Stoke City vs Fulham
Match pulse
STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Stoke 3-2
Stoke City beat Fulham 3-2 on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Tuncay Sanli (12'), Abdoulaye Faye (34') and Mamady Sidibe (37'). Goals for Fulham: Damien Duff (61') and Clint Dempsey (85').
Play by play
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After a dismal first-half performance that saw them three goals down, Fulham managed to battle their way back into the game with goals from Duff and Dempsey, but in the end they just couldn't create enough clear opportunities to rescue a point.
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Stoke win the match 3-2!
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Stoke win a corner and we've already had the five minutes' added time.
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Whitehead wins a free-kick from Kelly and that should be enough to see out the match.
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Murphy lobs the ball into the area but it's straight out for a goal kick.
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Smalling sees an effort deflected wide and Fulham have another corner.
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Fulham have a shot blokced from the corner and Stoke break free, with Fuller firing in a shot on target, but it's an easy save for Schwarzer.
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Duff sees a shot deflected wide for a corner after there appeared to be a Stoke handball right on the edge of the area.
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Five minutes of added time.
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Dempsey attempts another shot from a similar position, but this one rolls straight to Simonsen.
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Fuller puts the ball into the area but Schwarzer gathers easily.
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Lawrence is replaced by Diao.
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Fuller lays the ball across the centre of the goal, but Sidibe isn't there to apply the finish.
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Fulham are going for all-out attack and could have been caught on the break, but a poor pass sees them escape despite a two-on-two situation.
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Nevland turns and nearly gets a shot away from close range, but Whelan blocks.
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Faye heads the corner wide from a dangerous position.
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It's 3-2 and Fulham are finally back in with a shout, although Stoke have a corner.
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Dempsey smashes in a stunning effort on the bounce from 25 yards!
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GOAL FOR FULHAM!
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Nevland sees a shot blocked on the edge of the area as after Gera had attempted to go through.
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Johnson is replaced by Nevland as Fulham freshen up their attack.
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The ball is once more bogged down in the midfield and time is running out for Fulham.
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Fulham just can't seem to find the killer pass.
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Whitehead makes a good challenge to deny Dempsey as he's crowded out in the Stoke penalty area.
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