Fulham v. the Undead

[DCHeather]

Game again tomorrow, 3pm EST kickoff. It will be televised on ESPN2.

It looks like will be without Ruiz and probably Pog. Will Duff and Dempsey be ready to replicate their performances again? Will Chelsea be able to play to their full potential with 3 games in less than a week? I hope not.

[jumpkutz]

My biggest concern when we play top table teams is their nimble attackers twisting our larger, seemingly slower, defenders into pretzels. That said, we seem to have righted the ship from our recent three game malaise, so it would seem to be a matter of, as it has all season, which Fulham side shows up.

Here's to an Easter toddy that the good lads will appear yet again and the dog trackers get muzzled. 2-1, Cottagers!

[MisterF]

Another match I'll avoiding until I can catch the recording tomorrow evening.

As Heather was saying, hoping Duff and Dempsey can recreate their magic from Saturday. Not quite as optimistic about a win this time but if the team can play like they did against Bolton then we've got a darn good shot!

[DCHeather]

http://betting.betfair.com/football/opt ... 90412.html?

Following successive victories, Fulham will be upbeat about their chances of causing an upset in Monday night's west London derby...

The Blues and the Whites have already met twice this season, both times at Stamford Bridge; in the Carling Cup where a 0-0 draw was won by Chelsea on penalties and 1-1 in the league.

Didier Drogba has scored three goals in his last four Premier League starts against Fulham.

Fulham have won just one of the 21 Premier League games against Chelsea (W1 D8 L12).

Fulham have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League games at Craven Cottage.

Martin Jol's side have won five and lost just one of the last seven games on home soil.

Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away games.

Victory at Villa Park in their last away game ended a run of five without a win on the road for the Blues and three straight defeats.

Chelsea have won three and drawn two of their last five visits to Craven Cottage.

Clint Dempsey has scored 13 goals in his last 12 matches in all competitions at Craven Cottage.

Dempsey's total of 15 goals this season is already the highest ever recorded by a Fulham player in a single Premier League season.

[jumpkutz]

The timing seems right, the stars are aligned, the recipe is at a boil, so I'm just gonna say it.....LET'S ROUT THESE BASTARDS!!!

COME ON YOU WHITES!!!!!!!!

[SoCalJoe]

Hoping to be back in time for kickoff and the chat (it'll be up to the Freeway Gods). Would love nothing better than to put a serious dent in the Scum's chance of making the CL. Of course the Spuds are falling apart (losing at home to Norwich 1-2 in the second half atm) and the blue poo might sneak in anyway. The Cottage will be rockin' and the MIGHTY WHITES WILL TAKE ALL 3 POINTS!!!

[nevzter]

Fuck Clattenburg and McManaman(sp). I'm sorry, but I would punch both right now. Livid

[DCHeather]

yeah, chat room is not happy. We've been playing well and do not deserve to be losing this one. COYWs!

[articbob]

Great comeback by the boys today. Still not sure if Chelsea deserved the pk but it is what it is. I can handle a point from this one. Especially knowing that we didn't lose to them at all this year.

[DCHeather]

YAY!!! Had to leave the chat to get to my parents house for the little guy and got to see Dempsey's goal just in time. Hopefully that won't go down as an OG. Shame we couldn't get all 3 points out of this one. But I'll take 4 points from this cluster of games with no real forwards.

[nevzter]

Clattenburg - is an ass. He had a howler today going both ways - abominable job. That should've been a Fulham win.

Still, great showing by the lads - Frei was a handful, as was JAR.

Just watched Dempsey's shot that lead to an OG against Stoke - today's strike better not be an OG - I think it was originally on frame. I was angry today and Clattenburg didn't help that - the chatroom was sweet.

COYW

[DCHeather]

Hatter's review:

http://fulhamusa.com/index.php?option=c ... &Itemid=57

[MisterF]

Really disappointed I had to miss this one and of course as I was scrambling to head to work today I forgot to record it!

Just watched the highlights and was extremely happy with how we looked. Frei looked dangerous which was great to see. The penalty against us was a bit harsh from what I saw.

Seems like everything Dempsey touches goes in the back of the net! OG or not, it was a great header. Pretty cool to see him running over to those US supporters too! I'm jealous!


Shame we couldnt grab all 3 but I'll gladly take the point! COYW!

[DCHeather]

http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/ ... raw-82244/?

Well, the ref claims the penalty was due to Kelly, not Murphy.

[SoCalJoe]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... ham-s-best


High praise from the Captain about why Deuce is having this type of season (see the postmatch interview w/Danny and Clint).