• Date: Sat 01 September 2007
  • Venue: Craven Cottage
  • Ref: Riley, M
  • Attendance: 24,007
Fulham

Fulham

Dempsey (42)

Kamara (90)

3 - 3
Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur

Kaboul (10)

Berbatov (28)

Bale (61)

Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur

Team Lineups

Fulham

Antti Niemi
Dejan Stefanovic
Carlos Bocanegra
Paul Konchesky
Chris Baird
Alexei Smertin (Collins John, 79)
Clint Dempsey
Steven Davis
Simon Davies
Hameur Bouazza (David Healy, 70)
Diomansy Kamara

Tottenham Hotspur

Paul Robinson
Gareth Bale
Ricardo Rocha
Younes Kaboul
Pascal Chimbonda
Young-Pyo Lee
Jermaine Jenas
Steed Malbranque (Michael Dawson, 84)
Tom Huddlestone
Robbie Keane (Jermain Defoe, 68)
Dimitar Berbatov


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

The whistle goes and how have Fulham done it? Spurs let a 2-0 and 3-1 lead slip as Fulham snatch a late goal and somehow earn a point.

90

Nearly 4 minutes of stoppage time have been played, and there are some very nervous fans in the stadium at the moment.

90

Fulham win consecutive corners and what a tense finish this is ending up to be!

90
Goal
 

And would you believe it! Fulham have scored! Diomansy Kamara scores with an overhead kick of all things and the ball flies past Robinson.

89

Time is running out for Fulham, but Spurs fans will be saying that an equaliser now would be very harsh, home fans may disagree.

87

Defoe gets a shot on in the box, but it goes high over the bar.

86

Huddlestone seems to go down fairly easily in a challenge, but Mike Riley awards the free-kick.

84
Substitution
 

Steed Malbranque is replaced by Michael Dawson

83
Yellow Card
 

Carlos Bocanegra is booked for a foul on Dimitar Berbatov

82

This game could have a very tense finish, however if Spurs continue to play in the fashion they've played most of this game, they should be able to hold out.

80

The final ten minutes of this game, and once again, Tottenham are only edging ahead in a game they should have had wrapped up.

79
Substitution
 

Collins John replaces goal-scorer Alexei Smertin

76
Goal
 

Ricardo Rocha is the unlucky culprit as Smertin's shot takes a big deflection off him and the ball loops over Robinson's head and Fulham are again back in this game.

76

Berbatov manages to keep the ball despite a strong challenge, but he is unable to play the ball through and Fulham counter-attack,

74

In continuation of the main running of this game, Spurs are domianting this game and Fulham don't really look like they can get back in this game.

72

Healy has just 20 minutes to make an impact on this game, and perhaps Sanchez may regret not starting with the Northern Ireland striker.

69
Substitution
 

Hameur Bouazza is replaced by David Healy

68
Substitution
 

Robbie Keane is taken off as Jermain Defoe replaces him, and Keane is rightly unhappy at Martin Jol's decision.

66

Niemi and Dejan Stefanovic make a mess of defending the Spurs attack, the ball finds Berbatov who shoots, but Baird makes a great goal line clearance!

64

Spurs will be breathing a big sigh of relief now they have a two goal lead, and Keane, who made that last goal for Bale, has had a brilliant game today despite not scoring.

61
Goal
 

Gareth Bale scores his first goal for Tottenham! Keane showed great skill with a neat hold-up and through ball, Bale runs clear and neatly slots the ball home to give Spurs a clear lead.

57

Baird brings down Bale, much to the anger of the Spurs player and fans, and the away side win a free-kick, which, is whipped in by Tom Huddlestone, but misses everyone and goes off for a goal-kick.

55

Steed Malbranque should have scored after good work from Bale on the wing, but he hits the post, and the home fans breathe a sigh of relief.

53

David Healy is on the bench for Fulham, and many of the home fans will be surprised that he didn't start considering how he has already scored twice this season.

50

Smertin once again tries a long range effort, this time, it takes a deflection and Fulham win a corner, but this corner is cleared by Jenas.

47

Berbatov has a shot fom 30 yards, Niemi watches it the whole way, the ball seems to heading straight for the keeper, but Niemi decides to tip the ball over the bar.

46

Alexei Smertin tries his luck from long range but it goes very high over the bar, and Spurs have a goal-kick.

Second half
 

Fulham will be looking to capatalise on that late goal from the first half. however Martin Jol must be very angry at how his side only have a single goal lead.

Half time
 

After dominating the majority of the first half, Tottenham will feel that they should already have this game wrapped up, but that late Fulham goal has changed everything!

44

Lawrie Sanchez will be happy that his side have gotten that goal just before the break, this will certainly ease the pressure on his team talk.

42
Goal
 

Clint Dempsey powerfully heads home from a corner, and the home side, with only a few minutes untill the break, have got back into this game.

38

Fulham again make a mess of defending a corner as Stefanovic and baird go for the ball together, but somehow they clear the danger.

36

Steed Malbranque cross the ball in low, but Baird just gets ahead of Keane to clear the ball.

33

Keane is in acres of space in the box, but Jenas tries to take on the defender and loses the ball, and Keane is not happy!

31

After the goal was scored, Fulham defenders dropped their heads as if to suggest hope is perhaps lost.

28
Goal
 

Berbatov scores with a great finish! A long ball slices up the Fulham defence, and Berbatov shows a great touch to pull clear and then fires home to give Spurs a two goal lead.

24

Tottenham win a corner, but it ends up resulting in a goal-kick after Keane's flick-on goes straight off.

21

The game is certainly taken off here, but Spurs are definately the team on top here, playing some good football against a Fulham, who at the moment, aren't looking at their best.

18

The ball is put into the Spurs box, and Robinson spills! But he escapes as Kaboul clears when Clint Dempsey was nearby to take advantage.

16

Fulham keep getting caught out by the long ball, Berbatov has found himself in so much space on repeated occassions, and this is looking dangerous for Fulham.

14

Spurs have certainly started the better out of both sides, and Fulham are looking quite shakey at the back.

13

Fulham wont be too happy about how they conceded that goal, but attentions may have been diverted as before the corner, a fan got onto the pitch and had to be wrestled off by stewards.

10
Goal
 

Younes Kaboul scores his first goal for Spurs after he taps the ball in from close range after Niemi flaps at a corner, and Tottenham have finally scored away from home!

8

Steed Malbranque receives the complimentary boo's every time he is on the ball, the Spurs man ofcourse being an ex-Fulham player.

5

A relatively slow start to this game, Martin Jol recieved a good reception from the away fans when he came out onto the pitch today, Spurs still showing their support despite Tottenham having a very indifferent start to the season.

2

The ball is flicked on and Keane finds himself clear on goal, but the linesman flags for offside, and Keane isn't happy abotu that decision.

1

The game kicks-off a couple of minutes late after the crowd observe a minutes silence.

Kickoff
 

Mike Riley gets the game underway at Craven Cottage, and with Spurs' last league win here being in 2002, the away side could struggle in obtaining their second win of the season.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Dawson returns to the bench but Bent, King and Lennon are all out as Spurs start with: Robinson, Chimbonda, Rocha, Kaboul, Bale, Malbranque, Huddlestone, Jenas, Lee, Keane, Berbatov

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Antti Niemi and Chris Baird return and new signing Dejan Stefanovic starts as Fulham kick-off with; Niemi, Bocanegra, Konchesky, Stefanovic, Baird, Smertin, Davies, Davis, Dempsey, Bouazza, Kamara