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  • Davies (35), Johnson, A (70)
  • Campbell (81)
  • Date:2008-11-15
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Craven Cottage
  • Attendance:25139
  • Referee:Wiley, A

Live Commentary

90mins

Full-Time: FULHAM 2-1 SPURS.

88mins

Hughes cuts out Corluka's pass towards Campbell, brilliant defending from the Fulham man.

86mins

Dempsey replaced by Gera for Fulham.

85mins

Konchesky does well to block Bentley's cross, Spurs pressing but Fulham look like they're going to hold on.

84mins

Corluka's cross goes straight into Schwarzer's arms, wasted chance for Spurs.

82mins

Bentley nearly gets the equaliser for Spurs but Schwarzer is up to his effort.

81mins

FULHAM 2-1 SPURS. Frazier CAMPBELL gives Spurs a lifeline, his beautifully placed shot from range beat Schwarzer who could only get his finertips to it. Could be too little too late though.

76mins

Fulham look to have nulified any threat from Spurs now for what will be a well deserved win for the home side.

72mins

Manchester United loanee Fraizer Campbell replaces Darren Bent for Spurs.

72mins

Bullard takes a thumping free kick which Gomes punches away for a corner, King clears the resulting corner for Spurs.

70mins

FULHAM 2-0 SPURS. Jimmy Bullard's corner is flicked on by Clint Dempsey to Andy JOHNSON who smashes the ball into the Spurs goal, this is surely Fulham's game now.

65mins

Gomes makes a smart save from Bullard's driving shot.

61mins

King hits a volley just over the Fulham bar after a fine cross from Lennon.

60mins

No sign of an equalier for Spurs and it looks like Harry Redknapp's honeymoon period could be over, still time though.

59mins

Fulham call for a penalty after King appeared to handle the ball but referee Alan Wiley waves play on.

57mins

Davies hits a nice striker from distance that produces a fine save from Gomes, Fulham on top by a long way and its mainly due to Davies and Danny Murphy - two former Spurs players.

55mins

Zamora fires a shot straight at Gomes, he had Dabies open and that would have been the better option but I suppose all strikers need to be a bit greedy sometimes, this just wasn't one of them.

54mins

Bale takes a free kick for Spurs but its straight at the Fulham wall.

53mins

Gomes gathers comfortably from Zamora's header.

52mins

Jimmy Bullar hits a free kick for Fulham, Gomes does well to save but he parries it straight to the feet of Andy Johnson who can't control it and misses from close range.

50mins

Ledley King does well to outmuscle Zamora, Fulham are getting back into this now and they won't give this lead up easily.

49mins

Bentley's cross just goes over Bent's head, Spurs giving a far better account of themselves than in the first half.

48mins

Spurs again pressing, Lennon trying to make an immediate impact with some darting runs but he hasn't found a wau through just yet.

47mins

Spurs already look a better side, could see them coming back and taking the game to Fulham in this second period.

46mins

Redknapp also decides to take off Modric with Pavlyuchenko replacing the Croatian.

46mins

Huddlestone is replaced by Lennon at half-time.

46mins

Fulham get the second half underway, they'll be more than happy with their first half performance while Spurs will be rueing that Gomes mistake.

45mins

Half-Time: FULHAM 1-0 SPURS.

43mins

Johnson and Zamora link up well to win Fulham a corner. Gomes again looks flustered as the cross comes in but Corluka clears well for Spurs.

41mins

The game has gone a bit scrappy now, neither side managing to take control of the game as half time approaches.

38mins

To be fair to Spurs they haven't let the goal rattle them and they're still testing the Fulham defence, Jenas nearly got through but Hughes was there to cover.

36mins

Gomes again fluffs a Davies cross, this could be one of the worst goalkeeping performances in the history of the Premiership.

35mins

FULHAM 1-0 SPURS. Simon DAVIES scores a bizarre goal. His shot looked so tame but it somehow bobbled and beat Gomes in the Spurs goal, abismal goalkeeping.

30mins

Bentley comes close after Modric played him in, then Bent couldn't control a Huddlestone pass that would have surely seen him score.

26mins

Modric hits a sweet effort from 25 yards but its just wide. Tottenham getting back into this now and Redknapp has already been going crazy on the touchline.

23mins

Bentley tries to be a bit too clever after being set up by Modric, he tried a chipped shot but Schwarzer read it and caught easily.

21mins

Huddlestone makes a couple of important clearances for Spurs as Fulham dominate this game.

20mins

Zamora lays the ball down to Andy Johnson who really should score but he blasts his shot over the Spurs crossbar.

18mins

Panstil does well to close down Modric as the Spurs midfielder tried to break.

15mins

Bobby Zamora goes into the book as he tried to handle the ball into the Spurs goal.

13mins

Dempsey hits a cracking shot but Gomes makes a brilliant save to deny the American.

12mins

Fulham looking the brighter side now, Andy Johnson just supplied Murphy with a nice cross but his shot is blocked by Corluka.

10mins

Spurs win a corner, but Hangeland rises highest to clear for Fulham.

8mins

Gomes looks shaky as he fails to deal with a cross that should have been so easy, he's dodgy in the Spurs goal and Fulham might want to just keep hitting crosses at him.

7mins

Huddleston has hit a few long passes towards Bent but they've come to nothing at all so far, at the other end Andy Johnson looks sharp for Fulham but nothings come for him either as yet.

5mins

Spurs still looking lively, Modric trying to get into the game but just not found his way through yet.

4mins

Smart move from Bullard down the right for Fulham but no one really supporting him.

3mins

No attempts as yet for either side, Spurs started the better of the two though and look very confident.

1mins

Spurs get us underway at Craven Cottage, Fulham hard to beat at home but Spurs in fine form.

Match Preview

Fulham are hoping to trip up Tottenham Hotspur and halt their London rivals' resurgence under Harry Redknapp when they lock horns at Craven Cottage this weekend.

The Cottagers are the sixth different club faced by Spurs in seven unbeaten games under Redknapp following his arrival from Portsmouth, but the home side are themselves on something of a high following their win over Newcastle United last Sunday.

Roy Hodgson's side edged out the Magpies by a 2-1 scoreline courtesy of goals from Andrew Johnson and Danny Murphy from the penalty spot.

Two victories from their last three games have moved the Cottagers up to tenth place in the table and provided renewed optimism that they can avoid the drama of a second successive relegation battle.

Three goals in as many games from Johnson has also suggested that the sometimes England striker has finally found his feet in west London and is beginning to justify his £10.5million summer price tag.

Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Redknapp is refusing to take the credit for the club's remarkable turnaround during his brief spell at the helm.

Spurs' 2-1 victory at Manchester City on Sunday stretched Redknapp's unbeaten run to five games since he replaced Juande Ramos in the hot-seat last month and a midweek Carling Cup win over Liverpool only added to the renewed optimism.

Two more goals from a rejuvenated Darren Bent helped the north London club to a first away win of the season last weekend and moved them up to 16th place in the Premier League table, but Redknapp claims their resurgence is all down to a new-found confidence among his squad.

Bent is a case in point as the previously out-of-sorts striker has now scored 11 goals in all competitions this season and five in his last three games.

The veteran manager named a strong side for the midweek victory over the Reds and is unlikely to make many changes for the weekend.


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Match Report

Harry Redknapp tasted defeat for the first time as Tottenham boss as Roy Hodgson's upwardly mobile Fulham side edged a pulsating London derby at Craven Cottage.

A Simon Davies goal, aided by more comedy goalkeeping from Heurelho Gomes and a poacher's effort from Andy Johnson helped the home side to a 2-1 win.

Fulham buzzed with intent early on with midfielders Jimmy Bullard and Danny Murphy prompting and probing without being inconvenienced by their Spurs counterparts.

Johnson was a waspish presence in attack and it was from one of his darting runs that Fulham nearly took the lead in the 12th minute.

The former Everton man outfoxed Jonathan Woodgate on the wing and cut the ball back invitingly for Murphy, whose precise shot was blocked by the recovering Spurs defender.

Fulham came even closer a minute later when Gomes, who had recovered from a knock on the head in midweek, had to be at his gymnastic best to tip over Clint Dempsey's 30-yard piledriver.

From the resulting corner, however, the Brazilian reverted to type by flapping hopelessly at Paul Konchesky's inswinger and was fortunate that Brede Hangeland was unable to poke home the loose ball.

The former PSV Eindhoven custodian has endured a torrid start to his Premier League career and he was culpable again as Fulham took a deserved lead in the 35th minute.

In fairness to Gomes, Davies' cross from the left did take a slight touch off Woodgate's brow, but it should have provided only a minor inconvenience to a man who has been capped 17 times by his country.

The ball trickled towards the lumbering 6ft 4in giant at a snail's pace, but he was still unable to cling to it and watched on in horror as it rolled almost apologetically over the line.

Tottenham, who mustered only one David Bentley daisy cutter in the opening period, made a double change at the break with Luka Modric and Tom Huddlestone replaced by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Aaron Lennon.

The subsequent switch to 4-4-2 failed to stem the tide and nor could it mask Gomes' inadequacies, as he failed to hold a Bullard free-kick and was lucky his unconvincing parry failed to land at Johnson's feet.

But the England hopeful got the goal his display deserved in the 70th minute as Spurs again failed to deal with a set-piece.

Bullard swung over a corner to the far post which Davies nodded into the path of Johnson, who swivelled in an instant and cracked a left-footed shot past Gomes from seven yards.

That strike looked to have ended the contest but Spurs are a different beast under Redknapp these days and set up a nervous final ten minutes when substitute Fraizer Campbell restored hope with a smart finish from an angle after he had been located by Bentley.

Bobby Zamora then missed a golden headed opportunity and Gomes partially redeemed himself with an incredible leap to his left to keep out Bullard's free-kick, but the home side clung on for a highly creditable victory.

Fulham

Tottenham Hotspur

Corners

103

Fouls

210

Goal attempts

167

Shots off target

24

Offsides

13

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