Match Report


FulhamFulham     Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers
Darren CogginsDarren Coggins Computer Player Computer Player
Gilles HapgoodG. Hapgood59
G
1
G
57Brian CraddockB. Craddock
Chris WinterburnC. Winterburn38
D
2
D
67Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock
Eoin ScholesE. Scholes41
D
3
D
60Mervin MustoeM. Mustoe
Denis RevellesD. Revelles48
D
captain4
D
52Mirco FerreriM. Ferreri
Alex SounessA. Souness43
D
5
D
50Michael BrittonM. Britton
Niccolo GuppyN. Guppy40
M
6captain
M
54Riccardo ZitoloR. Zitolo
Morris FerdinandM. Ferdinand38
M
7
M
51Armin MasurA. Masur
Harvey GoldbergH. Goldberg39
M
8
A
54Brendan KitsonB. Kitson
Davy HendriksD. Hendriks57
A
9
A
51Jurgen SedoukiJ. Sedouki
Neil NewbyN. Newby64
A
10
A
50Tommaso BaronioT. Baronio
Mick PattersonM. Patterson45
A
11
A
48Ivan KasperI. Kasper
 
Jacob MannJ. Mann42
M
12
G
51Arno MüllerA. Müller
Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie30
A
13
M
50Dean MikeD. Mike
Adam HarrisonA. Harrison54
A
14
D
49Harry McleodH. Mcleod

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Bolton Wanderers. A crowd of 4,459 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bolton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.


0.00
Bolton Wanderers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.28
Neil Newby barges into Armin Masur. The referee calls over Neil Newby and shows him a yellow card! Armin Masur gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.23
Morris Ferdinand chips the ball to his team mate, Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Newby scores for Fulham!!
9.40
Harvey Goldberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks whips in a cross ball towards Morris Ferdinand. Morris Ferdinand knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.03
Denis Revelles sees Mick Patterson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mick Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
15.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Eoin Scholes laces a weighted ball forward to Niccolo Guppy. Niccolo Guppy plays the ball forward to Neil Newby. Neil Newby whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Guppy. Niccolo Guppy gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.27
Harvey Goldberg clumsily knocks into Peter Hitchcock. Harvey Goldberg is warned by the referee! Peter Hitchcock grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.17
Armin Masur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Baronio. Tommaso Baronio knocks in a cross ball towards Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
21.53
Michael Britton flicks a high ball forward to Armin Masur who takes it down. Armin Masur finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.50
Niccolo Guppy threads the ball through to Morris Ferdinand. Morris Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mirco Ferreri.
24.49
Riccardo Zitolo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Baronio. Tommaso Baronio deftly passes the ball to Ivan Kasper, releasing him through on goal. Ivan Kasper tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
30.19
Armin Masur flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Sedouki collects the pass. Jurgen Sedouki chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Baronio. Tommaso Baronio rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Gilles Hapgood. What a great pair of hands!
34.00
Mervin Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Zitolo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Riccardo Zitolo knocks the ball forward to Ivan Kasper. Ivan Kasper makes a probing pass to Armin Masur but he's offside!
38.45
Mervin Mustoe threads a neat ball through to Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jurgen Sedouki. Jurgen Sedouki plays a one-two with Tommaso Baronio and rushes in on goal... Jurgen Sedouki side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.19
Harvey Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Mick Patterson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mick Patterson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Brian Craddock effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
Niccolo Guppy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Niccolo Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Neil Newby scores for Fulham!! That's his third!
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. Bolton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fulham get the second half underway!
51.12
Armin Masur flicks a high pass forward to Tommaso Baronio who brings the ball neatly under control. Tommaso Baronio kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Masur but the referee indicates it's offside!
53.55
Armin Masur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo rushes past Harvey Goldberg! Riccardo Zitolo rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
54.53
Armin Masur flicks the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
57.31
Chris Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Neil Newby. Neil Newby plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Patterson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Neil Newby takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.12
Fulham have made a substitution with Adam Harrison replacing Davy Hendriks .Bolton Wanderers have made a substitution with Dean Mike replacing Jurgen Sedouki .
61.20
Neil Newby catches Mervin Mustoe on the ankles. The referee warns Neil Newby to calm down! Mervin Mustoe gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.19
Mirco Ferreri knocks the ball forward to Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo threads the ball through to Tommaso Baronio. Tommaso Baronio skips past Alex Souness! Tommaso Baronio shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.54
Armin Masur hacks Morris Ferdinand from behind! Armin Masur is shown the yellow card! Morris Ferdinand stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.06
Fulham have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Mann replacing Eoin Scholes and Gavin Ritchie replacing Morris Ferdinand .Bolton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Arno Müller replacing Ivan Kasper and Harry Mcleod replacing Peter Hitchcock .
78.10
With vision, Armin Masur laces a weighted ball forward to Dean Mike. Dean Mike flicks the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Zitolo. Riccardo Zitolo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Gilles Hapgood smothers it!
87.28
Jacob Mann catches Riccardo Zitolo on the ankles. Jacob Mann is shown the yellow card! Riccardo Zitolo runs off the knock.
89.59
Armin Masur runs straight at the opposition's defence. Armin Masur lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Kitson. Brendan Kitson whips the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Harvey Goldberg makes a simple pass to Neil Newby. Neil Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Bolton Wanderers
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.2%
59.8%
Play Area
28%
41.5%
30.5%

Scorers
Neil Newby 6, 10, 45, 57
Tommaso Baronio 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Newby of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Gilles Hapgood (GK)
6
2.Chris Winterburn (DEF)
6
3.Eoin Scholes (DEF)
6
4.Denis Revelles (DEF)
6
5.Alex Souness (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Guppy (MID)
7
7.Morris Ferdinand (MID)
6
8.Harvey Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Davy Hendriks (ATT)
6
10.Neil Newby (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Mick Patterson (ATT)
7
 
12.Jacob Mann (MID)yellow card
5
13.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
6
14.Adam Harrison (ATT)
6

1.Brian Craddock (GK)
6
2.Peter Hitchcock (DEF)
6
3.Mervin Mustoe (DEF)
6
4.Mirco Ferreri (DEF)
6
5.Michael Britton (DEF)
6
6.Riccardo Zitolo (MID)
7
7.Armin Masur (MID)yellow card
7
8.Brendan Kitson (ATT)
6
9.Jurgen Sedouki (ATT)
6
10.Tommaso Baronio (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ivan Kasper (ATT)
6
 
12.Arno Müller (GK)
6
13.Dean Mike (MID)
6
14.Harry Mcleod (DEF)
6