Fulham, seemingly wishing they were elsewhere,
went to Highbury on Saturday and got wacked 4-1 by a side far keener to
win.
An uncritical view of yesterday's game between Fulham and Arsenal may be
that the Cottagers were given a lesson in modern football by an Arsenal
team playing far better than normal. That in Henry the Fulham defence met
an unstoppable striker that could get to the ball first and could always
get on the defenders wrong side. That the Arsenal squad was man for man
quicker to the ball and better passers of the ball than their Fulham counter
parts. That Arsenal defenders, with the exception of Sol Campbell, were
unbeatable by any striker.
Some of the above may be true but if Middlesbrough can go to Highbury and
get beaten by the odd goal, that Blackburn, Bolton and Southampton can go
there and get a draw and Charlton can go there and beat Arsenal 4-2 then
could the Fulham squad have been expected to do better than losing 4-1?
To say that we are poor travellers is an understatement at the moment
Other games of interest
We remain in 9th spot at the end of the weekend as we lost and Charlton
were unable to win at Leeds. Next week end could be fun as West Ham and
Charlton are just one point behind us. We play Liverpool at Craven Cottage,
West Ham are away at Aston Villa and Charlton are at home to chelsea.
COME ON YOU WHITES
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Premiership match results
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Premiership |
FT |
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HT |
Saturday
23/02/02 |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
H |
A |
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H |
A |
KO |
Att |
T.V. |
Info |
| 02 |
Arsenal |
09 |
Fulham |
4 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
FT |
38029 |
- |
Details |
| 20 |
Leicester |
19 |
Derby |
0 |
3 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
21620 |
- |
Details |
| 03 |
Liverpool |
16 |
Everton |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
44371 |
- |
Details |
| 01 |
Man Utd |
07 |
AstonVilla |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
67592 |
sky1 |
Details |
| 14 |
Southampton |
17 |
Bolton |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
31380 |
- |
Details |
| 10 |
West Ham |
12 |
Middlesbro |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
35420 |
- |
Details |
| Barclaycard
Premiership |
FT |
|
HT |
Sunday
24/02/02 |
| Pos |
Home |
Pos |
Away |
H |
A |
|
H |
A |
KO |
Att |
T.V. |
Info |
| 06 |
Leeds |
11 |
Charlton |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
39374 |
- |
Details |
| 13 |
Sunderland |
04 |
Newcastle |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
FT |
48290 |
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Details |
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Arsenal (02) |
(3)
4-1 (1) |
Fulham
(09) |
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Two goals from Thierry Henry helped Arsenal move up to second
and stay within three points of the top thanks to a 4-1 win over fellow
Londoners Fulham at Highbury. Lauren gave the Gunners a fifth-minute
lead only for Frenchman Steve Marlet to level for the Cottagers five
minutes later. Five minutes after that, the hosts were back in front
courtesy of Patrick Vieira - and on 38 minutes more Gallic flair,
this time from Henry, made it three. Henry was back on the mark just
before the hour mark with the final goal of the game.
Arsenal: Seaman, Lauren, Campbell, Stepanovs, Luzhny, Pires
(Grimandi 73), Vieira, Parlour, van Bronckhorst (Dixon 43), Wiltord,
Henry (Aliadiere 81).
Subs Not Used: Edu, Wright.
Goals: Lauren 5, Vieira 15, Henry 38, 59.
Fulham: Van der Sar, Finnan, Goma, Melville, Knight (Boa Morte
56), Brevett (Harley 63), Legwinski, Malbranque, Collins, Hayles (Saha
61), Marlet.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Ouaddou.
Booked: Goma.
Goals: Marlet 10.
Att: 38,029 Ref: U Rennie (Sheffield).
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Leicester (20) |
(0)
0-3 (0) |
Derby
(19) |
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Derby got the better of the other relegation clash against
bottom-of-the-pile Leicester at Filbert Street, despite having
goalkeeper Andy Oakes carried off in the first half. Georgi Kinkladze
was the man who got the Rams under way in the 53rd minute, and Branko
Strupar made sure of three precious points by adding a second goal
just after the hour. Just to rub the Foxes' noses in it, Lee Morris
made it 3-0 to the visitors just before the final whistle.
Leicester: Walker, Sinclair, Elliott, Laursen, Davidson, Impey
(Marshall 69), Savage, Oakes (Deane 58), Izzet, Scowcroft, Piper (Dickov
69).
Subs Not Used: Royce, Reeves.
Booked: Izzet, Savage, Deane, Dickov.
Derby: Oakes (Foletti 32), Grenet, Barton, Higginbotham, Zavagno,
Ducrocq, Lee, Boertien, Kinkladze (Morris 82), Strupar (Valakari 69),
Christie.
Subs Not Used: Carbonari, Elliott.
Booked: Lee, Zavagno.
Goals: Kinkladze 53, Strupar 64, Morris 89.
Att: 21,620 Ref: M Riley (Leeds).
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Liverpool (03) |
(0)
1-1 (0) |
Everton
(16) |
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Liverpool could only draw their Merseyside derby at home to
struggling Everton. Tomasz Radzinski returned from a long-term
injury to give the Toffees a surprise lead seven minutes into the
second half - but Nicolas Anelka popped up with his first Premiership
goal for the Reds to make it 1-1 in the 72nd minute.
Liverpool: Kirkland, Xavier, Henchoz, Hyypia, Wright (Heskey
55), Murphy, Hamann, McAllister (Smicer 66), Riise, Owen, Anelka.
Subs Not Used: Arphexad, Biscan, Litmanen.
Goals: Anelka 72.
Everton: Simonsen, Clarke, Weir, Stubbs, Pistone, Gemmill,
Carsley, Linderoth (Gravesen 45), Naysmith, Campbell, Ginola (Radzinski
45).
Subs Not Used: Gerrard, Unsworth, Pembridge.
Booked: Clarke, Gravesen.
Goals: Radzinski 52.
Att: 44,371 Ref: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill).
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Man Utd (01) |
(0)
1-0 (0) |
Aston
Villa (07) |
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Manchester United moved
further clear of the Barclaycard Premiership chasing pack with a
1-0 lunchtime win at home to Aston Villa which took them
three points clear at the top of the table. Ruud van Nistelrooy's
50th-minute goal was enough to settle a tight game in United's favour
Man Utd: Barthez, Silvestre, Gary Neville, Blanc, Irwin (Johnsen
86), Beckham, Keane, Butt, Veron, van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer.
Subs Not Used: Carroll, Scholes, Forlan, O'Shea.
Goals: van Nistelrooy 50.
Aston Villa: Schmeichel, Delaney, Mellberg, Staunton, Barry,
Samuel (Dublin 79), Boateng, Hadji (Hitzlsperger 63), Stone, Angel,
Vassell.
Subs Not Used: Enckelman, Balaban, Kachloul.
Att: 67,592 Ref: J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees).
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Southampton (14) |
(0)
0-0 (0) |
Bolton
(17) |
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Southampton goalkeeper Paul Jones was in fine form for the
Saints in their 0-0 stalemate at home to relegation candidates Bolton.
Rory Delap was sent off late in the match for the hosts, but his departure
made little difference.
Southampton: Jones, Dodd, Bridge, Lundekvam, Williams, Fernandes
(Telfer 90), Marsden, Svensson, Delap, Tessem, Pahars (Ormerod 23).
Subs Not Used: Moss, Oakley, El Khalej.
Sent Off: Delap (89).
Booked: Delap.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, N'Gotty, Charlton (Hansen 40), Whitlow,
Bergsson, Nolan, Djorkaeff (Wallace 58), Tofting, Gardner, Bobic (Espartero
79), Ricketts.
Subs Not Used: Poole, Holdsworth.
Booked: Bobic, Nolan, Tofting.
Att: 31,380 Ref: E Wolstenholme (Blackburn).
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Saturday 23 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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West Ham (10) |
(0)
1-0 (0) |
Middlesbrough
(12) |
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West Ham put Middlesbrough back on the fringes of the
relegation picture thanks to a 76th-minute winner from Frederic Kanoute
at Upton Park where the visitors' defender Ugo Ehiogu was sent off
for a second yellow card in the dying moments.
West Ham: James, Dailly, Pearce, Repka, Winterburn, Hutchison
(Labant 42), Lomas (Garcia 87), Moncur, Cole, Kanoute, Defoe.
Subs Not Used: Hislop, Potts, Kitson.
Booked: Cole, Labant.
Goals: Kanoute 76.
Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Stockdale, Southgate, Ehiogu, Queudrue,
Greening (Nemeth 80), Mustoe (Windass 88), Ince, Whelan (Murphy 81),
Boksic, Carbone.
Subs Not Used: Crossley, Gavin.
Sent Off: Ehiogu (89).
Booked: Stockdale, Ehiogu, Greening, Mustoe, Ince.
Att: 35,420 Ref: C Foy (St. Helens).
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Sunday 24 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Leeds (06) |
(0)
0-0 (0) |
Charlton
(10) |
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Leeds: Martyn, Kelly, Ferdinand, Matteo, Harte, Keane, Dacourt
(Batty 45), Bakke, Kewell, Fowler, Viduka.
Subs Not Used: Robinson, McPhail, Duberry, Richardson.
Charlton: Kiely, Young, Costa, Fortune, Powell, Stuart, Bart-Williams,
Parker (Kinsella 80), Konchesky, Euell, Svensson (Kishishev 85).
Subs Not Used: Ilic, Brown, Johansson.
Booked: Bart-Williams.
Att: 39,374 Ref: M Dean (Cheshire).
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Sunday 24 Feb 2002 - Barclaycard Premiership
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Sunderland (12) |
(0)
0-1 (0) |
Newcastle
(03) |
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Sunderland: Sorensen, Haas, Gray, Bjorklund, Craddock, McAteer,
Schwarz (Butler 70), Reyna, Kilbane, Quinn (Mboma 46), Phillips.
Subs Not Used: Macho, Williams, McCartney.
Booked: McAteer, Mboma, Kilbane.
Newcastle: Given, Hughes, Distin, Dabizas, O'Brien, Solano,
Speed, Robert (Ameobi 90), Jenas, Shearer, Bellamy.
Subs Not Used: Elliott, Acuna, Harper, Lua-Lua.
Booked: Bellamy.
Goals: Dabizas 64.
Att: 48,290 Ref: G Barber (Tring).
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