Hodgson hails Zamora

Roy Hodgson heaped praise on Bobby Zamora after the Fulham striker’s wondergoal secured a narrow first-leg win over Shakhtar Donetsk at Craven Cottage tonight. Zamora’s stunning 25-yarder ensured Fulham will take a slender lead to Ukraine for next...

Zamora puts Fulham in front

Walking to the ground in the early evening rain tonight, I chanced upon a conversation between a father and son. The elder man, sensing that his young boy – who couldn’t have been more than six – might not comprehend the significance of the game...

Still in with a Shout

With the final whistle having just blown down at the Cottage, I sit here, in my living room as a pretty happy Fulham fan. The first three minutes were all Fulham’s however, despite scoring in these early stages, the next 42 minutes plus injury time belonged to...

Shakhtar stat attack

A few things I’ve noticed ahead of the big game tonight: Fulham haven’t conceded in their last four games. Fulham have won their last two Europa League fixtures. Fulham have not lost a European home tie. They were knocked out of the 2002-03 UEFA Cup after...

Plenty of experience

Ahead of tonight’s game against Shakhtar, people have been commenting on just how well Fulham have done in Europe this year. Which is nice, but we don’t want the adventure to end yet. The truly remarkable thing, as Rich outlined here yesterday, is just how...