Wednesday February 1, 2012 Day 23 Finished Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion

  • Dempsey 69’
  • Tchoyi 82’

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  1. West Brom gain point at Fulham

    West Brom gain point at Fulham

    Roy Hodgson had a happy return to Fulham as his West Brom side snatched a 1-1 draw, their first Premier League point at Craven Cottage. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fulham
    • West Bromwich Albion
    • 90+4 Riise with his hammer left foot to take... Into added time on added time... Blasted into the wall and boos ring out as the final whistle goes. 1-1 as Fulham fail to hold on to a league - WBA's first ever Prem point at Craven Cottage.
    • 90+3 Dempsey on the edge of the D, forced wide to find Kelly but Reid cuts it out, still Fulham's and they have a throw wide right. Ruiz is fouled on the edge of the box, Mulumbu thinks the Costa Rican just ran into him and I would be inclined to agree!
    • 90+2 WBA playing it around nicely now as Fulham again sit rather deep. Hangeland strides upfield and plays it long.
    • 90+1 Three minutes added time being played.
    • 90' Murphy to Davies, who has done well to last this long. Now Riise crosses, too deep but Duff picks it up. Murphy hacks it in the air, Dempsey almost spins off Olsson but the big Swede gets it away.
    • 89' WBA SUB: Reid returns from another long injury lay-off, replacing Morrison.
    • 88' Tamas heads clear at the near post. Corner again Fulham, which is again met by Tamas. Another corner. Now sent far post AND DEMPSEY UNMARKED BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Well over! Should have scored!
    • 87' Murphy swings it in, half-cleared but Sidwell finds Davies. Now Hangeland on the left wing, Davis to Sidwell, short and cagey but no gap for Fulham... High in for Senderos, Dempsey and Hangeland fly in and Olsson blocks with Sidwell arriving! Corner.
    • 86' After that head-injury delay the USA man is up. Morrison chops down Ruiz on the right and the defenders get up for Murphy's free-kick...
    • 84' Olsson elbows Dempsey in the face, didn't look intentional but the WBA defender has form for that. Dempsey is okay but needs a once-over from the doc...
    • 83' Well Jol can't believe it - as has happened before with his Fulham this season though they seem to freeze up late on.
    • 82' GOAL WEST BROM! TCHOYI WITH A SUPERB LOW FINISH ACROSS THE KEEPER AND IN! Played in by a superb Morrison pass on the right, Riise playing him onside, a great touch to get away from Senderos and a finish to match with Hangeland struggling to get back.
    • 81' Now a good ball in from Duff on the right but over the head of the advancing Sidwell and away.
    • 80' The replay shows Riise had a little nudge from the defender, but that he rode that and just slipped.
    • 79' Riise on the run, getting towards the box and he goes down but he slipped in the turf. No free-kick.
    • 78' A bit scrappy all of a sudden after some excellent football this half. Fulham need to ensure they keep the ball and don't just retreat.
    • 77' WEST BROM SUB: Cox is replaced by Tchoyi.
    • 76' Stockdale punches that one away, Cox croses and a disorientated Hangeland heads behind when he should have left it. Stockdale then flaps at the next one but Fulham clear their lines. Shaky from the keeper.
    • 75' Kelly clears wildly for a WBA corner. Chance to get big Jonas up... Fulham clear. But West Brom have another one on the left...
    • 74' Rushed clearance by Stockdale but Murphy kills it with a wicked first touch, he releases Ruiz, who sends Dempsey in but Foster is able to kick away thanks to the good shepherding of McAuley.
    • 73' Dempsey holds it up for Murphy, wide to Kelly, forward to Duff... nice and neat from Fulham, who are in charge as Duff lofts a decent cross that Foster reads to claim.
    • 72' Fulham have a free-kick on halfway as Olsson barks away at Halsey.
    • 71' Dempsey now has seven goals in five matches. Clinical.
    • 70' Wild clearance by Shorey, now Sidwell nods it to Ruiz, lovely through ball AND DEMPSEY ROLLS THE FINISH HOME! Low, sharp, across the keeper and in. Super pass by Ruiz, lovely goal.
    • 69' Good cross Riise but Olsson just beats Dempsey to the header. Kelly has it and plays a low ball to Dempsey, great turn but again Olsson hooks it clear.
    • 68' Nice driven crossfield pass by Sidwell, he gets it back off Kelly, now Riise looks left for Ruiz but the pass was not on and he gets barracked by the fans.
    • 67' All that running about gets a bit too much for both sides as a mini-lull follows that frantic spell.
    • 65' Murphy sees Ruiz, who takes the high one down on the chest and almost gets past McAuley but WBA scramble it clear! Down the other end Odemwingie has a dig but spins it wide!
    • 64' This is suddenly West Brom's best spell of the game but Davies gets his foot on it, slows play down and Fulham are back on the ball.
    • 63' Murphy clips the ball in but headed away. An end-to-end match this now as Odemwingie finds Morrison, he can't shoot due to onrushing defenders, now Shorey finds Odemwingie but Siwell blocks!
    • 62' Duff on the left in space after a lunge from Tamas, super feet in and out but his low cross-shot flies beyond Ruiz and wide of the far post!
    • 61' Baggies attack, Mulumbu on the charge, he finds ODEMWINGIE but a poor shot from the edge of the box, miles over.
    • 60' Duff on the right, two men ahead of him so he cuts back and floats over a beauty but McAuley just beats Dempsey to the header! Loose ball drops to Riise who shoots from 20 yards but wide!
    • 59' Ruiz on a mazy run, superb dribbling away from Morrison and Olson but he toe-pokes the finish at Foster.
    • 58' Cox wide right has space to cross but it hits Riise and bounces kindly for Stockdale. Odemwingie on the right, and Hangeland slips! He's in and he can find Dorrans but looks for Fortune who is also spare but he plays it too far behind him and the chance disappears!
    • 57' Dorrans wins a corner for West Brom to ease the pressure somewhat. Headed away by Davies at the near post. Ruiz can break but tries an odd flick and Dorrans has it now. Fulham clear.
    • 56' Murphy almost slides a cute through ball in but intercepted. Now Tamas with a risky attempt to bring it down in his own box with Dempsey right on him, but he gets away with it.
    • 55' Duff appeals after a throw-in doesn't go his way. WBA break through Fortune, now Odemwingie on the left but his cross stands up into Stockdale's arms.
    • 54' Duff puts the corner in but Fortune heads away. Down the other end Cox is in but Stockdale claims.
    • 53' A lucky rebound off Shorey plays Duff in, but his attempted cut-back is blocked for a corner. Almost a hairy moment for the Baggies!
    • 52' A long one from West Brom is headed down by Senderos, now Murphy can bring it clear.
    • 51' Now Murphy goes in high on Dorrans, almost taking his head off, and he's going to enter the book.
    • 50' Fortune on the run now, he gets past Kelly but not Senderos.
    • 49' Dorrans with a lofted cross but too close to Stockdale with Cox waiting far post.
    • 48' Cox wriggles away from Riise and puts in a low drive that is straight at Stockdale.
    • 47' Hangeland with a pointless foul on Fortune, who was going away from goal 30 yards plus out. Odemwingie puts into int the wall.
    • 46' The second half is underway.
    • 45+1 Half-time and it's goallss but plenty of action at both ends! Fulham with the better possession, particularly later in the half.
    • 45' One minute added time.
    • 44' Skills from Senderos on the right wing. Riise on the left, short to Davies, now Murphy, great pass to DEMPSEY but Olsson gets a nick on his shot and Foster claims!
    • 43' All Fulham now as Murphy almost releases Davies. But Sidwell fouls Mulumbu and a breather for the Baggies.
    • 42' Riise in lots of space wide left but his cross is too deep. Fulham wanted the free-kick. But they still have it, Murphy from the right, good cross that Tamas just flicks away! Now Riise has it, Sidwell with a one-two with Ruiz and he's in but he lifts it over Dempsey flying in! Low ball would have been a tap-in!!
    • 41' Morrison wioth a long-range effort that Senderos blocks. Riise clears and Fulham can bring it away.
    • 40' Kelly on the right wins a throw for Fulham. The crowd urge the Whites on.
    • 39' The ref has a word with Murphy after he catches Mulumbu following neat tricks from the WBA man.
    • 38' Murphy in to Dempsey, takes it on the chest and plays it back to Murphy but his lofted ball is aimless.
    • 37' Sidwell and Mulumbu collide in midfield, Baggies get the free-kick. Aimless long one though, Fortune can't trap it.
    • 36' It opens up for Duff who drifts inside Shorey to shoot but Olsson gets a block in!
    • 35' Senderos has it all the way back to Stockdale, who hoofs long. Duff tries to cross but Dorrans blocks. Throw wide right for Fulham...
    • 34' FACT: Dempsey has hit six in his last four matches.
    • 33' Dempsey blasts one well over from a long way out. Couldn't see a pass and, in the form he's in, fancied a shot.
    • 32' Dempsey again wins a flick-on but Ruiz is not on his wavelength, back with Foster.
    • 30' BLASTED OVER BY FORTUNE! It opened up after Odemwingie somehow played the ball in for him despite slipping on the right, but Fortune hoofed it miles over!
    • 29' Fulham dominating possession now but West Brom have had at least as many shots on goal...
    • 28' Madness from Foster. Olsson was going up with Ruiz, who would never have scored from the edge of the box if Foster stayed on his line.
    • 27' Rush of blood for Foster who comes racing out for a long ball he'll never get and Ruiz flicks it over him but wide!
    • 26' Fortune on a mazy run but Senderos shows good discipline to ease him wide and out. Goal kick.
    • 25' Fortune with a low drive but it's a bit weak and Stockdale can tip it wide! Great play by Dorrans on the left to set Fortune up, he should have scored though!
    • 24' Great first touch by Ruiz, now Dempsey finds Sidwell but his shot is blocked. Now Duff on it, to Murphy, he lays it off to Sidwell but he shoots wide!
    • 23' Quick counter from WBA and Cox sends in Dorrans, great first touch but equally fine block from Hangeland. Corner. Stockdale eventually claims.
    • 22' Murphy to take the corner which is punched away by Foster. Murphy lobs it back in and Foster just about stops it sailing in as he gets his positioning right while retreating.
    • 21' Ruiz with some good work in the middle, wide to Riise who runs it out and is sure he was fouled - no says the ref, but he does get a corner oddly. Was either a free-kick or goal-kick.
    • 20' Sidwell - around 35 yards out - sees some space open up so he moves closer but gets the shot all wrong, well wide.
    • 19' Duff on the right cuts inside and sends in a tasty cross but Olsson this time gets a firm head on it to clear.
    • 18' The ball is back with Stockdale after West Brom tentatively moved forward through Dorrans and Fortune.
    • 17' Murphy lofts the ball into the box but West Brom clear. Good pressure from Fulham in response to that Odemwingie chance.
    • 16' Dempsey with a super flick-on but Ruiz can't get on it and Foster claims. Dempsey had no right to beat Olsson to that.
    • 15' West Brom scramble it clear after Hangeland flies in. Back to Fulham, who have a throw on halfway.
    • 14' Tamas blasts the ball to touch after McAuley is caught ball watching by Ruiz. Corner to Fulham. Baggies make a meal of clearing, Duff on the right cuts in but he overtouches it and Morrison clears. Corner again...
    • 13' Cox with a superb ball to Odemwingie, who is somehow onside - Hangeland at fault - but he smacks his finish across goal and well wide! Should have shifted on to his left but went first-time with his right and got it all wrong!
    • 12' Fortune and Odemwingie both chase a lofted ball and the latter is offside.
    • 11' Sidwell slides in on Fortune and is sure he got the ball but the ref awards a free-kick. Fulham clear anyway.
    • 10' GOAL FULHAM! No! Dempsey offside after a super through ball from Duff but clever defending from the centre-backs - Shorey almost played him on though!
    • 9' Dorrans feeds Shorey on the left but his clipped ball goes straight to Stockdale. Shorey is an ex-Fulham player, by the way, he spent time on loan there a few years ago.
    • 8' Good slide tackle by Hangeland to put it out for a corner. First of the evening. Stockdale punches away, Shorey with a shot but it hits Halsey the ref! Takes him out too!
    • 7' Cox picks it up some way out, moves forward into space and drills in a low shot that is easy for Stockdale.
    • 6' Odemwingie gets a touch. He was linked with Fulham during the transfer window but nothing came of that.
    • 5' A bit of head tennis as some long balls from both keepers sail through the chilly West London air.
    • 4' Down the other end Fortune slips in but Kelly holds him off and lets it run out.
    • 3' Ruiz combines with Dempsey, who goes on a mazy run but can't work the shot away.
    • 2' Duff finds Sidwell who is free on the edge of the box but he drills the shot wide. Decent start from the Whites.
    • 1' First half underway!
    • 19:58 In case you didn't know, all the talk is of a disaster in Egypt, where a riot/stampede at Ahly v Masry has seen scored killed in Port Said. More on that here.
    • 19:55 We're almost ready to go at Craven Cottage. Reda Maher is the man providing commentary on this game. Get in touch with him during the game via Twitter at @Reda_Maher.
    • 19:50 Winger Jerome Thomas and defender Gonzalo Jara-Reyes are absent for West Brom. The duo suffered ankle and abductor muscle injures respectively during the home FA Cup defeat to Norwich at the weekend, while midfielder Paul Scharner is also out with an Achilles problem which has troubled him in recent weeks. Albion skipper Chris Brunt (fractured ankle) and fellow midfielder Zoltan Gera (knee) remain long-term absentees. West Brom team page
    • 19:45 Moussa Dembele is not fit enough to return for Fulham after missing the recent matches and Everton with a hip injury. Mark Schwarzer (spine) and Zdenek Grygera (knee) are both still sidelined. Bryan Ruiz and Clint Dempsey head the Cottagers' attack with Pogrebnyak's move not going through in time for him to be eligible this evening. Fulham team page
    • 19:40 Fulham: Stockdale, Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, John Arne Riise, Duff, Murphy, Sidwell, Davies, Dempsey, Ruiz. Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Kasami, Gecov, Hughes, Frei, Trotta /// West Brom: Foster, Tamas, McAuley, Olsson, Shorey, Cox, Morrison, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Fortune, Odemwingie. Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Reid, Allan, Dawson, Mantom, Thorne.
    • 19:35 The Baggies, meanwhile, did a decent bit of business themselves yesterday, bringing in defender Liam Ridgewell from Birmingham and midfielder Keith Andrews from BLackburn. More here
    • 19:30 Deadline day was a busy one at Fulham, as they said goodbye to striker Bobby Zamora, who joined local rivals QPR, but welcomed Russian forward Pavel Pogrebnyak from Stuttgart. More here
    • 19:25 Head-to-head: The teams last met in September, drawing 0-0 in at The Hawthorns. Fulham have always won at least one of the two league games against West Brom in all previous five seasons both clubs have been in the Premier League. The Baggies are yet to win at Craven Cottage in the Premier League, and have been unable to win in their last 12 league visits there. They last won at Fulham in a league match in October 1967, a 2-1 victory in the old Division One.
    • 19:20 Fulham could go into the top half this evening if they win and other results go their way. West Brom could be as much as 10 points above relegation if they win, depending on the evening's other matches. Premier League table
    • 19:15 Welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the Premier League clash between Fulham and West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage!

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Dempsey on the edge of the D, forced wide to find Kelly but Reid cuts it out, still Fulham's and they have a throw wide right. Ruiz is fouled on the edge of the box, Mulumbu thinks the Costa Rican just ran into him and I would be inclined to agree!
    • 88' Tamas heads clear at the near post. Corner again Fulham, which is again met by Tamas. Another corner. Now sent far post AND DEMPSEY UNMARKED BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Well over! Should have scored!
    • 87' Murphy swings it in, half-cleared but Sidwell finds Davies. Now Hangeland on the left wing, Davis to Sidwell, short and cagey but no gap for Fulham... High in for Senderos, Dempsey and Hangeland fly in and Olsson blocks with Sidwell arriving! Corner.
    • 82' GOAL WEST BROM! TCHOYI WITH A SUPERB LOW FINISH ACROSS THE KEEPER AND IN! Played in by a superb Morrison pass on the right, Riise playing him onside, a great touch to get away from Senderos and a finish to match with Hangeland struggling to get back.
    • 70' Wild clearance by Shorey, now Sidwell nods it to Ruiz, lovely through ball AND DEMPSEY ROLLS THE FINISH HOME! Low, sharp, across the keeper and in. Super pass by Ruiz, lovely goal.
    • 65' Murphy sees Ruiz, who takes the high one down on the chest and almost gets past McAuley but WBA scramble it clear! Down the other end Odemwingie has a dig but spins it wide!
    • 62' Duff on the left in space after a lunge from Tamas, super feet in and out but his low cross-shot flies beyond Ruiz and wide of the far post!
    • 61' Baggies attack, Mulumbu on the charge, he finds ODEMWINGIE but a poor shot from the edge of the box, miles over.
    • 60' Duff on the right, two men ahead of him so he cuts back and floats over a beauty but McAuley just beats Dempsey to the header! Loose ball drops to Riise who shoots from 20 yards but wide!
    • 59' Ruiz on a mazy run, superb dribbling away from Morrison and Olson but he toe-pokes the finish at Foster.
    • 58' Cox wide right has space to cross but it hits Riise and bounces kindly for Stockdale. Odemwingie on the right, and Hangeland slips! He's in and he can find Dorrans but looks for Fortune who is also spare but he plays it too far behind him and the chance disappears!
    • 53' A lucky rebound off Shorey plays Duff in, but his attempted cut-back is blocked for a corner. Almost a hairy moment for the Baggies!
    • 44' Skills from Senderos on the right wing. Riise on the left, short to Davies, now Murphy, great pass to DEMPSEY but Olsson gets a nick on his shot and Foster claims!
    • 42' Riise in lots of space wide left but his cross is too deep. Fulham wanted the free-kick. But they still have it, Murphy from the right, good cross that Tamas just flicks away! Now Riise has it, Sidwell with a one-two with Ruiz and he's in but he lifts it over Dempsey flying in! Low ball would have been a tap-in!!
    • 30' BLASTED OVER BY FORTUNE! It opened up after Odemwingie somehow played the ball in for him despite slipping on the right, but Fortune hoofed it miles over!
    • 27' Rush of blood for Foster who comes racing out for a long ball he'll never get and Ruiz flicks it over him but wide!
    • 25' Fortune with a low drive but it's a bit weak and Stockdale can tip it wide! Great play by Dorrans on the left to set Fortune up, he should have scored though!
    • 24' Great first touch by Ruiz, now Dempsey finds Sidwell but his shot is blocked. Now Duff on it, to Murphy, he lays it off to Sidwell but he shoots wide!
    • 13' Cox with a superb ball to Odemwingie, who is somehow onside - Hangeland at fault - but he smacks his finish across goal and well wide! Should have shifted on to his left but went first-time with his right and got it all wrong!
    • 10' GOAL FULHAM! No! Dempsey offside after a super through ball from Duff but clever defending from the centre-backs - Shorey almost played him on though!
    • 8' Good slide tackle by Hangeland to put it out for a corner. First of the evening. Stockdale punches away, Shorey with a shot but it hits Halsey the ref! Takes him out too!
    • 19:40 Fulham: Stockdale, Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, John Arne Riise, Duff, Murphy, Sidwell, Davies, Dempsey, Ruiz. Subs: Etheridge, Baird, Kasami, Gecov, Hughes, Frei, Trotta /// West Brom: Foster, Tamas, McAuley, Olsson, Shorey, Cox, Morrison, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Fortune, Odemwingie. Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Reid, Allan, Dawson, Mantom, Thorne.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.1 6
      Defenders
      4.6 7
      5 7
      6.4 6
      5.6 6
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card 4.8 6
      4.1 6
      4.7 6
      4.9 7
      Strikers
      6.1 7
      Goal 8.1 7
      Subs
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.2 6
      Defenders
      6.3 6
      5.8 6
      5.3 7
      4.2 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out89′ 4.8 7
      4.6 6
      Substitution Out77′ 4.2 6
      5.1 6
      Strikers
      5.1 6
      5.9 6
      Subs
      Substitution In89′ 2 6
      Substitution In77′ Goal 2 7

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