Fulham travel up to Derby for their first
game of the new year, which takes place on Wednesday evening at 19.45. Hopefully
with a new year we can upset past trends as we have played Derby at Derby
21 times over the years winning just twice, once in 1907 and the other time
in 1954.
The two teams have met twice, so far this season, both times at Craven Cottage
with Fulham winning 5-2 in the Worthington Cup and drawing 0-0 in the Premiership.
This season Derby have let in 5 goals on three occasions each time away
from home. At home, however, the Rams have a good defensive record letting
in just 10 goals, a performance bettered by only 5 other Premiership sides.
After winning their last two home games, against Aston Villa and Bolton,
Derby could hopefully play more positively than they did in the 0-0 draw
at Fulham. If not as we have drawn 3 of our last 6 away games and Derby
have won drawn 2 of their recent home games a stalemate is the most likely
result.
On a more positive note Fulham have shown continued signs of improvement
in the last third of their game managing a better accuracy rate against
Man Utd, 9 of 17 attempts on target and even hitting the woodwork twice.
Steve Marlet also showed obvious keenness to attack the opposition goal
and that could be a positive influence on Louis Saha, who is having waking
nightmare at the moment.
Other games
If we win we can move into 10th in the Premiership after Charlton won 3-2
at home to Ipswich and Sunderland drew 1-1 at home with Aston Villa. If
we lose we will remain in 12th place 2 points above 17th place and 14 points
below 4th place..
COME ON YOU WHITES
WE ARE FULHAM CHAMPIONS OF THE NATIONWIDE AND THE PRIDE OF LONDON
Premiership match results
and details
| Barclaycard
Premiership |
FT |
|
HT |
Tuesday
01/01/02 |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
H |
A |
|
H |
A |
KO |
Att |
T.V. |
Info |
| 09 |
Charlton |
19 |
Ipswich |
3 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
FT |
25893 |
- |
Details |
| 06 |
Chelsea |
17 |
Southampton |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
FT |
35156 |
- |
Details |
| 03 |
Leeds |
11 |
West Ham |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
FT |
39320 |
sky |
Details |
| 20 |
Leicester |
01 |
Arsenal |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
OFF |
- |
|
Details |
| 04 |
Liverpool |
15 |
Bolton |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
43710 |
- |
Details |
| 16 |
Middlesbrough |
13 |
Everton |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
27463 |
- |
Details |
| 10 |
Sunderland |
08 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
45324 |
- |
Details |
| 07 |
Tottenham |
14 |
Blackburn |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
FT |
35131 |
- |
Details |
| Barclaycard
Premiership |
FT |
|
HT |
Wednesday
02/01/02 |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
H |
A |
|
H |
A |
KO |
Att |
T.V. |
Info |
| 18 |
Derby |
12 |
Fulham |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
19.45 |
- |
- |
Details |
| 05 |
Man Utd |
02 |
Newcastle |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
20.00 |
- |
sky |
Details |
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Charlton
(2) 3-2 (2)
Ipswich
Marcus Bent netted twice in the opening
five minutes, but it wasn't enough for Ipswich as they saw
Charlton fight back and claim a thrilling 3-2 win at The Valley.
John Robinson and Scott Parker had the Addicks on level terms by the
interval before Jason Euell bagged the winner.
Charlton: Kiely, Young, Fish, Costa, Powell, Robinson, Jensen (Johansson 90), Parker (Bart-Williams 83), Konchesky, Lisbie (Bartlett 86), Euell.
Subs Not Used: Ilic, Fortune.
Booked: Robinson, Young. Goals: Robinson 16, Parker 32, Euell 61.
Ipswich: Sereni, Makin, Gaardsoe, Venus, Hreidarsson, George, Magilton (Reuser 67), Holland, Clapham (Peralta 67), Marcus Bent, Armstrong.
Subs Not Used: Branagan, Naylor, Wright.
Booked: Hreidarsson, Venus. Goals: Marcus Bent 1, 5.
Att: 25,893 Ref: U Rennie (Sheffield).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Chelsea
(2) 2-4 (1)
Southampton
Chelsea spurned the chance to
close in on the leading pack as Claudio Ranieri's men crashed to a
shock 4-2 defeat at home to Southampton. Goals from Eidur Gudjohnsen
and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had seen Chelsea battle back after James
Beattie's stunning opener. But second-half strikes from Marian Pahars,
Chris Marsden and Beattie again saw Saints to three vital points.
Chelsea: Cudicini, Melchiot, Terry, Gallas, Babayaro (Zola 67), Lampard, Stanic (Jokanovic 45), Dalla Bona (Forssell 84), Le Saux, Hasselbaink, Gudjohnsen.
Subs Not Used: de Goey, Ferrer.
Booked: Le Saux, Terry. Goals: Gudjohnsen 20, Hasselbaink 45.
Southampton: Jones, Dodd, Lundekvam, Williams, Bridge, Telfer, Delap, Svensson, Marsden, Pahars (Ormerod 82), Beattie.
Subs Not Used: Moss, El Khalej, Petrescu, Fernandes.
Booked: Dodd. Goals: Beattie 7, Pahars 55, Marsden 64, Beattie 73.
Att: 35,156 Ref: E Wolstenholme (Blackburn).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Leeds
(2) 3-0 (0)
West Ham
David O'Leary ushered in the New Year in celebratory style as Mark
Viduka and Robbie Fowler fired Leeds back to the top of the Barclaycard
Premier League for the first time in six weeks.
Leeds: Martyn, Mills, Ferdinand,
Woodgate, Harte, Smith, Kelly, Batty, Bowyer (Wilcox 87), Viduka,
Fowler.
Subs Not Used: Robinson, McPhail, Duberry, Singh.
Booked: Mills, Bowyer, Smith. Goals: Viduka 4, 7, Fowler 50.
West Ham: James, Repka, Dailly, Schemmel, Winterburn, Cole,
Hutchison, Moncur, Sinclair, Defoe (Todorov 75), Kanoute (Garcia 82).
Subs Not Used: Hislop, Foxe, Minto.
Booked: Repka, Kanoute.
Att: 39,320 Ref: S Dunn (Bristol).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Liverpool
(0) 1-1 (0)
Bolton
Liverpool's title aspirations
took a further dent as Kevin Nolan's goal with 12 minutes left secured
a 1-1 draw for Bolton at Anfield. Nolan, a boyhood Reds fan
and Liverpool Academy product, cancelled out Steven Gerrard's opener
on 50 minutes
Liverpool: Dudek, Wright, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise,
Smicer (Anelka 67), Hamann, Gerrard, Berger (Litmanen 85),
Owen, Heskey.
Subs Not Used: McAllister, Kirkland, Carragher.
Booked: Hyypia. Goals: Gerrard 50.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Diawara, Hendry (Farrelly 32), N'Gotty, Charlton, Southall, Warhurst, Frandsen, Nolan, Ricketts, Holdsworth (Pedersen 72).
Subs Not Used: Poole, Barness, Johnson.
Booked: Southall, Hendry, Frandsen, Nolan. Goals: Nolan 78.
Att: 43,710 Ref: C Wilkes (Gloucester).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Middlesbrough
(0) 1-0 (0)
Everton
A rare goal from Gianluca Festa gave
Middlesbrough a 1-0 win over Everton, as the Toffees
continued their slide towards the Premiership relegation zone.The
Italian picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area five minutes
into the second period and smashed a shot beyond Steve Simonsen and
into the roof of the net.
Middlesbrough: Crossley, Festa, Southgate, Queudrue (Stamp
63), Stockdale, Mustoe, Ince, Greening (Gavin 45), Marinelli (Boksic
82), Ricard, Whelan.
Subs Not Used: Nemeth, Beresford.
Booked: Gavin. Goals: Festa 50.
Everton: Simonsen, Watson (Hibbert 50), Stubbs, Weir, Unsworth,
Xavier, Alexandersson (Blomqvist 45), Naysmith, Gemmill, Ferguson,
Cadamarteri (Moore 38).
Subs Not Used: Gerrard, Tal.
Booked: Ferguson, Stubbs.
Att: 27,463 Ref: R Styles (Waterlooville).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
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Sunderland
(0) 1-1 (0)
Aston Villa
Emerson Thome's goal four minutes
from time salvaged Sunderland a 1-1 draw at home to Aston
Villa. Ian Taylor's opener on 59 minutes looked like giving
Villa all three points after Peter Schmeichel had saved a penalty
from Kevin Phillips, but the big Brazilian popped up to give the
Black Cats a point.
Sunderland: Sorensen, Haas, Gray, Williams, Thome, Arca, McAteer, Reyna (Thirlwell 23), McCann, Quinn, Phillips.
Subs Not Used: Macho, Kyle, McCartney, Kilbane.
Booked: Thirlwell. Goals: Thome 86.
Aston Villa: Schmeichel, Samuel, Wright, Staunton, Mellberg, Kachloul (Barry 67), Hendrie, Taylor, Stone, Vassell, Dublin.
Subs Not Used: Boateng, Merson, Enckelman, Hitzlsperger.
Booked: Taylor, Vassell, Stone. Goals: Taylor 59.
Att: 45,324 Ref: M Riley (Leeds).
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Tuesday 01 Jan 2002 |
Tottenham
(1) 1-0 (0)
Blackburn
Dean Richards spoiled Andy Cole's Blackburn
debut as his goal on the stroke of half-time proved enough for a 1-0
win to Tottenham
Tottenham: Keller, Perry, King, Richards, Taricco, Freund, Anderton, Poyet (Sherwood 85), Ziege, Ferdinand, Sheringham.
Subs Not Used: Sullivan, Davies, Gardner, Rebrov.
Goals: Richards 45.
Blackburn: Friedel, Berg, Short, Bjornebye (Dunn 61), Neill, Gillespie (Hignett 71), Tugay, Flitcroft, Duff, Cole, Jansen (Ostenstad 79).
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Taylor.
Booked: Neill, Tugay.
Att: 35,131 Ref: J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees).
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Wednesday 02 Jan 2002 |
Derby
(18) - (12)
Fulham
Chris Riggott should continue for Derby
after suffering no reaction to a calf injury in the Rams' 1-0 win
over Blackburn. Giorgi Kinkladze (neck) and Youl Mawene (ankle) are
fighting for fitness.
Fulham midfielder Lee Clark faces at least another week on
the sidelines with the strained calf he sustained in the early stages
of the 0-0 Boxing Day draw with Charlton.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Derby L L W L W, Fulham W D L D L
Top scorers: Fabrizio Ravanelli (Derby) 9, Barry Hayles (Fulham) 8
Ref: B Knight (Orpington)
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Wednesday 02 Jan 2002 |
Man Utd
(05) - (02)
Newcastle
Man Utd's record signing Juan
Sebastian Veron is on standby for a recall after being rested against
Fulham. Either Paul Scholes or Nicky Butt are most likely to make
way for the return of the £28million Argentinian. Ryan Giggs could
continue as a support striker after scoring twice at Craven Cottage.
Newcastle have few injury worries following Nikos Dabizas'
return to the bench against Chelsea. The only question marks remaining
are over Andy Griffin (dead leg) and Christian Bassedas (hamstring),
although Carl Cort is a long-term absentee after undergoing knee surgery.
Last season: Newcastle 1 Man Utd 1, Man Utd 2 Newcastle 0
Last five league matches: Man Utd W W W W W, Newcastle W W W W L
Top scorers: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) 19, Craig Bellamy, Alan Shearer (Newcastle) 11
Ref: P Jones (Loughborough)
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