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match updates for Leicester V Fulham at Filbert St
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| 14:50:51 |
Fulham line up:
Edwin van der Sar
Steve Finnan, Zat Knight, Andy Melville, Rufus Brevett,
Sean Davis, John Collins, Lee Clark, Luis Boa Morte,
Louis Saha, Steve Marlet.
Res: Maik Taylor, Kit Symons,
Steed Malbranque, Sylvain Legwinski
Bazza Hayles.
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| 14:44:22 |
Leicester
line up:
Walker, Sinclair, Marshall, Elliott, Davidson, Savage, Izzet, Stewart,
Dennis Wise, Sturridge, Scowcroft,
Subs: Rowett, Royce, Impey, Benjamin, Jones. |
| 15:00:05 |
Here we go and
Fulham kick off |
| 15:02:43 |
Bright start for
Fulham with the extra man up front counting at the moment |
| 15:03:19 |
Saha breaks down
left and crosses into box. Marlet miscues his shot and ball rolls
to Boa Morte whose shot is blocked by Elliott |
| 15:05:43 |
Saha nearly puts
Collins through but ball is intercepted by Marshall. |
| 15:07:06 |
Confusion between
Izzet and Davidson leaves Fulham two-on-two but Marlet's intended
pass to Saha is intercepted by Sinclair |
| 15:12:30 |
Saha finds space
20 yards out but blasts his shot over the bar |
| 15:14:47 |
Sinclair passes
to Sturridge in Fulham penalty area but he is tackled by Knight |
| 15:15:25 |
Davis fouls Izzet
35 yards from Fulham goal. Free kick quickly taken to Stewart whose
cross is easily gathered by van der Sar |
| 15:16:40 |
Sturridge heads
Stewart cross just over the bar |
| 15:17:01 |
Boa Morte slides
pass to Marlet in penalty area but is denied by Marshall challenge.
Collins corner cleared by Elliott |
| 15:18:48 |
Finnan moves into
City penalty area but his cross is blocked by Stewart for a corner.
Collins corner is easily cleared |
| 15:22:12 |
Scowcroft pass
almost puts Sturridge through but van der Sar reads danger and clears |
| 15:23:36 |
Clark to
Marlet who knocks it on to Davis. Sean passes over to Luis Boa Morte
but he is tackled by Stewart and Leicester clear |
| 15:25:14 |
Accidental Marshall
header gives Fulham corner. Collins corner headed clear by Savage |
| 15:27:03 |
Still 0-0 despite
some good football by Fulham. |
| 15:28:24 |
Free kick to Fulham
the ball goes in quick to Marlet but Stewart manages to get there
first |
| 15:30:01 |
Luis Boa Morte
on the edge of their area and Savage goes in hard on Boa. Luis did
not like it and responds fortunately the Ref plays on |
| 15:31:07 |
The ball is sent
up to the Fulham area and Rufus Brevett goes for the ball but Sinclair
assaults him. The Ref gives him a talking to but no card. Rufus is
limping a bit! |
| 15:32:34 |
Fulham holding
on to the ball but the passes in the last third not as good as they
need to be. |
| 15:33:23 |
Ohhhhhhh Steve
Marlet has the ball he crosses to Louis Saha but it goes over his
head. The ball drops into the path of Lee Clark who strikes it well
but the Keeper pulls off a good save. |
| 15:34:47 |
The Foxes counter
attack and Izzet puts Stewart through whose superb cross is flicked
inches over the bar by Sturridge |
| 15:36:34 |
Leicester are
subbing Sinclair with Rowett one defender for another. It would appear
that Sinclair is not doing the business. |
| 15:38:24 |
Fulham playing
a good passing game but no goal yet |
| 15:42:22 |
The Ref has decided
that the latest sliding tackle by Luis Boa Morte deserves a yellow.
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| 15:43:55 |
Sean Davis is
brought down by Scowcroft and needs treatment. But he seems okay at
the moment |
| 15:44:37 |
Throw in to Fulham
half way into the Leicester half. The throw is taken but Izzet gets
there first and scrambles it away |
| 15:46:09 |
Louis Saha can't
do anything with a good cross from Sean Davis |
| 15:47:16 |
The Foxes counter
attack and a Sturridge cross finds Savage on edge of penalty area
but his shot is blocked by Zat Knight |
| 15:48:00 |
Sean Davis tackles
Savage who acts as if he has been murdered and Sean gets a yellow.
What a dog that Savage is. |
| 15:48:58 |
A good cross from
Steve Marlet but Louis Saha is muscled off the ball by Elliott but
the Ref thinks it was alright. |
| 15:49:15 |
The Ref blows
the whistle and half time arrives with the score at 0-0 |
| 16:05:22 |
Off we go again
and Leicester mount an attack straight away |
| 16:05:56 |
The Foxes win
a corner and the ball is crossed in but Steve Marlet gets there and
heads it clear for a throw on |
| 16:06:46 |
Luis Boa Morte
was subbed at halftime with Sylvain Legwinski |
| 16:07:30 |
Leicester taking
control at the moment with another attack ending in the ball going
off for a goal kick |
| 16:09:00 |
COME ON FULHAM |
| 16:09:41 |
Leicester win
another corner |
| 16:10:47 |
The ball comes
in and Sean Davis and Sylvain Legwinski clear |
| 16:11:37 |
Steed Malbranque
starts to warm up on the sideline |
| 16:12:40 |
Freekick to Fulham.
It is taken quickly to Rufus Brevett who crosses into Steve Marlet |
| 16:13:27 |
Owwwww Steve Marlet
tries an overhead kick but the Keeper manages to block the shot. |
| 16:14:45 |
Fulham have the
ball in the midfield and Louis Saha tries to pass the ball to John
Collins but the ball is deflected and Leicester clear up field |
| 16:15:57 |
Fulham attack
again and the ball drops to Sean Davis in the Leicester area and he
shoots. Ahhhhhh the ball ends up in the side netting |
| 16:17:10 |
Leicester counter
attack and the ball is crossed into Savage but Edwin van der Sar gets
there first and punches it clear |
| 16:19:07 |
Free kick to Leicester
in a dangerous area. The kick is taken and Sturridge goes down under
Edwin van der Sar but the Ref waves play on. |
| 16:20:51 |
Sturridge collects
the ball in our half and passes across field to Savage who crosses
into the Fulham area but Edwin van der Sar rises and collects the
ball with ease |
| 16:22:19 |
Kit Symons is
brought on for Zat Knight who has had a good game |
| 16:22:58 |
COME ON YOU WHITES
GIVE US A GOAL |
| 16:23:20 |
Crowd given as
18913 which is bigger than my prediction at 17671 drat |
| 16:25:28 |
Rufus wins the
ball from Wise but the ball falls to a Leicester player who crosses
the ball in towards Sturridge. Owwww Edwin van der Sar gets there
first. |
| 16:26:54 |
Sylvain Legwinski
seems to be injured and is going off in favour of Steed Malbranque |
| 16:28:04 |
Fulham attack
again and a shot from John Collins ends up going wide |
| 16:28:42 |
The Sylvain substitution
is Fulham's third and therefore the last one. |
| 16:29:17 |
Aghhhhhh Leicester
cross the ball into our area and the ball is headed just over our
bar by Scowcroft |
| 16:30:00 |
COME ON YOU WHITES |
| 16:30:13 |
Fulham getting
back into their normal passing game |
| 16:31:03 |
Owwww Rufus crosses
the ball into John Collins but the Keeper saves on the line. |
| 16:32:23 |
Leicester get
a throw on after Edwin van der Sar over hits a clearance. |
| 16:33:29 |
Leicester getting
back into the game putting Fulham under pressure |
| 16:34:06 |
Stewart gets a
yellow card for tripping Steed Malbranque |
| 16:35:08 |
Under 15 mins
to go and it is still 0-0. COME ON YOU WHITES |
| 16:35:47 |
Leicester attack
again and Wise shoots but it is blocked and falls to Savage who pile
drives the ball well over the bar. |
| 16:37:44 |
Ahhhhhhh the ball
falls to Steve Marlet in the Leicester area but it just runs too fast
for him. |
| 16:38:37 |
Jordan Stewart
has fallen badly and seems to have hurt his shoulder and is being
subbed by Andy Impey |
| 16:40:00 |
Not long now COME
ON FULHAM, COME ON FULHAM, COME ON FULHAM. |
| 16:43:56 |
Lee Clark wins
the ball in the midfield he knocks the ball on to Louis Saha who surges
forward. The ball goes to Rufus on the wing who crosses in to Steed
Malbranque but Impey gets there first and clears again |
| 16:48:30 |
Just about 5 minutes
to go and Sean Davis is penalised for a foul. The kick is taken but
Edwin van Sar gathers up the ball with ease. |
| 16:49:03 |
Steve Finnan surges
up the wing and crosses in to steed but Leicester knock it off for
a Fulham corner |
| 16:51:01 |
The kick is taken
and the ball reaches Lee Clark but before Lee can shot Savage smoothers
the ball and clears |
| 16:51:55 |
Lee Clark has
the ball on the right and crosses into Louis Saha but the Leicester
defence cope and clear |
| 16:52:42 |
Steed Malbranque
looses the ball in midfield and wise tries to cross into Scowcroft
but Rufus Brevett clears |
| 16:53:54 |
The 4th Official
says there are four minutes of added time. |
| 16:54:30 |
Sturridge cons
the ref and wins a freekick in the Fulham half. The kick is taken
but it is a poor kick and Fulham clear |
| 16:55:48 |
Fulham win a freekick
in a good position but the effort by Steed Malbranque was not as good
as normal and goes straight to the Keeper |
| 16:56:44 |
COME ON YOU WHITES
|
| 16:57:15 |
There goes the
whistle and the final result is 0-0. Another away point to Fulham.
Well done the Super Whites. |
| 16:59:20 |
Our next game
is at home to Chelsea next Sunday at 12.00. High noon at Craven Cottage. |