Match Report


FulhamFulham     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Karl WrightKarl Wright Ant Monev Ant Monev
Billy McNeillB. McNeill70
G
1
G
77Syd BrownS. Brown
Jorge ReisJ. Reis70
D
2
D
63Nicolas TurekN. Turek
Jon BrolinJ. Brolin75
D
3
D
71Noel ThompsonN. Thompson
Jonathan MiddletonJ. Middleton79
D
4
D
69Vasco TavaresV. Tavares
Johnny LarrieuJ. Larrieu71
D
5
D
68Colin McgovernC. Mcgovern
Daniele WiltordD. Wiltord67
M
6
M
56John BoltonJ. Bolton
Mick McleodM. Mcleod78
M
7
M
51Max KeaneM. Keane
George FletcherG. Fletcher68
M
8
M
65Nigel JessN. Jess
Oscar DominguezO. Dominguez69
A
9
A
58Ronnie WrightR. Wright
Georg WiedermannG. Wiedermann70
A
10
A
67Mervin JackM. Jack
Niccolo CutlerN. Cutler74
A
11
A
57Gilles MacleanG. Maclean

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Fulham and Newcastle United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Fulham get the match underway!
4.01
Nigel Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Mervin Jack. Mervin Jack goes all the way! Mervin Jack shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.05
Mick Mcleod makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
10.24
John Bolton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Wright. Ronnie Wright plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Maclean and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Wright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Billy McNeill easily smothers it!
12.31
Jon Brolin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord makes a simple pass to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.13
Nicolas Turek makes a simple pass to John Bolton. John Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Maclean. Gilles Maclean whips in a cross ball towards Mervin Jack. Mervin Jack flicks the ball with his head but Billy McNeill is on top of it.
20.03
Jorge Reis clumsily knocks into Nigel Jess. Jorge Reis is warned by the referee! Nigel Jess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.37
Jon Brolin sees a break and surges forward. Jon Brolin makes a simple pass to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.59
Jonathan Middleton chips the ball to his team mate, George Fletcher. George Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Turek.
26.58
Nigel Jess knocks the ball forward to Gilles Maclean. Gilles Maclean passes the ball forward but Mervin Jack is offside!
28.10
George Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez goes all the way! Oscar Dominguez takes a shot at goal but somehow Syd Brown manages to keep it out.
38.09
John Bolton passes the ball forward to Mervin Jack. Mervin Jack knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
42.52
Daniele Wiltord knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the second half underway!
51.33
George Fletcher hacks John Bolton from behind! George Fletcher is shown the yellow card! John Bolton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.52
Jon Brolin knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.55
Mick Mcleod threads the ball through to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
57.28
Jonathan Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Mcleod. Mick Mcleod passes the ball forward to Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann threads the ball through to Oscar Dominguez but he's offside!
67.29
George Fletcher clumsily knocks into John Bolton. George Fletcher is given a warning by the referee! John Bolton runs off the knock.
71.07
Jonathan Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Mcleod. Mick Mcleod knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler whips in a cross ball towards Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann powers a header at goal. Syd Brown manages to gather it comfortably.
73.32
Daniele Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez plays a perfect one-two with Niccolo Cutler and rushes in on goal... Oscar Dominguez takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.47
Mick Mcleod makes a beautiful solo run. Mick Mcleod flicks the ball to his team mate, Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Syd Brown!
81.47
Georg Wiedermann catches Vasco Tavares on the ankles. Georg Wiedermann is given a warning by the referee! Vasco Tavares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.03
George Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann shoots from long range but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Mick Mcleod of Fulham
Match Statistics
 

Fulham

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

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
25%
43.8%
31.2%