Etuhu salutes Fulham scorers

Dickson Etuhu hailed the goalscoring contributions of Damien Duff and Bobby Zamora – and revealed that the England hopeful tucks away free-kicks with great regularity down at Motspur Park. Fulham staged a second half comeback to beat Birmingham 2-1 yesterday...

Gera kept Ferguson quiet

Roy Hodgson might not expect the fans to appreciate just how well Zoltan Gera kept tabs on Barry Ferguson, but we did highlight the importance of stopping the Scotsman before the game yesterday. I was surprised that Rich was unsure how to rate Gera’s performance...

Carr crestfallen by untimely foul

Stephen Carr was ‘devastated’ after giving away the late free-kick that cost Birmingham a point at Fulham yesterday, according to Blues manager Alex McLeish. The Birmingham captain was penalised for barging over Zoltan Gera just outside the box and Bobby...

Hodgson: ‘We had to dig deep’

Roy Hodgson felt Fulham were good value for their late win over Birmingham this afternoon but admitted his side had to ‘dig deep’. Fulham were well below their best in a disappointing first half and might have been more than a goal down at half time. The...

McLeish: Two moments of class told

Alex McLeish was magnanimous in defeat after seeing his Birmingham side miss out on a deserved point at Craven Cottage this afternoon. The Blues looked as though they might hit the 40-point mark after Chris Baird headed into his own net after three minutes and they...