Fulham 1-0 Stoke City: Player ratings

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

This was a vital win as Martin Jol’s side edge ever closer to mid-table obscurity rather than having to focus on a relegation dogfight, something which looked distinctly possible at various times over the past few months. A match that was much more attritional...

Brilliant Berbatov sinks Stoke

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

Only Dimitar Berbatov could dispatch a volley as stupendous as the strike that settled this game against Stoke and suggest – in all seriousness – afterwards that it wasn’t all that special. The Bulgarian striker marked his 200th Premier League...

Up next: Stoke City (h)

by | Feb 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

In The Guardian’s Friday Premier League preview, Stoke City’s lunchtime visit to Fulham was described as ‘the season’s first truly meaningless’ encounter. It might not capture the imagination of a neutral, but they’ll be plenty of...

Riether relishing Stoke return

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

Sascha Riether has returned to full training and is hoping to regain his place in the Fulham side for the visit of Stoke City on 23 February. The German right back withdrew from the squad on the morning of Fulham’s 0-0 draw at Norwich City on Saturday after...