Match Report


FulhamFulham     ChelseaChelsea
Luke KerrLuke Kerr Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
António CanoA. Cano95
G
captain1
G
71Harry GowerH. Gower
Noe QuezadaN. Quezada82
D
2
D
62Marek GadochaM. Gadocha
Yannis MitropoulosY. Mitropoulos81
D
3
D
43Scott BlakeS. Blake
Yuudai NakataY. Nakata79
D
4
D
71Andres CarranzaA. Carranza
Colin GlassC. Glass93
M
5
D
74J-David CastroJ. Castro
Serafim MirceaS. Mircea89
M
6captain
M
70Paul LightfootP. Lightfoot
Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh81
M
7
M
45Malcolm FormonM. Formon
Simon OliverS. Oliver81
M
8
M
55Arthur MaddisonA. Maddison
Oliver BehrensO. Behrens91
A
9
A
72Duccio Di VenanzioD. Di Venanzio
Marco SeedorfM. Seedorf87
A
10
A
74Luke WrightL. Wright
Afonso SolanoA. Solano86
A
11
A
76Bernard TchoutangB. Tchoutang
 
Elysée GnohereE. Gnohere86
A
12
G
36Rio GodberR. Godber
Torsten HanssenT. Hanssen86
G
13
M
70Francisco MartinF. Martin
Takis SarakisT. Sarakis82
G
14
A
74Steed BurleS. Burle

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Chelsea in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Lee.


0.00
Fulham start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Serafim Mircea makes a simple pass to Afonso Solano. Afonso Solano runs straight at the defence! Afonso Solano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Harry Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
3.30
Scott Blake barges into Oliver Behrens. The referee brings Scott Blake to one side and gives him a warning! Oliver Behrens runs off the knock.
4.25
Paul Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Tchoutang controls it well on his chest. Bernard Tchoutang knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noe Quezada.
8.52
J-David Castro threads a neat ball through to Paul Lightfoot. Paul Lightfoot knocks the ball to his team mate, Luke Wright. Luke Wright whips in a cross ball towards Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio heads the ball goalwards but António Cano reads it well. Superb keeping!
9.42
Arthur Maddison kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving António Cano with no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
12.17
Paul Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. António Cano gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.25
Serafim Mircea brings the ball forward. Serafim Mircea skips past Marek Gadocha! Serafim Mircea looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent block by Scott Blake!
22.41
Noe Quezada flicks a high pass forward to Yassine Sinouh who brings the ball under control. Yassine Sinouh sees Afonso Solano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Afonso Solano passes the ball forward but Oliver Behrens is offside!
30.04
Malcolm Formon flicks a high pass forward to Bernard Tchoutang who brings the ball under control. Bernard Tchoutang lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Wright. Luke Wright makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
34.53
Andres Carranza makes a probing pass to Malcolm Formon. Malcolm Formon changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Malcolm Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.27
Yuudai Nakata makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Oliver. Simon Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Afonso Solano. Afonso Solano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Harry Gower!
39.06
Scott Blake passes the ball forward to Paul Lightfoot. Paul Lightfoot makes a probing pass to Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.09
Bernard Tchoutang barges into Yuudai Nakata. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yuudai Nakata gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.01
Malcolm Formon chips the ball to his team mate, Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chelsea kick off the second half!
48.38
Yuudai Nakata knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Oliver. Simon Oliver knocks the ball forward to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Gower who gathers it comfortably.
49.07
Noe Quezada knocks the ball to his team mate, Serafim Mircea. Serafim Mircea sees Oliver Behrens in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Behrens rushes past Marek Gadocha! Oliver Behrens comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Harry Gower reads it well. Excellent save!
51.51
Arthur Maddison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio whips in a cross ball towards Luke Wright. Luke Wright whips the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from António Cano. What a save!
55.12
Paul Lightfoot threads the ball through to Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.50
Colin Glass catches Paul Lightfoot on the ankles. The referee calls over Colin Glass and shows him a yellow card! Paul Lightfoot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.01
Noe Quezada flicks a high pass forward to Colin Glass who brings the ball under control. Colin Glass threads the ball through to Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Afonso Solano through on goal. Some good footwork from Afonso Solano provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
63.09
Yuudai Nakata flicks a high pass forward. Yassine Sinouh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yassine Sinouh plays the ball forward to Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Fulham!
67.33
Andres Carranza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm Formon. Malcolm Formon knocks the ball forward to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to António Cano who gathers it comfortably.
69.51
Simon Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Seedorf. Marco Seedorf runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Marco Seedorf provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
71.27
Marco Seedorf slams into Andres Carranza with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Andres Carranza stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.28
Noe Quezada deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Serafim Mircea. Serafim Mircea threads a neat ball through to Oliver Behrens. Oliver Behrens shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
78.39
Paul Lightfoot makes a probing pass to Luke Wright. Luke Wright whips in a cross ball towards Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang heads the ball goalwards. Wonderful reactions from António Cano keeps it out!
79.22
Simon Oliver makes a simple pass to Afonso Solano. Afonso Solano plays a one-two with Oliver Behrens and advances towards the goal... Afonso Solano shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
81.16
Andres Carranza flicks a high pass forward. Paul Lightfoot controls it well on his chest. Paul Lightfoot knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.54
Yassine Sinouh catches Arthur Maddison on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arthur Maddison grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.04
Yassine Sinouh flicks a high ball forward to Afonso Solano who takes it down. Afonso Solano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Blake.
90.00
Arthur Maddison knocks the ball forward to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to António Cano who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Chelsea
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
31%
41.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Oliver Behrens 63
Bernard Tchoutang 9, 35
Luke Wright 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bernard Tchoutang of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.António Cano (GK)
7
2.Noe Quezada (DEF)
7
3.Yannis Mitropoulos (DEF)
6
4.Yuudai Nakata (DEF)
6
5.Colin Glass (MID)yellow card
5
6.Serafim Mircea (MID)
7
7.Yassine Sinouh (MID)yellow card
6
8.Simon Oliver (MID)
6
9.Oliver Behrens (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Marco Seedorf (ATT)red card
4
11.Afonso Solano (ATT)
6
 
12.Elysée Gnohere (ATT)
0
13.Torsten Hanssen (GK)
0
14.Takis Sarakis (GK)
0

1.Harry Gower (GK)
6
2.Marek Gadocha (DEF)
6
3.Scott Blake (DEF)
6
4.Andres Carranza (DEF)
6
5.J-David Castro (DEF)
6
6.Paul Lightfoot (MID)
7
7.Malcolm Formon (MID)
7
8.Arthur Maddison (MID)
6
9.Duccio Di Venanzio (ATT)
6
10.Luke Wright (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bernard Tchoutang (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Rio Godber (GK)
0
13.Francisco Martin (MID)
0
14.Steed Burle (ATT)
0