Match Report
| Fulham | Fulham |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Burbage | A. Burbage |  | 49 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Glynn Waters | G. Waters | ||||||||
| Matthew Gray | M. Gray | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Albert Prieto | A. Prieto |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Nigel Bishop | N. Bishop | |||||||||
| Wayne Delaney | W. Delaney | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Henry Marshall | H. Marshall | |||||||||
| Richard Jeffers | R. Jeffers | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Del Bramble | D. Bramble | |||||||||
| Paolo Winterburn | P. Winterburn | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Carl Vassell | C. Vassell | |||||||||
| Max Shearer | M. Shearer | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Max Mortensen | M. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Carl Fenton | C. Fenton | | 51 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Gareth Joachim | G. Joachim | ||||||||
| Corrado Leone | C. Leone |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Graeme Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Colin McManaman | C. McManaman | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Ugo Oakley | U. Oakley | |||||||||
| Adam Fletcher | A. Fletcher | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Jason Moffat | J. Moffat | |||||||||
| Liam Neville | L. Neville | | 50 | M | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Luke Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Peter Charlton | P. Charlton | | 47 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Steve Cort | S. Cort | |||||||||
| Malcolm Ripley | M. Ripley | | 47 | D | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Ben Byrne | B. Byrne | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Norwich City. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fulham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.
0.00
0-0Norwich City start the match!
3.53
0-1Nigel Bishop sees space and advances. Nigel Bishop makes a simple pass to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alfred Burbage with no chance!! Goal for Norwich City!
6.10
0-1Max Mortensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alfred Burbage easily smothers it!
8.16
0-1Graeme Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.46
Albert Prieto hits a low pass to Richard Jeffers. Richard Jeffers makes an attacking run forward. Richard Jeffers whips in a cross ball towards Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.17
0-1Ugo Oakley barges into Albert Prieto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Prieto runs off the knock.
18.07
Gareth Joachim threads a neat ball through to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
20.15
Paolo Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Max Mortensen collects the pass. Max Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Jason Moffat who takes it down. Jason Moffat edges inside the box! Jason Moffat takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.52
Wayne Delaney makes a simple pass to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton passes the ball forward to Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Glynn Waters smothers it!
30.13
Graeme Ince knocks the ball forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat advances inside the box! Jason Moffat cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
32.03
Paolo Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Ince holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Ince flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Oakley who takes it down. Ugo Oakley lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
42.31
Carl Vassell throws a long ball forward to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen knocks the ball forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fulham players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
49.52
Paolo Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Corrado Leone. Corrado Leone plays a perfect one-two with Adam Fletcher and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Corrado Leone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.39
Max Shearer flicks a high pass forward to Adam Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Adam Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Glynn Waters. Excellent save.
55.12
Paolo Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Ugo Oakley who brings the ball under control. Ugo Oakley advances inside the box! Ugo Oakley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.19
Max Mortensen chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Alfred Burbage has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.17
Del Bramble hits a low pass to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat skips past Albert Prieto! Jason Moffat tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Alfred Burbage smothers it!
66.57
1-2Graeme Ince catches Richard Jeffers in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Graeme Ince to come over. It's a red card!! Richard Jeffers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.57
1-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.53
1-2Nigel Bishop hacks Colin McManaman from behind! The referee calls over Nigel Bishop and warns him to calm down! Colin McManaman stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.30
Del Bramble plays the ball forward to Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Vassell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.41
Max Mortensen catches Max Shearer on the ankles. Max Mortensen is shown the yellow card! Max Shearer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.25
1-2Fulham have made a substitution with Malcolm Ripley replacing Max Shearer .
78.25
Gareth Joachim hacks Paolo Winterburn from behind! Gareth Joachim is shown the yellow card! Paolo Winterburn stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.20
Paolo Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Colin McManaman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Adam Fletcher controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Adam Fletcher provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Carl Vassell surges forward with the ball. Carl Vassell whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alfred Burbage with no chance!! Goal for Norwich City!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
37.3%
62.7%
Play Area
29.3%
50.7%
20%
Scorers
| Corrado Leone 50 | Jason Moffat 4, 60 Ugo Oakley 90 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jason Moffat of Norwich City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alfred Burbage (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matthew Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Albert Prieto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Wayne Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Jeffers (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paolo Winterburn (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Max Shearer (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carl Fenton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Corrado Leone (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Colin McManaman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Adam Fletcher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Liam Neville (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Peter Charlton (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Malcolm Ripley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Glynn Waters (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nigel Bishop (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Henry Marshall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Del Bramble (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carl Vassell (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Max Mortensen (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Gareth Joachim (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Graeme Ince (MID) |  | 3 |
| 10. | Ugo Oakley (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Jason Moffat (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Luke Gascoigne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steve Cort (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ben Byrne (ATT) | 0 | |