Everton edge tight contest

Everton’s bid for European football received a timely boost thanks to a submissive Fulham side and rivals Tottenham being held to a draw at Wigan. Steven Pienaar scored the only goal early in a first half notable only for the lack of effort put in by the...

Chelsea ease to derby success

Captain John Terry scored twice as Chelsea leapfrogged London rivals Arsenal to go third in the Premier League with a 3-0 derby victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. David Luiz powered a 35-yard shot into the top corner after 30 minutes and returning skipper Terry...

Cisse clinches late win

Papiss Cisse eased Newcastle’s relegation fears with an injury-time winner against Fulham on a day when it appeared as if luck had deserted the United striker. Alan Pardew’s side – and Cisse especially – had previously spurned a catalogue of...

Fulham squander two-goal start at Sunderland

Stephane Sessegnon got Sunderland out of jail as they fought back to snatch a 2-2 draw against Fulham. The Londoners led 2-0 after 35 minutes through Dimitar Berbatov’s audacious penalty and Sascha Riether’s close-range finish. However, Craig Gardner, who...

United coast past feeble Fulham

Wayne Rooney was stripped of penalty-taking duties by Manchester United but found the net anyway as they sauntered past Fulham 4-1  to book an FA Cup fifth round place. After his latest miss, Rooney was passed over in favour of Ryan Giggs to take United’s...