Duff makes immediate impact

Damien Duff says he was ‘gagging’ to make his debut in last night’s victory over Amkar Perm and set about making an impression from the moment he replaced Zoltan Gera late in the second half. It was nice. I was just gagging to get on the pitch...

Watch Dempsey’s goal against Perm

Continuing the theme of things that were surprising last night, I didn’t spot a single television camera in or around the ground. For a European game, that struck me as a bit odd. Any video highlights from last night are going to come from the fans – and...

13,029 in the stands, what’s up with that?

After having read through a number of match reports from last night there are two things that stands out – the injury of AJ and the, to me, very low attendance. We are very likely to get regular updates regarding AJ over the next hours and days, might even see another...

AJ injury mars fine Fulham win

It could have been a very good night at Craven Cottage tonight. Andy Johnson looked back to his poacher’s best after he swooped in to put Fulham ahead after just four minutes, Clint Dempsey drove an unstoppable second home from 25 yards and Damien Duff offered a...

Johnson ‘out for eight weeks?’

According to the official Premier League website, the injury that Andy Johnson sustained tonight will rule him out for up to eight weeks. It seems as though he has dislocated his shoulder after a brutal body check by an Amkar Perm defedner. However, this is the only...