 9' Adam roams forward and has space to run into. The Scotsman lines up a strike from more than 30 yards out, and it flies comfortably over Schwarzer's bar.
    • 8' Charlie Adam fouls Zamora late and picks up a booking. That's his 11th of the season, more than anyone else this season.
    • 7' Clint Dempsey sneaks the ball through the gap but Dembele and Bobby Zamora both get in each others way and the ball runs through to Richard Kingson.
    • 6' Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer hesitates in dealing with a ball into the Fulham box. Brede Hangeland does not dither, however, and clears well.
    • 5' The corner is headed away. Damien Duff pings a lovely ball across to Danny Murphy on the opposite flank. The Fulham skipper cuts inside and has a shot blocked. In the end, it's a goal kick to Blackpool.
    • 4' Moussa Dembele takes the long way round Alex Baptiste, but he has the pace and skill to do so. His cross is headed away but Dembele comes again and wins a corner for Fulham.
    • 3' Fulham have their first spell with the ball under their control. Some good tackles flying in too. This match is poised to be a lot of fun.
    • 2' Lots of crisp passing and good possession play from Blackpool in the first couple of minutes.
    • 1' Blackpool kick off and we're underway!
    • 13:28 The players are walking out on to the pitch now, though sadly not to Don't Stop Til You Get Enough. We'll be underway shortly...
    • 13:25 This is the 100th time Fulham and Blackpool meet in the league. They met for the first time on December 14 1907, with Fulham beating Blackpool 3-0 at home. The Tangerines are sure to make this an exciting affair worthy of bringing up this fixture's century.
    • 13:20 At the turn of the year, Blackpool were eighth in the table ater taking the top flight by storm. Now, following just won win in their last 10 league games, they are very much involved in a fight to avoid an instant return to the Championship. They will have a task today against a Fulham side which has won four and drawn one of their last five league games at home.
    • 13:15 Fulham will move up to 10th with a win this afternoon, while Blackpool could go as high as 12th if they can leave West London with all three points. Still, the way things are shaping up in this season's relegation fight, neither will feel totally safe until they are out of the bottom half altogether. Premier League table
    • 13:10 Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has won plenty of admirers for the fearless way his team play on their first season in the Premier League, and Leeds United manager Simon Grayson believes he should be named Manager of the Year if he can avoid relegation. Watch Grayson's interview in The Dugout
    • 13:05 HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fulham and Blackpool have met 99 times in the league. Fulham have won 33, Blackpool 36 and there have been 30 draws. Fulham are unbeaten in their last three league matches against Blackpool. Their only defeat in the last 14 was 2-1 at Bloomfield Road in old Division Two in February 1998. When these two sides met in the reverse fixture back in August the played out an exciting 2-2 draw in the first Premier League match at Bloomfield Road. Match report
    • 13:00 Right, first things first: the reason for the icon of the late Michael Jackson is that this statue has been unveiled outside Craven Cottage ahead of today's game. Some Cottagers fans have staged a demonstration against its erection, but club owner Mohamed Al Fayed was typically combative in defence of the tribute to his close friend: "Why is it bizarre? Football fans love it. If some stupid fans don't understand and appreciate such a gift they can go to hell." Read more on Al Fayed's defence of the statue
    • 12:55 Blackpool are without defender David Carney as the Australian has a shoulder injury. DJ Campbell is also missing through suspension but skipper Charlie Adam has recovered from a knock and starts. Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka returns to the bench following a knee problem and will provide back up for Richard Kingson
    • 12:55 Fulham's Bobby Zamora has overcome an illness to start for the Cottagers this afternoon. Midfielder Steve Sidwell has recovered from his knee injury but only makes the bench. Defender Aaron Hughes features despite dislocating his shoulder on international duty for Northern Ireland. Fulham team page
    • 12:50 FULHAM: Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Dempsey, Zamora, Dembele. Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Sidwell, Johnson, Gudjohnsen, Kakuta, Davies /// BLACKPOOL: Kingson, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt, Crainey, Grandin, Adam, Vaughan, Ormerod, Beattie, Taylor-Fletcher. Subs: Rachubka, Southern, Eardley, Varney, Kornilenko, Puncheon, Reid.
    • 12:45 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s live coverage of the Premier League clash between Fulham and Blackpool at Craven Cottage!

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Adam's strike from range is beaten away by Schwarzer and Taylor-Fletcher puts the rebound wide! It's certainly not Blackpool's day today!
    • 90' Adam fires in another inviting delivery and Cathcart heads over the bar! It would only have been a consolation, but Cathcart should have done better.
    • 76' BLackpool are all over the place now as they fail to clear their lines and Dempsey fires wide of the near post!
    • 73' GOAL!! Dempsey heads the free-kick on to the post but Dickson etuhu is on hand to turn in the rebound from close range! Surely that's curtains for Blackpool now.
    • 70' Adam finds Puncheon in space with a neat reverse pss and the substitute hits his first-time shot right at Schwarzer! Almost a dream introduction for Puncheon there.
    • 59' Dempsey's early strike takes a little deflection and Kingson makes an unorthodox stop with his legs. It's end-to-end at the moment.
    • 58' Beattie takes advantage of a lacklustre clearnace from Hangeland and surges past Salcido into the box. He slips as he goes to shoot and the ball rebounds off the outside of the post.
    • 42' SO CLOSE FOR BLACKPOOL! Schwarzer comes out to punch cathcart's floated ball away but Brett Ormerod beats him to it and heads over the keeper! Baird chases back and heads it away just before it crosses the line!
    • 28' GOAL!! Zamora gets his second in the space of five minutes with a glancing header off Duff's curling delivery! Blackpool have it all to do now.
    • 23' GOAL!! The ball breaks loose in midfield and Zamora races away and smacks a rasping finish into the near top corner! Kingson had no chance there!
    • 16' Great build-up from Fulham. Zamora nodw down Carlos Salcido's cross and Dembele tes it up for Duff to hit low for the far corner... Tipped on to the post by Kingson! Great football from Fulham, and a grerat save from the keeper!
    • 5' The corner is headed away. Damien Duff pings a lovely ball across to Danny Murphy on the opposite flank. The Fulham skipper cuts inside and has a shot blocked. In the end, it's a goal kick to Blackpool.
    • 12:50 FULHAM: Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Dempsey, Zamora, Dembele. Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Sidwell, Johnson, Gudjohnsen, Kakuta, Davies /// BLACKPOOL: Kingson, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt, Crainey, Grandin, Adam, Vaughan, Ormerod, Beattie, Taylor-Fletcher. Subs: Rachubka, Southern, Eardley, Varney, Kornilenko, Puncheon, Reid.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • M. Schwarzer
      • C. Baird
      • A. Hughes
      • B. Hangeland Yellow Card
      • C. Salcido
      • D. Murphy Yellow Card Substitution Out (77′)
      • D. Etuhu Goal
      • D. Duff Substitution Out (82′)
      • C. Dempsey
      • B. Zamora Goals×2 Substitution Out (62′)
      • M. Dembélé

      Subs

      • E. Gudjohnsen
      • S. Kelly
      • D. Stockdale
      • A. Johnson Substitution In62′
      • S. Davies Substitution In82′
      • S. Sidwell Substitution In77′
      • G. Kakuta

    • Starting line-up

      • R. Kingson
      • A. Baptiste
      • C. Cathcart
      • I. Evatt
      • S. Crainey
      • C. Adam Yellow Card
      • D. Vaughan
      • E. Grandin Substitution Out (68′)
      • B. Ormerod Substitution Out (68′)
      • J. Beattie Substitution Out (68′)
      • G. Taylor-Fletcher

      Subs

      • P. Rachubka
      • A. Reid
      • K. Southern
      • L. Varney Substitution In68′
      • N. Eardley
      • J. Puncheon Substitution In68′
      • S. Kornilenko Substitution In68′

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