2007–08 Fulham F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Fulham F.C.'s seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. Lawrie Sanchez was in charge of the club for the first few months of the season after taking charge at the end of the previous campaign, but left the club by mutual consent in December 2007 after a string of poor results had sent Fulham sliding towards the relegation zone. He was replaced by ex-Finland national team coach Roy Hodgson, who had previously been in charge of fellow Premier League side Blackburn Rovers amongst many other clubs around Europe. Fulham managed to save themselves from relegation to the Championship with a 1–0 away win against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, their third-straight away victory, despite wins for relegation rivals Reading and Birmingham City, staying up on goal difference.[1]
| 2007–08 season | |
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| Manager | Lawrie Sanchez (until December) Roy Hodgson (from December) |
| Premier League | 17th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Clint Dempsey (6) All: Clint Dempsey David Healy Diomansy Kamara Danny Murphy (6) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,357 (vs. Chelsea, 1 January) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 26 September) |
Season review edit
August edit
Fulham almost started the season off perfectly when they went ahead against Arsenal through a David Healy goal after one minute during the first weekend of the season, but Arsenal won the game in the last ten minutes with goals from Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb. Fulham, however, did win their first home match of the season in a midweek match against Bolton Wanderers with goals from Healy and Alexey Smertin (later confirmed as a Gerald Cid own goal), having come from behind after ex-Fulham striker Heiðar Helguson's early goal. It would be several months before Fulham would experience another league victory.
In their third game of the season, Fulham again experienced a turnaround, but this time the scoreline went against them. They were 1–0 up against Middlesbrough – Brian McBride scoring before being carried off injured – but they could not hold on to their lead and lost 2–1. There was controversy about the result because, in the last minute, Healy had a clear goal not given as the referee or linesman could not see that the ball had crossed the line.
The final league game of the month was against Aston Villa; for a fourth game in succession, the team scoring the first goal failed to win. Fulham scored through Healy after six minutes, but two second half goals from former Fulham defender Zat Knight and Shaun Maloney gave Villa the victory.
September edit
After three agonising defeats in their first four games, Fulham felt that they deserved some luck; this came in the first game of September against Tottenham Hotspur. Younès Kaboul and Dimitar Berbatov had put Tottenham in cruise control with two first goals before Dempsey replied for Fulham just before half-time. Gareth Bale extended Tottenham's lead on 61 minutes to 3–1 but Fulham managed to snatch a draw. Alexey Smertin's 77th-minute goal (also confirmed as an own goal, this time by Ricardo Rocha) and Diomansy Kamara's bicycle kick in stoppage time gave Fulham a 3–3 draw.
In the next game, away to Wigan Athletic, it was the opposition that rescued the game late on. Dempsey gave Fulham the lead but Jason Koumas scored a penalty 10 minutes from time after Hamer Bouazza's foul on Mario Melchiot to give Wigan a point. Another two draws followed in September: firstly a 3–3 draw against Manchester City, throwing away a lead twice before having to eventually come from behind (Hamer Bouazza, Simon Davies and Danny Murphy scoring for Fulham, with the City goals coming from Martin Petrov and Émile Mpenza). They followed that up by holding Chelsea to a 0–0 at Stamford Bridge.
In the League Cup, Fulham suffered a 2–1 home defeat to Bolton.
October edit
Fulham started October with a home defeat against Portsmouth, through deflected strikes by Benjani and Hermann Hreiðarsson. A week later, against Derby County, Fulham had their second goalless draw of the season in a game of few chances, although in truth Derby could have snatched the win.
The final game of the month saw Fulham throw away yet another lead with a 1–1 draw against Sunderland. Simon Davies gave Fulham the lead in the first half and they held out until the 86th minute, when Kenwyne Jones was in the right place to score an equaliser for Sunderland.
November edit
Fulham started November with a 3–1 home victory against Reading. Simon Davies put Fulham in front after 18 minutes. Kevin Doyle equalised ten minutes after the break, but Fulham struck back with goals from Clint Dempsey and David Healy. Elliott Omozusi was sent off in injury time, in only his second appearance, for a second yellow card.[2] Fulham were unlucky to lose in their next game away at Liverpool as Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard both scored in the last ten minutes for a 2–0 victory. It was very harsh on Fulham, who had resisted the Liverpool pressure for the majority of the game.[3]
After the international break, Fulham drew 2–2 with Blackburn Rovers, having twice been in front through goals from Danny Murphy and Diomansy Kamara, only to be pegged back by Brett Emerton and Stephen Warnock.[4]
December edit
December was a busy month, with matches crammed together at the end of the month. It turned out to be a very unsuccessful period for Fulham, as they took just two points from a possible 18.
January edit
A very bad start to the new year saw Fulham defeated by close rivals Chelsea 2–1 at Craven Cottage.
February edit
March edit
April edit
April started with a 3–1 defeat at home against Sunderland with second half goals from Danny Collins, Michael Chopra and Kenwyne Jones, even though Fulham had equalised through a brilliant David Healy goal from 30 yards out. Things improved the next week though as Fulham finally recorded their first away win since beating Newcastle United in September 2006, against Reading at the Madejski Stadium. Brian McBride and Erik Nevland scored the goals. It came as some relief to the long-suffering away support and put Fulham's survival bid back on track. However, Fulham then suffered a home defeat against an under-strength Liverpool side, Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch scoring for Liverpool. This defeat meant for most Fulham fans that relegation was looking almost certain; if results would not go their way the following week, then they could be relegated.
The following week, Fulham gained a priceless three points away to Manchester City to record their second successive away victory. After falling behind 2–0 in the first half, Fulham fought back from mathematical relegation to score three goals in the last twenty minutes, culminating with a 92nd-minute goal by Diomansy Kamara, his second of the game.
May edit
On 3 May, Fulham were able to pull themselves out of the drop zone as Reading lost to Tottenham, and Fulham earned a vital three points with a win against Birmingham, one point above Fulham in the league table. This sent Birmingham to 19th position and Reading to 18th position, as Fulham leapfrogged both to 17th position on goal difference. Fulham's Premier League survival was in their own hands going into the last game of the season; both Reading and Birmingham registered big wins, but Fulham survived on goal difference with a 1–0 victory away to Portsmouth.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
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Left club during season edit
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Transfers edit
Summer edit
In edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 27 June 2007 | DF | Aaron Hughes | Aston Villa | £1,000,000[5] |
| 5 July 2007 | MF | Steven Davis | Aston Villa | £4,000,000[6] |
| 9 July 2007 | FW | Diomansy Kamara | West Bromwich Albion | £6,000,000[7] |
| 12 July 2007 | DF | Chris Baird | Southampton | £3,035,000[8] |
| 13 July 2007 | FW | David Healy | Leeds United | £1,500,000[9] |
| 13 July 2007 | DF | Paul Konchesky | West Ham United | £3,250,000[10] |
| 19 July 2007 | MF | Lee Cook | Queens Park Rangers | £2,500,000[11] |
| 4 August 2007 | MF | Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory | Undisclosed[12] |
| 8 August 2007 | DF | Hamer Bouazza | Watford | £3,000,000 |
| 23 August 2007 | GK | Kasey Keller | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Free[13] |
| 30 August 2007 | DF | Nathan Ashton | Unattached | Free[14] |
| 31 August 2007 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | Crystal Palace | Loan[15] |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | Danny Murphy | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan[15] |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | Seol Ki-hyeon | Reading | Undisclosed[16] |
| 31 August 2007 | DF | Dejan Stefanović | Portsmouth | £1,000,000[17] |
Out edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| 14 June 2007 | GK | Mark Crossley[notes 8] | Oldham Athletic | Free[18] |
| 1 July 2007 | MF | Matthew Collins | Swansea City | Free |
| 23 July 2007 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed[19] |
| 31 July 2007 | MF | Michael Brown | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed[20] |
| 3 August 2007 | DF | Franck Queudrue | Birmingham City | £2,000,000[21] |
| 29 August 2007 | DF | Zat Knight | Aston Villa | £3,500,000[22] |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | Papa Bouba Diop | Portsmouth | Undisclosed[23] |
| 31 August 2007 | DF | Liam Rosenior | Reading | Undisclosed[16] |
Winter edit
In edit
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 18 January 2008 | DF | Brede Hangeland | Copenhagen | Undisclosed[24] |
| 22 January 2008 | DF | Leon Andreasen | Werder Bremen | Undisclosed[25] |
| 23 January 2008 | FW | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards | Undisclosed[26] |
| 28 January 2008 | FW | Erik Nevland | Groningen | £1,850,000[27] |
| 31 January 2008 | DF | Toni Kallio | Young Boys | Undisclosed[28] |
| 31 January 2008 | FW | Jari Litmanen | Malmö FF | Free[28] |
| 31 January 2008 | DF | Paul Stalteri | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan[28] |
Out on loan edit
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Club edit
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Roy Hodgson |
| First-team coach | Ray Lewington |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mike Kelly |
| Reserve team coach | Billy McKinlay |
| Academy coach | Gary Brazil |
| Head of youth development | John Murtough |
| Physiotherapist | Jason Palmer |
| Club doctor | Steve Nance |
| Chief scout | John Marshall |
Last updated: 21 Sep 2007
Source: Fulham FC
Other information edit
| Chairman | Mohamed Al Fayed |
| Managing director | David McNally |
| Technical director | Les Reed |
| Director | Omar Fayed |
| Director | Karim Fayed |
| Director | Mark Collins |
| Director | Stuart Benson |
| Commercial manager | Olly Dale |
| Commercial manager | Mark Maunders |
| Secretary | Zoe Ward |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Craven Cottage (26,600 / 112x72 yards) |
Source: Fulham article on 15 Aug 2007
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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| Premier League | — | — | 17 | 12 Aug 2007 | 11 May 2008 |
| Football League Cup | 2nd round | — | 2nd round | 28 Aug 2007 | 26 September 2007 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | — | 3rd round | 6 Jan 2008 | 22 January 2008 |
Updated to match played 11 May 2008
Source: Competitions
Premier League edit
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 15 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 39 | |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 37 | |
| 17 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 36 | |
| 18 | Reading (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Birmingham City (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(R) Relegated
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 |
Last updated: 11 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Pre-season edit
| 2007-07-17 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 – 1 | Fulham | Victoria Road, Dagenham |
| 19:45 | Kamara 44' | Attendance: 1,224 |
| 2007-07-20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 – 2 | Fulham | Withdean Stadium, Brighton & Hove |
| 20:00 | Robinson 3' | Dempsey 44' Smertin 71' | Attendance: 3,658 |
| 2007-07-24 | Portsmouth | 1 – 0 | Fulham | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po |
| 11:00 | Benjani 44' | Attendance: 36,801 |
| 2007-07-27 | South China | 1 – 4 | Fulham | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po |
| 11:00 | Barros 56' | Diop 19' Bocanegra 46' Healy 73' McBride 82' | Attendance: 39,535 |
| 2007-08-01 | Staines Town | 1 – 2 | Fulham XI | Wheatsheaf Park, Staines |
| 19:35 | Watts 16' (og) | Timlin 35' Gonçalves 77' | Attendance: 385 Referee: Paul Forrester |
| 2007-08-03 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 – 1 | Fulham | Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush |
| 20:00 | Sahar 58', 68' | McBride 10' | Attendance: 5,479 |
| 2007-08-07 | Aldershot Town | 1 – 1 | Fulham XI | Recreation Ground, Aldershot |
| 19:45 | Chalmers 27' | (Report) | Brown 30' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Steve Creighton |
Premier League edit
| 2007-08-12 1 | Arsenal | 2 – 1 | Fulham | Islington, London |
| 12:00 | Van Persie 84' (pen.) Hleb 90' | (Report) | Healy 1' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,093 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2007-08-15 2 | Fulham | 2 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Fulham, London |
| 19:45 | Healy 23' Cid 26' (o.g.) | (Report) | Helguson 12' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,102 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 2007-08-18 3 | Fulham | 1 – 2 | Middlesbrough | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | McBride 16' | (Report) | Mido 55' Cattermole 88' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,948 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 2007-08-25 4 | Aston Villa | 2 – 1 | Fulham | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 15:00 | Young 51' Maloney 90+1' | (Report) | Dempsey 6' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,638 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 2007-09-01 5 | Fulham | 3 – 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | Dempsey 42' Rocha 77' (o.g.) Kamara 90' | (Report) | Kaboul 10' Berbatov 28' Bale 61' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,007 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2007-09-15 6 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Wigan, Greater Manchester |
| 15:00 | Skoko 66' Koumas 80' | (Report) | Dempsey 11' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 16,975 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 2007-09-22 7 | Fulham | 3 – 3 | Manchester City | Fulham, London |
| 17:15 | Davies 13' Bouazza 48' Murphy 75' | (Report) | Petrov 36', 60' Mpenza 50' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,674 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 2007-09-29 8 | Chelsea | 0 – 0 | Fulham | Walham Green, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,147 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 2007-10-07 9 | Fulham | 0 – 2 | Portsmouth | Fulham, London |
| 16:10 | Davis 21' | (Report) | Benjani 50' Hreiðarsson 52' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,774 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2007-10-20 10 | Fulham | 0 – 0 | Derby County | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,576 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2007-10-27 11 | Sunderland | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| 15:00 | Jones 86' | (Report) | Davies 32' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,392 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 2007-11-03 12 | Fulham | 3 – 1 | Reading | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | Davies 18' Dempsey 72' Healy 90+1' | (Report) | Doyle 54' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,086 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 2007-11-10 13 | Liverpool | 2 – 0 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 17:15 | Torres 81' Gerrard 85' (pen.) | (Report) | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,057 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 2007-11-25 14 | Fulham | 2 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham, London |
| 16:00 | Murphy 51' Kamara 63' | (Report) | Emerton 57' Warnock 79' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,826 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2007-12-03 15 | Manchester United | 2 – 0 | Fulham | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| 20:00 | Ronaldo 10', 58' | (Report) | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,055 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 2007-12-08 16 | Everton | 3 – 0 | Fulham | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 15:00 | Yakubu 51', 61', 79' | (Report) | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,743 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 2007-12-15 17 | Fulham | 0 – 1 | Newcastle United | Fulham, London |
| 17:15 | (Report) | Barton 90+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,959 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2007-12-22 18 | Fulham | 1 – 1 | Wigan Athletic | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | Dempsey 78' | (Report) | Bent 70' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,820 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2007-12-26 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 – 1 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
| 13:00 | Keane 27', 62' Huddlestone 46', 71' Defoe 90' | (Report) | Dempsey 60' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,077 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 2007-12-29 20 | Birmingham City | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Bordesley Green, Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Larsson 55' | (Report) | Bocanegra 8' | Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 28,923 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 2008-01-12 22 | West Ham United | 2 – 1 | Fulham | Newham, London |
| 15:00 | Ashton 28' Ferdinand 69' | (Report) | Davies 8' | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,947 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2008-01-19 23 | Fulham | 0 – 3 | Arsenal | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Adebayor 19', 38' Rosický 81' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,297 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 2008-01-29 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 0 | Fulham | Horwich, Bolton |
| 20:00 | (Report) | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 2008-02-03 25 | Fulham | 2 – 1 | Aston Villa | Fulham, London |
| 16:00 | Davies 73' Bullard 86' | (Report) | Hughes 69' (o.g.) | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,760 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 2008-02-09 26 | Middlesbrough | 1 – 0 | Fulham | Middlesbrough, Tees Valley |
| 15:00 | Aliadière 11' | (Report) | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,885 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2008-02-23 27 | Fulham | 0 – 1 | West Ham United | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Solano 87' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,280 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2008-03-01 28 | Fulham | 0 – 3 | Manchester United | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | (Report) | Hargreaves 15' Park 44' Davies 72' (o.g.) | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,314 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2008-03-08 29 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Fulham | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| 15:00 | Pedersen 59' | (Report) | Bullard 89' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,362 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2008-03-16 30 | Fulham | 1 – 0 | Everton | Fulham, London |
| 13:30 | McBride 67' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,262 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 2008-03-22 31 | Newcastle United | 2 – 0 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| 15:00 | Viduka 6' Owen 83' | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,293 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 2008-03-29 32 | Derby County | 2 – 2 | Fulham | Derby, Derbyshire |
| 15:00 | Villa 10', 80' | Report | Kamara 24' Leacock 78' (o.g.) | Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 33,034 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2008-04-05 33 | Fulham | 1 – 3 | Sunderland | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | Healy 73' | Report | Collins 44' Chopra 53' Jones 75' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 2008-04-19 35 | Fulham | 0 – 2 | Liverpool | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | Report | Pennant 17' Crouch 70' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,311 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 2008-04-26 36 | Manchester City | 2 – 3 | Fulham | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Ireland 10' Benjani 21' | Report | Kamara 70', 90+2' Murphy 79' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,504 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2008-05-03 37 | Fulham | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 | McBride 52' Nevland 87' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,308 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 2008-05-11 38 | Portsmouth | 0 – 1 | Fulham | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Report | Murphy 76' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,582 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
League Cup edit
| 2007-08-28 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 – 1 | Fulham | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| 19:45 | (Report) | Kamara 59' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 2007-09-26 | Fulham | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Bolton Wanderers | Fulham, London |
| 20:00 | Healy 78' | (Report) | Guthrie 57' Giannakopoulos 112' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Steve Bennett |
FA Cup edit
| 2008-01-06 | Fulham | 2 – 2 | Bristol Rovers | Fulham, London |
| 14:00 | Healy 40' Murphy 73' | (Report) | Coles 2' Hinton 65' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 13,634 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 2008-01-22 | Bristol Rovers | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p) | Fulham | Horfield, Bristol |
| 19:45 | Stefanović 86' 119' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Martin Atkinson | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Lines Jacobson Lambert Hinton Disley | Bullard Konchesky Hughes Healy | |||
Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Kasey Keller | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Moritz Volz | 5 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (4) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Bocanegra | 18 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (4) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Paul Konchesky | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Philippe Christanval | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Zat Knight ** | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Dejan Stefanović | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Seol Ki-hyeon | 4 (8) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Alexey Smertin | 11 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | David Healy | 15 (15) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 18 (16) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Steven Davis * | 22 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Diomansy Kamara | 16 (11) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 17 (12) | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Tony Warner * | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Papa Bouba Diop | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Shefki Kuqi ** | 3 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Eddie Johnson | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Collins John * | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Erik Nevland | 2 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Paul Stalteri | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 28 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ian Pearce * | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Brian McBride (c) | 13 (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jimmy Bullard | 14 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Elliott Omozusi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Clint Dempsey | 28 (6) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 (6) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Hamer Bouazza | 15 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (5) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Simon Davies | 35 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 (1) | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Leon Andreasen | 9 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Danny Murphy | 27 (5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 (5) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Antti Niemi | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Wayne Brown * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Brede Hangeland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Chris Baird | 17 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | DF | Nathan Ashton * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated 5 May 2008
- * Player is out on loan
- ** Player has left club
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Notes edit
- ^ Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
- ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
- ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
- ^ Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
- ^ Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas, United States, but was raised in Norway from the age of 1 and made his international debut for Norway in November 2002.
- ^ Kuqi was born in Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Finland and made his international debut for Finland in August 1999.
- ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
- ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
External links edit
- Fulham FC official website