Match Report
| Fulham | Fulham |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Drent | M. Drent |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Gonzalo Rivera | G. Rivera | |||||||||
| Yazid Peyrlade | Y. Peyrlade |  | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Danny Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Julian Hackworth | J. Hackworth | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Leonardo Leon | L. Leon | |||||||||
| Akahiko Shimizu | A. Shimizu |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Jean-Guy Ben Askar | J. Ben Askar | |||||||||
| Paolo Jeffers | P. Jeffers | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Sol Duberry | S. Duberry | |||||||||
| Xavier Martin | X. Martin |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Genta Watanabe | G. Watanabe | |||||||||
| Warren Pearce | W. Pearce | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stephen Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Steve Lampard | S. Lampard | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Shaw | I. Shaw | |||||||||
| Titus Benjamin | T. Benjamin | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 |  | Marcel Liechti | M. Liechti | |||||||||
| Joe Marsden | J. Marsden | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Marvin Wiltord | M. Wiltord | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Shaun Beattie | S. Beattie | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 8,516 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Fulham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Fulham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Fulham get the match underway!
3.42
0-0Steve Lampard hacks Danny Lockley from behind! Steve Lampard is warned by the referee! Danny Lockley stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.28
0-0Julian Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Martin. Xavier Martin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Guy Ben Askar.
8.04
Steve Lampard passes the ball forward to Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Rivera who gathers it comfortably.
9.53
0-0Genta Watanabe knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti passes the ball forward but John Caldwell is offside!
10.51
0-0Ivan Shaw threads the ball through to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Mitchell Drent manages to keep it out.
14.15
0-1Genta Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.51
Genta Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell plays a perfect one-two with Shaun Beattie and rushes in on goal... John Caldwell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.24
Warren Pearce knocks the ball forward to Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.00
0-2Julian Hackworth brings the ball forward. Julian Hackworth passes the ball forward to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord whips in a cross ball towards Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.42
Sol Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Liechti but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.27
Yazid Peyrlade barges into John Caldwell. Yazid Peyrlade is given a warning by the referee! John Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.39
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
47.04
Stephen Lawrence decides to run forward with the ball. Stephen Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.37
Sol Duberry chips the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.34
Steve Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gonzalo Rivera easily smothers it.
59.08
Jean-Guy Ben Askar makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Guy Ben Askar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie threads the ball through to John Caldwell. John Caldwell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
60.17
Genta Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie goes all the way! Shaun Beattie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Mitchell Drent had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
65.03
0-4Fulham are easily keeping Blackburn Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.47
Jean-Guy Ben Askar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie goes all the way! Shaun Beattie shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Mitchell Drent manages to gather it comfortably.
67.22
Warren Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin whips in a cross ball towards Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
72.29
Steve Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Marsden. Joe Marsden makes a simple pass to Marvin Wiltord. Marvin Wiltord takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
73.13
Danny Lockley passes the ball forward to Stephen Lawrence. Stephen Lawrence knocks the ball forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie lofts in a cross ball towards John Caldwell. John Caldwell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
79.37
Genta Watanabe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie plays a perfect one-two with John Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Shaun Beattie rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Mitchell Drent has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.04
Steve Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Benjamin. Titus Benjamin shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gonzalo Rivera manages to gather it comfortably.
85.24
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
89.42
0-5Jean-Guy Ben Askar clumsily knocks into Joe Marsden. The referee calls over Jean-Guy Ben Askar and shows him a yellow card! Joe Marsden carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.5%
61.5%
Play Area
32.3%
43.1%
24.6%
Scorers
| Shaun Beattie 14, 60, 79 John Caldwell 22 Ivan Shaw 44 |