Berbatov volleys Fulham up the ladder
LONDON, England ● A marvellous volley from Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 1-0 win at home over Stoke City on Saturday that lifted Martin Jol’s men to 11th place in the Premier League table. Berbatov rewarded Fulham’s first-half endeavour with a beautifully controlled volley just before the interval, ambling onto a headed clearance [...]
Dutiful victory City
MANCHESTER, England ● David Silva trebled his goal output for the season by scoring twice as defending Premier League champions Manchester City beat Fulham 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The victory cut the lead currently held by first-place Manchester United to four points, although City’s neighbours and chief rivals hold a game in [...]
Fulham and Wigan call it even
LONDON, England ● Franco di Santo’s second-half goal earned Wigan a deserved draw away at fellow Premier League strugglers Fulham on Saturday as an entertaining game ended 1-1. Di Santo’s 71st minute strike – which made up for a terrible miss at the end of the first-half – was enough to see Wigan move out [...]
Saints snatch late point at Fulham
LONDON, England ● Rickie Lambert’s penalty cancelled out Dimitar Berbatov’s opener as Fulham and Southampton drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage. Berbatov opened the scoring with eight minutes on the clock, but despite being the better side in the first half Martin Jol’s men were unable to build on their lead and endured a [...]
Downing puts himself in shop window
LIVERPOOL, England ● Liverpool winger Stewart Downing finally ended his Premier League goal drought as the Reds swept to a 4-0 victory over Fulham at Anfield on Saturday. Downing had gone 44 league matches without a goal since joining from Aston Villa in a £20 million deal in 2011 that has been widely ridiculed as [...]
Defoe fires Spurs into fourth
LONDON, England ● Jermain Defoe bagged a brace as Tottenham cruised to a 3-0 win against Fulham that lifted the north London club into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday. Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas this week claimed Defoe is as good as Colombia star Radamel Falcao, the Atletico Madrid striker regarded as one [...]
First away win Sunderland against 10-man Fulham
LONDON, England ● Sunderland registered their first Premier League away win since February and ended a run of five games without victory by overcoming 10-man Fulham 3-1 on Sunday. Brede Hangeland was sent off for Fulham after half an hour, but although Steven Fletcher’s opener for the visitors was cancelled out by Mladen [...]
Worst start ever Arsenal
LONDON, England ● Mikel Arteta’s failure to convert an added-time penalty summed up Arsenal’s frustrations as Arsene Wenger’s side squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Fulham the at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski had put the home side 2-0 up inside 23 minutes, but Fulham recovered with two [...]
Sidwell saves point for Fulham
LONDON, England ● Steve Sidwell grabbed a 90th-minute equalizer for Fulham in a 2-2 home draw with Everton in the Premier League on Saturday, denying the visitors a comeback win inspired by Marouane Fellaini. Sidwell’s close-range finish from Dimitar Berbatov’s scuffed shot earned a Fulham a scarcely deserved point at Craven Cottage. Everton fell behind [...]
