Fulham 1 v 1 Wigan Athletic
Saturday 22nd December 2007
As I predicted in the preview (smug face) Agahowa partnered Bent up-front while Ryan Taylor maintained his deserved place in the side.
In the first half Latics were on the back foot, Landzaat cleared off the line, Kirkland saved well & Diomansy Kamara knocked the ball wide from just inside the six yard box. but really a drab event was only illuminated by a crashing shot against Kirklands woodwork from a cracking effort from Paul Konchesky.
Late in the half both Bramble and Scharner came close to gaining a lead with crosses from the impressive Ryan Taylor.
0-0 at the break and the game droned on as per the first half, just on the hour mark Sibierski replaced the out of confidence Aghahowa and just after that Marcus Bent put Latics ahead.
Seven goals now for the number 23 as he crashed the ball in from two yards after a flick on from centre back Titus Bramble.
However Titus ensued a scramble in our eighteen yard area as his header ballooned up in the air. Dempsey headed the ball goalwards and Kirkland had to dive at the feet of Healy, a lucky escape for Latics as it was a right mess in the box.
Under eight minutes later and another clean sheet went out the window as Bairds cross found Kamara whose mis hit shot wrong footed the away teams defence and USofA Dempsey slotted the ball home, the first for over 360 minutes for Fulham.
Game on and the improving with every game AntonioValencia escaped from the Fulham defence but took to long and and Niemi came out to block his attempt.
Chris Kirkland decided to juggle a cross but atoned with a save from Kamara, and “Sibs” clipped the top of the bar with a header late on.
Neither team dominated the match so a 1-1 draw was probably a fair enough result, however it did stop the abysmal run of seven consecutive away day defeats, so far its P18 W3 D4 L11 F18 A34 Pts13 – Position still 19th.
Fulham: Niemi, Omozusi (Baird 60), Bocanegra, Hughes, Konchesky, Bouazza (Kuqi 72), Davis (Healy 59), Murphy, Davies, Kamara, Dempsey.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Ki-Hyeon.
Goals: Dempsey 78.
Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Scharner, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Brown, Landzaat, Taylor (Olembe 86), Aghahowa (Sibierski 63), Bent.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Granqvist, Skoko.
Goals: Bent 70.
Att: 20,820
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
As I predicted in the preview (smug face) Agahowa partnered Bent up-front while Ryan Taylor maintained his deserved place in the side.
In the first half Latics were on the back foot, Landzaat cleared off the line, Kirkland saved well & Diomansy Kamara knocked the ball wide from just inside the six yard box. but really a drab event was only illuminated by a crashing shot against Kirklands woodwork from a cracking effort from Paul Konchesky.
Late in the half both Bramble and Scharner came close to gaining a lead with crosses from the impressive Ryan Taylor.
0-0 at the break and the game droned on as per the first half, just on the hour mark Sibierski replaced the out of confidence Aghahowa and just after that Marcus Bent put Latics ahead.
Seven goals now for the number 23 as he crashed the ball in from two yards after a flick on from centre back Titus Bramble.
However Titus ensued a scramble in our eighteen yard area as his header ballooned up in the air. Dempsey headed the ball goalwards and Kirkland had to dive at the feet of Healy, a lucky escape for Latics as it was a right mess in the box.
Under eight minutes later and another clean sheet went out the window as Bairds cross found Kamara whose mis hit shot wrong footed the away teams defence and USofA Dempsey slotted the ball home, the first for over 360 minutes for Fulham.
Game on and the improving with every game AntonioValencia escaped from the Fulham defence but took to long and and Niemi came out to block his attempt.
Chris Kirkland decided to juggle a cross but atoned with a save from Kamara, and “Sibs” clipped the top of the bar with a header late on.
Neither team dominated the match so a 1-1 draw was probably a fair enough result, however it did stop the abysmal run of seven consecutive away day defeats, so far its P18 W3 D4 L11 F18 A34 Pts13 – Position still 19th.
Fulham: Niemi, Omozusi (Baird 60), Bocanegra, Hughes, Konchesky, Bouazza (Kuqi 72), Davis (Healy 59), Murphy, Davies, Kamara, Dempsey.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Ki-Hyeon.
Goals: Dempsey 78.
Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Scharner, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Brown, Landzaat, Taylor (Olembe 86), Aghahowa (Sibierski 63), Bent.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Granqvist, Skoko.
Goals: Bent 70.
Att: 20,820
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
Labels: Fulham vrs Wigan
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