Match Report


FulhamFulham     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Darren CogginsDarren Coggins Computer Player Computer Player
Gilles HapgoodG. Hapgood59
G
1
G
66Alan HowellsA. Howells
Chris WinterburnC. Winterburn38
D
2
D
62Jeroen MarisJ. Maris
Eoin ScholesE. Scholes41
D
3
D
59George WilcoxG. Wilcox
Denis RevellesD. Revelles48
D
captain4
D
56Peter FerdinandP. Ferdinand
Alex SounessA. Souness43
D
5captain
D
55Martial TrivinoM. Trivino
Ezio CesariE. Cesari65
M
6
M
63Jonathan GrimandiJ. Grimandi
Morris FerdinandM. Ferdinand38
M
7
M
54Daniel VassellD. Vassell
Harvey GoldbergH. Goldberg39
M
8
M
52Sylvain PeckhamS. Peckham
Davy HendriksD. Hendriks57
A
9
M
49Des BurbageD. Burbage
Neil NewbyN. Newby64
A
10
A
63Scott JessS. Jess
Mick PattersonM. Patterson45
A
11
A
56Nwankwo DublinN. Dublin
 
Jacob MannJ. Mann42
M
12
D
54Eugenio PascualE. Pascual
Gavin RitchieG. Ritchie30
A
13
A
52Aaron HamiltonA. Hamilton
Adam HarrisonA. Harrison54
A
14
G
49Eddie McManamanE. McManaman

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 4,741 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Lowe.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Eoin Scholes kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Ferdinand. Morris Ferdinand tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
9.35
Jeroen Maris clumsily knocks into Harvey Goldberg. The referee calls over Jeroen Maris and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Goldberg runs off the knock.
10.18
Peter Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Des Burbage. Des Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Jess. Scott Jess plays a scrappy one-two with Sylvain Peckham and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Scott Jess provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.13
Sylvain Peckham flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Vassell who takes it down. Daniel Vassell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.19
Eoin Scholes threads a neat ball through to Morris Ferdinand. Morris Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alan Howells who gathers it comfortably.
21.19
Jonathan Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Jess. Scott Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Dublin but the linesman indicates offside!
24.23
Daniel Vassell sees Scott Jess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Jess advances inside the box! Alex Souness clumsily knocks into Scott Jess. Penalty not given!!
26.52
Sylvain Peckham plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Dublin. Nwankwo Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.20
Jonathan Grimandi comes in with a late challenge on Harvey Goldberg. Jonathan Grimandi is warned by the referee! Harvey Goldberg runs off the knock.
30.13
Ezio Cesari runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ezio Cesari knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.20
With vision, Peter Ferdinand laces a through ball forward to Scott Jess. Scott Jess knocks the ball forward, putting Nwankwo Dublin through on goal. Some silky footwork from Nwankwo Dublin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Gilles Hapgood is on top of it.
34.39
Ezio Cesari hits a low pass to Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks shoots from long range. Solid save from Alan Howells.
39.43
Peter Ferdinand sees Jonathan Grimandi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Grimandi makes a simple pass to Scott Jess. Scott Jess makes a probing pass between the defence to Nwankwo Dublin. Chris Winterburn barges into Nwankwo Dublin. Penalty not given!!
40.56
Jonathan Grimandi hits a low pass to Nwankwo Dublin. Nwankwo Dublin lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Jess. Scott Jess heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.40
Des Burbage controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Dublin. Nwankwo Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Sylvain Peckham. With a superhuman jump, Sylvain Peckham connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Gilles Hapgood manages to gather it.
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. Sheffield Wednesday appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.

45.00
The second half starts with Fulham kicking off!
47.44
Sylvain Peckham advances with the ball. Sylvain Peckham threads the ball through to Scott Jess but he's offside!
48.47
Jonathan Grimandi hacks Denis Revelles from behind! The referee brings Jonathan Grimandi to one side and gives him another warning! Denis Revelles stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.04
Sheffield Wednesday are dictating the run of play here today.
57.50
Denis Revelles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Patterson. Mick Patterson shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
65.46
Harvey Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Ezio Cesari. Ezio Cesari knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Goldberg. Harvey Goldberg powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.56
Morris Ferdinand threads a neat ball through to Neil Newby. Neil Newby makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Harvey Goldberg. Harvey Goldberg side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Alan Howells keeps it out!
77.55
Fulham have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Mann replacing Eoin Scholes and Gavin Ritchie replacing Morris Ferdinand .
78.62
Harvey Goldberg chips the ball to his team mate, Davy Hendriks. Davy Hendriks knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Patterson. Mick Patterson powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
83.22
George Wilcox sweeps the ball up the wings. Nwankwo Dublin plays a one-two with Scott Jess and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Nwankwo Dublin provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Gavin Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Vassell. The referee brings Gavin Ritchie to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Vassell stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

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

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
31.6%
48.1%
20.3%

Scorers
Mick Patterson 79
Scott Jess 10, 41
Nwankwo Dublin 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Jess of Sheffield Wednesday

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.Ezio Cesari (MID)
6
7.Morris Ferdinand (MID)
6
8.Harvey Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Davy Hendriks (ATT)
6
10.Neil Newby (ATT)
6
11.Mick Patterson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Jacob Mann (MID)
6
13.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
5
14.Adam Harrison (ATT)
0

1.Alan Howells (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Maris (DEF)yellow card
5
3.George Wilcox (DEF)
6
4.Peter Ferdinand (DEF)
6
5.Martial Trivino (DEF)
6
6.Jonathan Grimandi (MID)
6
7.Daniel Vassell (MID)
6
8.Sylvain Peckham (MID)
7
9.Des Burbage (MID)
6
10.Scott Jess (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Nwankwo Dublin (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Eugenio Pascual (DEF)
0
13.Aaron Hamilton (ATT)
0
14.Eddie McManaman (GK)
0