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Live From Craven Cottage

Posted on: Sat 17 Apr 2010

FULHAM: Schwarzer, Konchesky, Baird, Gera, Murphy, Duff, Hughes, Etuhu, Zamora, Smalling, Davies. SUBS: Zuberbuhler, Pantsil, Okaka, Nevland, Riise, Greening, Dikgacoi.

 

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WOLVES: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Elokobi, Mancienne, Jones, Edwards, Foley, Doyle, Jarvis.  SUBS: Hennessey, Ward, Halford, Guedioura, Milijaš, Ebanks-Blake, Iwelumo.

 

0: Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed is out of the tunnel first, taking the acclaim of the home fans as he walks across the pitch to his seat.

 

0: And now the Wolves contingent who aren't playing receive the applause of the Wolves fans as they make their way to their seats. Suspended skipper Karl Henry is there with Richard Stearman, Andrew Surman, Andy Keogh and Sam Vokes.

 

0: "We shall not be moved" is the song from the 2,900 Wolves fans packed into the away end. Plenty more Wolves shirts in the neutral section next to it as well.

 

0: Wolves players in the tunnel.  Craddock sporting a bandage after the cut picked up against Stoke last weekend.

 

0: The teams come out.  Great atmosphere at Craven Cottage. Chants of "Super Mick McCartht" from the vociferous travelling following.

 

0: Off and running thanks to referee Mike Dean.

 

2: Early sniff of an opening for Fulham as Gera keeps the ball in down the left and finds Konchesky.  His cross is met on the full by Duff but his shot appears to be blocked by Zamora.

 

8: All the early possession with Fulham. Duff's cross was bound for Zamora but Craddock in with a fine header and then Zubar clears Konchesky's centre from the left.

 

11: Hahnemann is coolness personified in dealing with a high Zubar backpass.  Calmly chests the ball down before belting it into orbit.

 

13: Jarvis flicks on and Smalley tries to pass back to Schwarzer.  Bit too strong and the keeper has to slide in to prevent a corner and instead concede a throw-in.  Zubar adjudged to have produced a foul throw though and the chance passes.

 

14: Jones needing treatment after a clash of heads with Murphy in the midfield.

 

15: Gera getting some stick from the Wolves fans. Can't think why.  But he then almost gets on the end of a through ball.  Takes it down but is at full stretch and so Hahnemann is able to gather.

 

17: Murphy puts a good ball into the area from a free kick and it brushes Smalley's head and goes wide but the flag was up in any case.

 

21: Great work from Zubar on the right and his teasing cross is turned over his own bar by Hughes. Corner comes to nothing and when Wolves next attack Berra is penalised for jumping into Schwarzer.

 

22: Berra immediately in more regulation action at the other end with a great block as Gera tries to fire goalwards on the half volley.

 

Christophe Berra

 

26: Elokobi's long throw into the area is headed out and falls for Zubar but he mishits his attempted volley which drifts tamely wide.

 

26: Doyle wins a corner for Wolves.

 

27: Jarvis takes and Edwards gets the slightest of flicks from which Gera heads behind.  The next one doesn't beat the first man however with Zamora able to head clear.

 

28: Jarvis shows a clean pair of heels to go past Hughes down the left from Doyle's pass and wins a corner.

 

29: Corner taken short by Jones to Jarvis but his attempted cross is too deep.

 

32: Berra on hand to clear a Duff centre before Craddock does likewise from Baird.  Fulham keep up the pressure and Mancienne blocks Duff's cross at the expense of a corner.  Hahnemann however gathers Duff's flag kick at the second time of asking under pressure from Smalley.

 

33: Having just given away a free kick for a late challenge on Zubar, Konchesky seems to produce a repeat performance.  Not so in the opinion of referee Dean however who plays on with Zubar prone on the ground.

 

34: Zubar up and about again but limping.

 

David Jones

 

36: Closest so far for Wolves.  Jones takes the ball on and mishits his shot.  But ball drops to Doyle who takes a touch before shooting inches wide from 12 yards.

 

37: Jones takes an outswinging corner and Doyle gets his head to it but not enough of a connection and it glances wide.

 

39: Fulham break sparked by Gera and Duff's cross to the back post is headed behind by Elokobi with Zamora coming in.

 

40: Davies's flag kick headed away.

 

42: Zamora in late on Berra with a strong challenge after the defender had cleared.  Understandable first yellow of the game for the in-form Fulham striker. 

 

43: Etuhu now penalised for foul on Doyle after the Wolves man had shielded it with his body.  Free kick in a decent position.

 

44: Not sure that's what Jones and Edwards meant to do as they seem to make a mess of it.  Jones rescues the situation by playing Elokobi in down the left and his centre put out for a corner.

 

45: Jones's corner hs headed away.

 

45: Two minutes added time to follow.

 

HALF TIME: FULHAM 0-0 WOLVES

 

46: Pitch heavily watered during half time. Wolves back out. And now Fulham.  And now up and running.

 

49: Berra needs treatment after taking an accidental whack in the face from Gera.  Able to carry on though.

 

50: Jarvis shows his pace to get on the end of Foley's pass and his shot is deflected for a corner.  Flag kick flies through the area without touching anyone and out for a goal kick.

 

51: Fulham now break and after Hahnemann parries a cross away Duff's difficult half volley is wide.

 

52: Fulham keep up the pressure with a shot from Murphy which Berra deflects behind for a corner.

 

53: Initially it's cleared but then Hughes puts a cross in which is met by Gera but headed wide.

 

54: Fulham got their tails up at the moment.  Crowd is 25, 597.

 

56: Wolves do attack now though and Foley does well before Edwards cracks a half volley over from an acute angle.

 

57: Fulham again now though as full back Baird breaks down the right and sends in a driven cross.  Craddock does well to get in front of Zamora and whether he gets a touch or not, it keeps the ball away from the Fulham frontman.

 

61: Berra heads another cross away and it falls to Murphy whose half volley is drilled over.

 

61: Ebanks-Blake receiving plenty of support from the travelling fans as he warms up.

 

62: Good work from Foley, Zubar and Edwards earns Wolves a corner but it's to the near post and is cleared.

 

62: And now superb work from Elokobi at the other end to keep Wolves on terms.  From Gera's pass, Duff is in on goal down the right and tries to turn onto his favoured left foot.  But Elokobi in to nick the ball away with a superb challenge.

 

65: First real glimpse for Zamora and what a glimpse it is.  Turns well on the edge of the box and flashes a right foot shot past Hahnemann but it thudders back off the foot of the post.

 

Michael Mancienne

 

69: Edwards fouled by Etuhu and it's his last action.  Guedioura on off the bench.

 

70: Jones swings the free kick into the box but it's all the way through to Hahnemann.

 

73: Second change for Wolves with Milijaš on for Jones.

 

75: Close for Fulham from Davies's corner.  Hahnemann comes but doesn't get it and Smalling wins the header but it's onto the roof of the net.

 

77: Milijaš strokes a great ball over the top for Doyle but Schwarzer is out just in time.  Offside flag was up in any case.

 

78: Over from Murphy from another half volley as Fulham try to step up the pressure.

 

79: Final switch for Wolves, Iwelumo on for Jarvis.  Doyle will move out to the left.

 

82: Wolves win a free kick on the right and Milijaš tries to swing it in but it's too deep and out of play.

 

83: Good work from Doyle, Milijaš and Zubar but when the ball comes to Guedioura his attempted centre is out of play.

 

85: Zamora has been a lot more involved in the second half and causing one or two problems.  His latest cross deflects off Craddock to safety.

 

85: At the other end a long throw from Elokobi is flicked off either Berra or Smalling but straight into Schwarzer's hands.

 

86: This time Duff does outwit Elokobi before a hanging cross which is met by Gera but the header is onto the roof of the net.

 

89: Mancienne concedes a free kick for a foul on Gera.  Dangerous position this. They try and take it quickly and Duff is in but referee Dean rules that the whistle hasn't been blown.

 

90: Zamora lining it up. And it's high and wide.

 

90: Three minutes of added time to follow.

 

90+2: Another Fulham free kick sent forward quickly but the attacker caught offside. 

 

FULL TIME: FULHAM 0-0 WOLVES

 

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