Monday December 5, 2011 Day 14 Finished Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 - 0 Liverpool

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  1. Fulham end Liverpool's run

    Fulham end Liverpool's run

    Fulham brought 10-man Liverpool’s eight-game undefeated streak in the Premier League to an end with a 1-0 victory at Craven Cottage. More

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    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • Liverpool
    • 90+6' Liverpool whip one final cross into the area, Senderos heads clear, and that's it! Liverpool's undefeated run comes to an end! Thanks for joining me for this cracking Monday night encounter, follow me on Twitter: @liamhappe
    • 90+5' Johnson has one defender and the keeper to beat, he beats the former but his shot is off target.
    • 90+4' Suarez takes it... hits the wall! Kuyt and Enrique both try to get a cross in from the left but Fulham recover and break...
    • 90+3' Murphy went down in the build-up to that, and is being helped off. Marcel Gecov is on in his place. Be a little more than 3 minutes added on now.
    • 90+2' Liverpool go forward again and Suarez backs into Senderos as much as possible, buying the free-kick as he eventually turns. The centre-back should know better than to fall for movements like that. This may be the last roll of the dice for the Reds, 20 yards out.
    • 90+1' Fulham have three minutes of stoppage time to hold on.
    • 90' Kuyt holds, turns and almost, ALMOST plays Johnson through for a point blank chance but it's well cut out by Riise, who didn't leave the right-back's side for his entire run.
    • 89' Ruiz holds up the ball well enough to lure a foul from Enrique. Smart play from Fulham to try and see this one out.
    • 88' Downing squares from right to left, meeting the run of Adam for a low 20-yarder! Wide of the near post!
    • 87' It's no co-incidence that Murphy is seeing a lot of the ball now. The perfect anchor to take advantage of the extra man and ensure Fulham control possession.
    • 86' Hangeland gets Enrique's floated cross away as Liverpool heap pressure on for a leveller.
    • 85' Fulham win a corner. Murphy takes, Reina punches clear but it finds its way back to Murphy who cuts inside and shoots! Reina spills! DEMPSEY! Rebounds what could be the winner!
    • 84' Downing slips out of a crowd of three white shirts... and curls onto the near post!
    • 83' Dembele gets the ball just inside the Liverpool half and runs forward. And runs forward. And keeps running forward. and shoots! Inches wide! How has he not found a way onto the scoresheet today?
    • 82' Phew. What a goalless draw this is (for now).
    • 81' Riise crosses low and finds DEMBELE! Straight at Reina!
    • 80' Fluid forward movement from Fulham and Ruiz plays it short into the box to Dempsey. He makes a fool of Johnson before gliding one onto the crossbar! That would have been every bit the spectacular finish that Henderson's almost was in the first half.
    • 79' Downing displays his energy reserve against the tired legs of the Fulham defenders and wins another corner for the visitors. Once again, the Whites deal with it.
    • 78' Enrique does well to cut out a dinked ball down the right from Murphy to trigger a run from the overlapping Kelly.
    • 77' Double change for the 10-man Reds: Bellamy and Carroll are off, Dirk Kuyt and Stewart Downing are on.
    • 76' Ruiz nips in to capitalise on hesitant defending and his driven cross from the right is volleyed clear.
    • 75' Neat ball through from Murphy almost sends Johnson on his way, but the flag goes up.
    • 74' Bit of treatment for Dembele and a "one Jay Spearing" chant from the visiting fans as he leaves the field, and we're back underway.
    • 72' Spearing goes in dangerously on Dembele! He won the ball but used both legs and it's a straight red!
    • 71' Looks like we're soon to have our first substitution, finally. Zamora is replaced by Andy Johnson.
    • 70' Hangeland again handles Suarez well, standing firm to win a free-kick just inside his own box. The Uruguayan is cutting a very frustrated figure.
    • 69' Carroll almost gets the ball into the box, but the superlative Etuhu wins possession - and a free-kick.
    • 67' Suarez tries again from distance, held by Schwarzer.
    • 66' Liverpool have the ball in the net, but despite Suarez seemingly doing superbly to beat the offside trap and get onto Enrique's chipped pass into the danger zone, the assistant referee regards him as just ahead of Hangeland.
    • 65' Carroll goes low from just outside the left-hand corner of the box, but it's wide by some distance.
    • 64' Great cross by Kelly from Murphy's lay-off is headed from danger by Skrtel. Had to be, too.
    • 63' Incisive through pass from Johnson puts Bellamy through at a bit of an angle on the right! His shot is uneducated and well wide across goal.
    • 62' Bellamy fouls Riise for a Fulham free-kick 25 yards out behind the left-hand corner of the box, but the hosts waste the set play competely.
    • 61' Bellamy hammers the free-kick, it hits the wall and goes off for a corner. Agger misses from said corner.
    • 60' For a second, it looked as if Fulham were going to concede their first league penalty in the 50th game of the streak. Nonetheless, Senderos is booked.
    • 59' And now the visitors break again from THAT break! It's 4 on 3! Adam opts not to make the obvious pass to a player unmarked to his left and instead is fouled by Senderos..... outside the area.
    • 58' Carroll's driven delivery fails to find a red head and Fulham break. Great work by Dembele to skin Skrtel and the pull back to Zamora.... shot blocked!
    • 57' Corner number 8 for Liverpool coming up.
    • 56' Long throw in from Fulham almost finds Zamora, then Dempsey, both neither can find enough time nor space for a short thanks to good Liverpool defending.
    • 55' Dembele and Dempsey are unable to create a chance between them and Liverpool break once more. Suarez tries to get between Hangeland and Riise and goes to ground too easily once again. The entire team of officials are not impressed. Hangeland had every right to stand his ground.
    • 54' That corner leads to another, which is then caught by Schwarzer to finally quell the Reds offense.
    • 53' Enrique from 25 yards! Saved! Overhead kicked away! Liverpool keep the pressure pouring and a cross from the right is just a little high for Carroll. A shot from the second ball wins a corner.
    • 52' Carroll heads it down to Skrtel who's kept with his back to goal well by the defenders from a few yards out. He tries to tee up Carroll behind him but the pass is poor from the defender and cleared.
    • 51' Liverpool break, Johnson with too much behind the first-time cross on the right and Kelly, despite the ball clearly on its way out, heads it behind for a corner.
    • 50' Good play by Fulham now keeping possession and going forward, but Pool so far keeping them out of the final third.
    • 49' ...as is the American.
    • 48' The foul was by Bellamy. He appeared to get a foot on the ball but was certainly overzealous clattering Dempsey from behind in the process. Bellamy is booked...
    • 47' Dempsey and Bellamy square up in an ugly start to the 2nd 45...
    • 46' Fulham start the second half.
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    • 45+2' Dempsey sees Reina off his line and hoofs a shot forward from distance, but it's off target and that's half-time.
    • 45+1' One minute of added time at the end of the half.
    • 45' Another Liverpool free-kick deep on the right. Dembele earns the game's first booking for the foul. Suarez the victim.
    • 44' Carroll can't get a decent header on Adam's free-kick, while Zamora is penalised for a shove for leverage at the other end.
    • 43' Dempsey gets a warning for a foul on Adam in the middle of the park.
    • 42' Etuhu, doing a sparkling job as midfield enforcer, denies Henderson an opportunity to move into the area.
    • 41' A goalless draw was good value with the bookmakers before kick-off, likely due to the form of both sides combined with memories of their last game here.
    • 40' Dembele's low shot takes a deflection which makes it nice and easy for Reina.
    • 39' Dempsey again, this time well wide.
    • 38' Suarez receives a word from Mr. Friend. Could be a final warning, he's been very vocal about the challenges made on him recently.
    • 37' Dempsey drives from 20 yards! It's got a nasty spin on it and Reina can only parry! Enrique beats Zamora to the rebound and clears!
    • 35' Random fact: Fulham haven't conceded a penalty in their last 49 league games.
    • 33' Suarez skins Kelly and cuts back to Carroll! Brilliant block by Hangeland to prevent almost a certain finish from the striker!
    • 32' Again Suarez goes down, he looks like he's actually clipped this time but he made a meal and a half of it.
    • 31' Suarez goes down like a ton of bricks from a Hangeland challenge but the ref tells him to get up.
    • 30' Adam with a neat diagonal pass all the way to Carroll who has a sight of goal but is forced by his marker to nod it back to Henderson, square to Suarez... who fires wide!
    • 29' Hangeland heads a Johnson cross out of the path of Carroll. At the other end moments later, Dempsey has a 20-yarder closed down. Great tempo here.
    • 28' A third Liverpool corner now, and again they're unable to score direct from it but they retain possession through Henderson... who embarks on a great run... and what a chip that is! Off the post! That would have been a spectacular opening goal!
    • 27' The corner is cleared and Suarez's break attempt is in turn cut out by Etuhu.
    • 26' Bellamy fouls Dembele in the centre circle. After Fulham work the free-kick forward, the Belgian's through pass looking for Zamora is deflected behind for the hosts' first corner.
    • 25' Adam with a positively atrocious pass, inaccurate and overpowered, to give away a needless throw. He's not the only one who needs to sharpen up his distribution, either.
    • 23' Fulham send a free-kick long into the Liverpool area, but it's cleared.
    • 22' Spearing intercepts a Murphy ball and here come the visitors on the break, but despite displaying some neat skills Suarez's ball from left to right bounces ahead of Bellamy and off for a goal kick.
    • 21' Corner is caught and here come Fulham again. Cross from the left but Dempsey's header takes it away from his team-mates rather than assist them, let alone test Reina.
    • 20' Second corner for Liverpool now, or at least after the referee Kevin Friend chastises Agger and Senderos for getting too physical in the danger zone.
    • 19' Dempsey almost gets into the box on the back of a weak Adam pass, but it's Adam who atones for the error with a challenge. Back pass to Reina and the keeper only half-clears it... here's Dempsey again! Saved!
    • 18' Johnson's through pass doesn't find intended target Carroll and rolls back to Schwarzer.
    • 17' Dembele triggers shouts of handball when controlling 20 yards out left of centre, but play continues and he unleashes a killer low drive which Reina parries!
    • 16' Murphy sends it all the way back to Schwarzer from the middle as Liverpool look set to nick possession and surge forward.
    • 15' Suarez again misfires, this time shooting into Row Z from a Carroll assist.
    • 14' Suarez is onside as a lofted diagonal pass comes his way, but he inexplicably volleys upward more than towards goal, allowing Schwarzer to catch the ball when it finally comes back down.
    • 13' Adam's deflected shot from outside the box is held by Schwarzer after Johnson had cut inside Dempsey only to see his low cross half-cleared to the feet of the former Blackpool man.
    • 12' Bellamy's attempt to set Johnson free on the right with a cross-field pass is far ahead of the defender's run. Defensive throw coming up.
    • 11' Kelly claims his early cross took a touch off Enrique, but a goal kick is awarded.
    • 10' Good defending by Etuhu to thwart the run inside by Johnson from the right wing.
    • 8' Suarez now on the left from a through pass, low cross coming up and picks out Carroll perfectly! Straight at Schwarzer! Another great block at the other end, Carroll unable to direct the finish beyond the keeper!
    • 7' From it, Liverpool have the game's first corner but all they're able to do is retain possession from the clearance.
    • 6' Great through pass by Ruiz to DEMBELE! Reina wins the one-on-one with a great block! Liverpool counter and Adam's volley on a cross from the right is blocked by Kelly!
    • 5' A Johnson error almost allows Dempsey to break clear, but Skrtel is there to the rescue.
    • 3' The visitors now putting together some assured short passes after cutting out the forward run down the middle of Senderos.
    • 2' Suarez, who entered a superlative performance in this fixture last season, overcooks a through pass straight back to Schwarzer.
    • 1' Liverpool get us underway.
    • 20:00 The teams have appeared through that famous corner entrance at the Cottage, and kick-off will follow a minute's applause for Gary Speed.
    • 19:55 Fulham's starting XI averages 30 years and 13 days per man, nearly four years on average more than Liverpool's line-up this evening.
    • 19:50 The managers of these two clubs faced each other in the English top flight on four occasions, with Dalglish unbeaten against Jol (two wins, two draws). Dalglish scored in the 1-1 draw between the clubs on November 21, 1981.
    • 19:45 Conversely, Fulham have won just one of their last eight Premier League games at Craven Cottage (W1 D4 L3), a run which started with that 2-5 defeat by Liverpool in May.
    • 19:40 Liverpool are chasing a club record this evening as victory will give them their seventh successive away win in all competitions, equalling a streak they have achieved twice before: between December 1981 and February 1982, and in the first three months of 1988.
    • 19:35 Jay Spearing starts in the Premier League for the first time this season following Lucas Leiva's season-ending knee injury. Maxi Rodriguez is dropped as Andy Carroll partners Luis Suarez in attack, with Dirk Kuyt also on the bench. Fulham's only change is at right-back where Stephen Kelly comes in for Chris Baird.
    • 19:30 TEAMS - Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise, Dempsey, Murphy, Etuhu, Ruiz, Dembele, Zamora. Subs: Etheridge, Johnson, Kasami, Gecov, Hughes, Frei, Briggs. /// Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Spearing, Adam, Bellamy, Suarez, Carroll. Subs: Doni, Maxi, Coates, Kuyt, Downing, Carragher, Kelly.
    • 19:25 Both of these sides drew home ties in the FA Cup third round yesterday afternoon, the first stage involving the Premier League clubs. Fulham will play in-form League One side Charlton while Liverpool await the outcome of a replay between Southend and Oldham. FA Cup third round draw
    • 19:20 This very fixture was also held on a Monday evening last season. You may remember the match. Maxi scored a hat-trick in an absolute belter. Flashback: Fulham 2-5 Liverpool
    • 19:15 Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Monday night Premier League football as Fulham entertain Liverpool at Craven Cottage!

  • Summary

    • 85' Fulham win a corner. Murphy takes, Reina punches clear but it finds its way back to Murphy who cuts inside and shoots! Reina spills! DEMPSEY! Rebounds what could be the winner!
    • 84' Downing slips out of a crowd of three white shirts... and curls onto the near post!
    • 83' Dembele gets the ball just inside the Liverpool half and runs forward. And runs forward. And keeps running forward. and shoots! Inches wide! How has he not found a way onto the scoresheet today?
    • 81' Riise crosses low and finds DEMBELE! Straight at Reina!
    • 80' Fluid forward movement from Fulham and Ruiz plays it short into the box to Dempsey. He makes a fool of Johnson before gliding one onto the crossbar! That would have been every bit the spectacular finish that Henderson's almost was in the first half.
    • 72' Spearing goes in dangerously on Dembele! He won the ball but used both legs and it's a straight red!
    • 66' Liverpool have the ball in the net, but despite Suarez seemingly doing superbly to beat the offside trap and get onto Enrique's chipped pass into the danger zone, the assistant referee regards him as just ahead of Hangeland.
    • 61' Bellamy hammers the free-kick, it hits the wall and goes off for a corner. Agger misses from said corner.
    • 59' And now the visitors break again from THAT break! It's 4 on 3! Adam opts not to make the obvious pass to a player unmarked to his left and instead is fouled by Senderos..... outside the area.
    • 58' Carroll's driven delivery fails to find a red head and Fulham break. Great work by Dembele to skin Skrtel and the pull back to Zamora.... shot blocked!
    • 37' Dempsey drives from 20 yards! It's got a nasty spin on it and Reina can only parry! Enrique beats Zamora to the rebound and clears!
    • 33' Suarez skins Kelly and cuts back to Carroll! Brilliant block by Hangeland to prevent almost a certain finish from the striker!
    • 30' Adam with a neat diagonal pass all the way to Carroll who has a sight of goal but is forced by his marker to nod it back to Henderson, square to Suarez... who fires wide!
    • 28' A third Liverpool corner now, and again they're unable to score direct from it but they retain possession through Henderson... who embarks on a great run... and what a chip that is! Off the post! That would have been a spectacular opening goal!
    • 17' Dembele triggers shouts of handball when controlling 20 yards out left of centre, but play continues and he unleashes a killer low drive which Reina parries!
    • 8' Suarez now on the left from a through pass, low cross coming up and picks out Carroll perfectly! Straight at Schwarzer! Another great block at the other end, Carroll unable to direct the finish beyond the keeper!
    • 6' Great through pass by Ruiz to DEMBELE! Reina wins the one-on-one with a great block! Liverpool counter and Adam's volley on a cross from the right is blocked by Kelly!
    • 19:30 TEAMS - Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise, Dempsey, Murphy, Etuhu, Ruiz, Dembele, Zamora. Subs: Etheridge, Johnson, Kasami, Gecov, Hughes, Frei, Briggs. /// Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Spearing, Adam, Bellamy, Suarez, Carroll. Subs: Doni, Maxi, Coates, Kuyt, Downing, Carragher, Kelly.

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      5.5 8
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      Yellow Card 6 8
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