Saturday September 25, 2010 Day 6 Finished Craven Cottage

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  1. Schwarzer earns Fulham point

    Schwarzer earns Fulham point

    Mark Schwarzer proved his worth as Fulham and Everton settled for a goalless Premier League draw at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Everton
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+4 That was the last act of the game, Schwarzer proving his worth with a succession of late saves.
    • 90+3 SCHWARZER DENIES YAKUBU AGAIN! Lovely short passing on the edge of the box, Osman to Arteta who put the Yak clean through but Schwarzer somehow got his massive frame down to deny the low finish.
    • 90+2 Everton looking the more likely now as they pile it on. Fulham have everyone back.
    • 90+1 Inches wide from the Yak! Super half-volley as the ball dropped to him from Bilyaletdinov. Schwarzer well beaten.
    • 90' Neither side is happy with a draw as they continue to knock it about with pace.
    • 89' Baird with a lot of space wide right and he puts in a high hanging cross but too close to Howard with Kamara flying in.
    • 88' Dempsey racing forward has a pop from range but well wide. Howard's dive made that look closer than it was.
    • 87' EVERTON SUB: Bilyaletdinov is on for Coleman.
    • 86' Duff cannot believe he has been penalised as Jagielka goes down but it was a late tackle and the Irishman sees yellow. Duffer's had a poor game by his high standards.
    • 85' Arteta gets around Salcido but the Mexican stays with him and Arteta goes down but nothing given! It seemed like Salcido trod on his heels.
    • 84' Baird with a deep cross after Salcido, operating as a playmaker, found him: off the head of Johnson flying in but Jags blocks and Everton clear.
    • 83' Dempsey is brought down by Coleman on the left. Murphy is having this. He stands it up to the far post but not even Hangeland is tall enough to reach that, out for a goal kick. Another Mark Hughes draw? Who'd have thunk it.
    • 82' Neville gets down the right but his cross is dreadful.
    • 81' Salcido with another brilliant cross and in flies Kamara who is eased to the turf by Distin but nothing given! That looked a clear push.
    • 80' Taken quickly and Yakubu again turns into the box, off Etuhu this time, but his shot is well over. "I'll watch them day" says Schwarzer.
    • 79' Salcido with a naughty trip from behind on Coleman.
    • 78' Johnson with a powerful run and turn off Jagielka but Distin manages to hold him off as the ball trickles to Howard. Real show of strength from the American.
    • 77' GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER AND THE LOOSE BALL IS HACKED AWAY BY BAIRD! Corner. Yakubu had done really well to spin off Hangeland into the box and he put in a super low drive for the bottom left.
    • 76' Pienaar gets what I believe to be the first yellow card of the game.
    • 75' Kamara gets an early chance to run on to a through ball from Murphy but well read by Howard.
    • 74' Yakubu drills a low shot well wide. Chance a minute here.
    • 73' Etuhu meets the corner but blocked, Everton scrambling it away but Baird's ball wide poor and out for a throw.
    • 72' Fulham have a corner on the right...
    • 71' FULHAM SUB: Davies off for Kamara. A bold attacking move.
    • 70' Just wide from Dempsey! It took a deflection off Distin with Howard flailing. Corner.
    • 70' Fulham respond by getting straight down the other end with Duff, but Davies can only mis-hit his cross wide!
    • 69' Just over from Arteta but Schwarzer had it covered. More good play by Coleman on the right.
    • 68' JUST WIDE FROM HUGHES! Superb corner from Duff, but the Northern Irishman's far-post header caught him on the fall and spun away.
    • 67' Vital intervention from Baines, sliding in to knock the ball away from Dempsey who was racing on to a long punt. Corner Fulham.
    • 66' SOMEHOW EVERTON FAIL TO SCORE! Brilliant run and cross from Coleman from the byline, low and vicious and somehow Yakubu fails to get a touch and the ball spins away.
    • 65' The free-kick around 35 yards out is pointlessly fired towards goal by Arteta and doesn't even make the box, Murphy blocking for a corner.
    • 64' Yakubu clips in a ball for Pienaar, who somewhat fortuitously wins a free-kick when he appears to just slip.
    • 63' Osman immediately gets in on the action with a shot from range that stings the palms of Schwarzer!
    • 62' EVERTON SUB: Osman on for the AWOL Cahill.
    • 61' Baines bombs forward now, skinning Baird and Hughes and digging out a hanging cross AND ARTETA WITH THE BICYCLE KICK but it bounces wide!
    • 60' ... Murphy gets it from Hangeland, Everton have gone to sleep AND DEMPSEY IS IN AFTER BAINES SLIPS BUT PARRIED BY HOWARD! Jagielka clears.
    • 59' Johnson powers forward, offloading the ball to Dempsey. The move breaks down but Fulham come again...
    • 58' Etuhu with a strong challenge on Cahill who has, largely, been tamed today.
    • 57' "Who, me?" - Fellaini is a picture of innocence as he gives away a free-kick.
    • 56' Neville's attempted Laudrup scoop pass doesn't come off as Salcido shrugs Coleman off the ball. Fulham counter but, for once, Salcido's delivery is off as his cross spins away for a throw on the right.
    • 55' That was Gera's last act as, for the first time today, Fulham have a striker on the pitch. Eddie Johnson.
    • 54' Murphy and Duff are over it, 10 yards outside the box to the right... Murphy clips it in but Everton clear. Still with Fulham. Gera on the left cuts on to his right and fires a shot in that rises a bit too far and goes just over! Actually a yard over.
    • 53' Fulham respond with a clean surge forward, really nice passing, but they are lucky to get a free kick when Dempsey collides with Fellaini.
    • 52' Intervention from Jagielka just as Dempsey flew in with a bicycle kick! Better from Fulham.
    • 51' Good tackle from Hangeland just inside his own half to take ball (and a bit of man) as Cahill was about to turn.
    • 50' Strong keeping from Howard as Fulham pile it on following a corner: the American claims a high ball under pressure.
    • 49' Everton break but a super challenge from Salcido on Coleman, who must get back in position now.
    • 48' Good tempo from Fulham early in the second half but Duff, who has been very quiet, gives it away. Everton can counter here as Coleman gets in down the right, very advanced the full-back. Pienaar now makes light work of a poor challenge from Baird but his low cross is equally bad and Fulham break. Dempsey capitalises on some indecision in the Everton defence but Duff can't put a cross in and Everton clear.
    • 47' Gera on the left finds Salcido. He's got a sweet left foot and again digs out a whipped cross that Dempsey attacks but Distin gets his head on first! Throw.
    • 46' Fulham get the second half underway as Moyes jogs out on the sidelines, himself a bit behind schedule.
    • - The teams are back out although Everton's Phil Jagielka isn't... eventually he trots out, possibly getting some treatment on that turned ankle he picked up in the first half?
    • - STAT: Everton have had four efforts on target to Fulham's one, with the hosts getting three off target to the Toffees' two.
    • 45+2 Half-time, goalless at the Cottage and aside from one late chance apiece, not much to write home about. Everton marginally the better side.
    • 45+1 Little trouble for Fulham in clearing the corner. A ball clipped over the top for Dempsey rolls away from the American.
    • 45' GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER! He dived across the goal to tip away a wickedly outswinging shot from Arteta. Corner.
    • 45' This is better from Fulham, crisp passing across the pitch but as Duff gets into the box on the right he is closed out by three blue shirts and Everton break.
    • 44' Hughes is caught out by a diagonal ball in to Yakubu but a very late flag spares his blushes.
    • 43' Dempsey drags a shot well wide from 35 yards. Wasteful.
    • 42' Salcido bursts down the left and lofts in a super first-time cross THAT ETUHU MEETS WITH A FLYING HEADER but straight at Howard who gratefully clutches it to his midriff on the goal-line! Either side of him and that was in!
    • 41' Duff has been very quiet as he gets a touch on the right. I think that’s the first he’s had so far.
    • 40' Jags is down hurt, his right ankle turning a bit after going shoulder-to-shoulder with Dempsey.
    • 39' Hughes and Cahill tangle and Fulham have a free-kick deep in their half. Dempsey is getting frustrated with the lack of decent service as he is caught offside.
    • 38' Fulham have their backs against the wall as Everton rain down a succession of low deliveries from wide.
    • 37' Salcido with an excellent cross for Dempsey but Distin attacks it to clear.
    • 36' A good little spell for Fulham but ultimately they fail to get the final ball in and Everton break.
    • 35' Gera gets hold of it on the right after a poor defensive header from Distin, he cuts inside Neville and it opens up but his fizzing drive across Howard is wide of the far post!
    • 34' Salcido swings it in but off Dempsey’s head and into the arms of Howard.
    • 33' A late trip from Cahill on Murphy gets the Australian a warning. A poor and needless tackle that has merely resulted in him hurting himself.
    • 32' Lazy from Yakubu, drifting offside on a Howard punt.
    • 31' Really slick passing from Everton as Cahill works it to Pienaar on the left but his attempted inswinging shot is woeful, row z and well wide of the far post.
    • 30' Fulham clear the danger from Arteta’s corner and the Whites can break but Murphy’s ball towards Dempsey is too strong and out for a goal kick.
    • 29' FULHAM SUB: A delay in taking the corner to allow Chris Baird to come on for Kelly, who hasn’t recovered from that earlier knock.
    • 28' Baines cuts inside from the left and smacks in a rising drive that takes a big deflection off Hughes and goes over for a corner.
    • 27' The ref gets in Murphy’s way, allowing play to be spread wide to Coleman. His cross is decent but comes off the head of Hughes, Pienaar has it now and plays it back as Everton keep the ball...
    • 26' A very strong challenge on Gera by Jagielka but Webb waves him up, saying he got the ball – which I think he did. Crunching though.
    • 25' Kelly has picked up a knock, getting some help off the pitch but seeming able to run it off.
    • 24' The move is still alive as a dangerous low cross from Neville is swung in and despite a poor decision to leave it by Hughes, Schwarzer dives on to it.
    • 23' As if by magic, Everton opt for a short passing move along the deck until a very testing cross by Pienaar is flung in for Cahill: Hughes beats him to it.
    • 22' A high ball from Baines aimed at the Yak is easily fielded by Schwarzer. Everton definitely looking at the aerial approach, although given how enormous Hangeland and Schwarzer are I can’t see it working.
    • 21' Coleman with a burst forward inside from the right but he shoots tamely instead of squaring it and Davies blocks.
    • 20' Arteta plays the free-kick into the six-yard box but again Fulham clear. Everton keep the ball though until Yakubu is penalised for backing in.
    • 19' Davies with another foul, on Coleman this time, and Everton have a free-kick on their right, 10 yards from the corner of the box.
    • 18' Davies slides into Pienaar, getting the ball but giving away a free-kick on the Toffees left. Hangeland gets his head on it and Fulham clear.
    • 17' Decent passing again from Fulham, Murphy tries a lofted ball into Dempsey, who goes down under a clumsy attempted header from Neville but again nothing given. Neville totally missed the ball but any contact with Dempsey was accidental as the American came in on his blind side.
    • 16' Everton have a throw on the left, in their own half. Baines launches it upfield.
    • 15' Aimless ball down the right by Jagielka which drifts out for a goal kick. Moyes does not look impressed.
    • 14' Howard punts it long downfield, Fulham temporarily clear but here come Everton again down the right...
    • 13' Everton have certainly had the better of these opening exchanges. It’s hard to see why they’ve been so poor this season.
    • 12' Long throw for Everton launched into the box by Coleman, Cahill gets a touch back to PIENAAR but his shot is straight at Schwarzer, who almost spills it.
    • 11' Managed to get another look at the Dempsey incident – Jagielka got a toe on the ball, just, but I’ve seen them given. Would not have been a penalty anyway as it was on the edge of the box.
    • 11' Wonderful cross from Baines deep on the left which causes real havoc as Cahill flies in, he goes down with Hangeland but nothing doing! Looked like minimal contact if any.
    • 10' More slick Fulham passing as Dempsey almost plays Gera in but Distin gets a long leg on it and Everton clear.
    • 9' Salcido lofts a diagonal ball into the box but no-one is advanced enough and Howard claims. Neat passing from Fulham as Dempsey bursts into the box and surely a trip from Jagielka but no penalty says Webb! That looked like a trip but the ref signals that he got the ball.
    • 8' Good pressure from Dempsey on Jagielka to force the England defender to clear wildly to touch. Everton win it back after the throw though.
    • 7' Davies gets a sighter from distance after neatly turning inside Fellaini on halfway, but his dipping shot is too high and watched over by Howard.
    • 7' A bit late from Murphy on Fellaini but he just bounces off him and play-on says Mr Webb. Nothing materialises though, as Jagielka puts it out for a throw on the left: Fulham’s first real foray out of their own half.
    • 6' More high ball into the Fulham box, diagonal from Coleman aimed at the afro of Fellaini this time, but the Belgian’s bouffant hairdo just brushes the ball as it spins away to the left.
    • 4' Arteta and Pienaar exchange passes before the former overhits a return to the South African. Everton get it back from the throw and now Coleman is on the ball but doesn’t cross for some reason and goes all the way back.
    • 3' Schwarzer claims another Baines cross, almost dropping it but holding on. Fulham haven’t had any possession at all so far.
    • 2' Everton have an early corner on the left which Arteta takes short to Baines, a one-two then back to Baines who crosses high but easy for Schwarzer.
    • 1' Everton kick off and look a touch nervous as the ball is released like a hot cake until twice going out of play.
    • 1' The first half is underway at Fulham.
    • 14:55 David Moyes on Everton's poor start to the season: "It's disappointing because I didn't expect this. We expected to start better after the good run we had last year. We want to do better and nobody cares more than the players, I can see that by their attitude and the way they are training. Football pressure is what I do, it is what the players do. It is why we are in the business and we will get on with it."
    • 14:50 Four changes from the shock Carling Cup defeat to Brentford. With Louis Saha still out, Yakubu starts with Beckford and Gueye on the bench. Good news is that Tim Cahill is fit, with Leon Osman - also a doubt - deemed ready for the bench. Seamus Coleman continues at right-back in the absence of Tony Hibbert (groin). Jack Rodwell is out until Christmas.
    • 14:45 Fulham boss Mark Hughes has gone with Zoltan Gera and Clint Dempsey as a makeshift forward line after Moussa Dembele joined Bobby Zamora on the sidelines, although the Belgian's ankle injury is less serious than Zamora's and he should be back next month. Good news though is the return of Diomansy Kamara to the bench from injury.
    • 14:40 Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
    • 14:40 TEAMS - Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy, Duff, Dempsey, Gera; Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Kamara, Riise, Eddie Johnson, Greening, Halliche /// Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Neville, Fellaini, Arteta, Pienaar, Cahill, Yakubu; Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Beckford, Gueye, Osman, Barkley
    • 14:35 EVERTON STATS: This is Everton’s poorest start to a league season since 1994/95 when they had accrued just one point after five games; The Toffees have only won three of their last 16 Premier League away matches.
    • 14:30 FULHAM STATS: Fulham have recouped six points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other side; Mark Hughes has drawn 12 of his last 16 matches as a Premier League coach.
    • 14:25 STATS: Fulham have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League home matches; Everton have failed to score in six of their nine Premier League trips to play Fulham in the Premier League and have failed to score in their last three Premier League away matches.
    • 14:20 STAT: 17 of the 18 Premier league meetings between Fulham and Everton have ended as home wins.
    • 14:15 Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Fulham's Premier League clash against struggling Everton at Craven Cottage, with the match starting at 3pm and build-up from now!

  • Summary

    • 90+3 SCHWARZER DENIES YAKUBU AGAIN! Lovely short passing on the edge of the box, Osman to Arteta who put the Yak clean through but Schwarzer somehow got his massive frame down to deny the low finish.
    • 90+1 Inches wide from the Yak! Super half-volley as the ball dropped to him from Bilyaletdinov. Schwarzer well beaten.
    • 85' Arteta gets around Salcido but the Mexican stays with him and Arteta goes down but nothing given! It seemed like Salcido trod on his heels.
    • 81' Salcido with another brilliant cross and in flies Kamara who is eased to the turf by Distin but nothing given! That looked a clear push.
    • 77' GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER AND THE LOOSE BALL IS HACKED AWAY BY BAIRD! Corner. Yakubu had done really well to spin off Hangeland into the box and he put in a super low drive for the bottom left.
    • 70' Just wide from Dempsey! It took a deflection off Distin with Howard flailing. Corner.
    • 68' JUST WIDE FROM HUGHES! Superb corner from Duff, but the Northern Irishman's far-post header caught him on the fall and spun away.
    • 66' SOMEHOW EVERTON FAIL TO SCORE! Brilliant run and cross from Coleman from the byline, low and vicious and somehow Yakubu fails to get a touch and the ball spins away.
    • 61' Baines bombs forward now, skinning Baird and Hughes and digging out a hanging cross AND ARTETA WITH THE BICYCLE KICK but it bounces wide!
    • 60' ... Murphy gets it from Hangeland, Everton have gone to sleep AND DEMPSEY IS IN AFTER BAINES SLIPS BUT PARRIED BY HOWARD! Jagielka clears.
    • 45' GREAT SAVE SCHWARZER! He dived across the goal to tip away a wickedly outswinging shot from Arteta. Corner.
    • 42' Salcido bursts down the left and lofts in a super first-time cross THAT ETUHU MEETS WITH A FLYING HEADER but straight at Howard who gratefully clutches it to his midriff on the goal-line! Either side of him and that was in!
    • 35' Gera gets hold of it on the right after a poor defensive header from Distin, he cuts inside Neville and it opens up but his fizzing drive across Howard is wide of the far post!
    • 11' Wonderful cross from Baines deep on the left which causes real havoc as Cahill flies in, he goes down with Hangeland but nothing doing! Looked like minimal contact if any.
    • 9' Salcido lofts a diagonal ball into the box but no-one is advanced enough and Howard claims. Neat passing from Fulham as Dempsey bursts into the box and surely a trip from Jagielka but no penalty says Webb! That looked like a trip but the ref signals that he got the ball.
    • 14:40 TEAMS - Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, Salcido, Davies, Etuhu, Murphy, Duff, Dempsey, Gera; Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Kamara, Riise, Eddie Johnson, Greening, Halliche /// Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Neville, Fellaini, Arteta, Pienaar, Cahill, Yakubu; Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Bilyaletdinov, Beckford, Gueye, Osman, Barkley

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • M. Schwarzer
      • S. Kelly Substitution Out (29′)
      • A. Hughes
      • B. Hangeland
      • C. Salcido Yellow Card
      • D. Etuhu
      • D. Murphy
      • D. Duff Yellow Card
      • C. Dempsey
      • S. Davies Substitution Out (71′)
      • Z. Gera Substitution Out (55′)

      Subs

      • J. Greening
      • C. Baird Substitution In29′
      • E. Johnson Substitution In55′
      • B. Riise
      • R. Halliche
      • D. Kamará Substitution In71′
      • N. Etheridge

    • Starting line-up

      • T. Howard
      • P. Neville
      • P. Jagielka
      • S. Distin
      • L. Baines
      • M. Arteta
      • M. Fellaini
      • S. Coleman Substitution Out (88′)
      • T. Cahill Substitution Out (62′)
      • S. Pienaar Yellow Card
      • Y. Aiyegbeni

      Subs

      • L. Osman Substitution In62′
      • D. Bilyaletdinov Substitution In88′
      • J. Beckford
      • M. Gueye
      • J. Mucha
      • J. Heitinga
      • R. Barkley

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