FOOTBALL Live

Saturday September 15, 2007 Finished JJB Stadium

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Wigan Athletic

  • Koumas 79’ (pen.)

Fulham

  • Dempsey 11’
  1. Honours even at Wigan

    Honours even at Wigan

    A Jason Koumas penalty helped Wigan come from a goal behind to draw 1-0 to Fulham at the JJB Stadium in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Fulham
    • 90+2 And that is the final whistle, honours even at the JJB, 1-1.
    • 90+1 In two minutes of injury-time...
    • 89' Fulham immediately go down the other end and almost a comedy of errors by Wigan at the back but Healy can't exploit it and they survive.
    • 89' Boyce on the left, superb cross into the box AND SCHARNER FLIES IN UNMARKED WITH THE FINISH BUT A GREAT SAVE ON THE LINE BY NIEMI! Fulham almost throw it away at the death, they let Scharner go completely there!
    • 87' Almost a perfect knock-down from Aghahowa to Bent but just to his left and Fulham can clear.
    • 85' Bit of confusion at the back for Wigan but Bramble gets it away, Fulham come again though as Healy nutmetgs Bramble but he overruns it and the ball is cleared.
    • 84' FULHAM SUBS: All Wigan now as Koumas finds Melchiot on the right but his cross is shanked out for a goal kick. Fulham make a double sub, Seol and Murphy on for Davies and Bouazza.
    • 83' Bent is almosy played through but Hughes is wise to it and intercepts before hoofing clear.
    • 81' Free-kick to Fulham about 35 yards out which Bouazza will take, surely he won't shoot from here? He does and it's rubbish, wildly flying about 10 yards over the bar.
    • 79' Koumas to take... and he drills it low into the left hand side of the goal with Niemi going the wrong way, 1-1 and Fulham fail to hold onto a lead again.
    • 77' Good spell of Wigan pressure as Aghahowa is almost played in, back out with Melchiot who plays a one-two with Brown on the edge of the box and a clumsy tackle from Bouazza on Melchiot and that's a penalty! Cast-iron spot-kick.
    • 73' WIGAN SUB: Sibierski off for Julius Aghahowa.
    • 72' Kirkland plucks the ball out of the air and launches another counter but brave goalkeeping by Niemi to come flying out when Koumas is sent clear.
    • 69' Sibierski down with a bit of cramp...
    • 67' FULHAM SUB: Kamara comes off for Healy.
    • 65' Skoko fouls Konchesky and, I think, is booked...
    • 63' Boyce does well this time when confronted by Davies and brings the ball away, freeing Bent on the right but Bocanegra slides in to put it into touch.
    • 62' Corner to Wigan on the left after Bocanegra fluffs his clearance but Fulham get it away... still with Wigan though, Koumas with a good clipped cross in from the right but Sibierski can't get there under pressure from Baird.
    • 61' WIGAN SUB: Cotterill makes way for Skoko.
    • 60' Davies on the right, holds off a pretty tame challenge from Boyce and slips it into Smertin who drills it low AND DEMPSEY UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST BUT HE FLUFFS THE FINISH AND SENDS IT WIDE! Should have been 2-0, Fulham really hitting Wigan hard on the break.
    • 58' Should have been 2-0 after Dempsey is played clean through but he can only fire at Kirkland and Davies does not get enough on the rebound!
    • 57' Fulham break and it's slid by Dempsey through to Kamara but the momentum of bal and man take them too far wide and he's boxed in a corner before giving it away to Cotterill.
    • 55' Koumas to take the corner, which lands around the penalty spot but no-one gets clean contact on it and Fulham clearn through Hughes, all the way back with Kirkland now.
    • 55' Great ball from the right by Melchiot finds an unmarked Sibierski in the box but, oh dear, his chest control is very poor... Wigan eventually win a corner though, thanks to some foraging by Bent on the right.
    • 54' Good play by Fulham on the break, Kamara turning Bramble who fouls him to give away the free-kick.
    • 52' Bent is played in on the right but the angle is too tight and his shot hits the side netting.
    • 51' Bocanegra with the foul, free-kick taken quickly to free Koumas on the left but he's followed back by Baird who even wins the goal kick.
    • 49' Davies to take.. he whips in a great effort which Kirkland can only parry and Hughes with the rebound but a great stop by Kirkland and Wigan survive!
    • 48' Bouaza runs into Granqvist and the ref sees fit to call it a foul, just outside the box on the left, halfway between the edge of the are and the goal-line...
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+2 Good run by Cotterill on the left and he hits the byline to drill in a low cross but Niemi reads it well to gather and that is the whistle, 1-0 to Fulham.
    • 45+1 Kamara is played through and while he is all alone the Wigan defenders are stepping off him, Granqvist surely can clear but leaves him be! but he can't get a shot away and finally, after a bizarre 10 seconds, they clear.
    • 44' Dempsey goes down on the left under pressure from Bramble, but only wins a corner.
    • 43' Good chance for Fulham here on the break but Davies' cross is too deep and Konchesky has to pick it up on the left...
    • 41' Wigan corner on the right which Koumas lazily strokes into the box, headed clear and Boyce tries a long-range effort but a few yards over.
    • 39' Cross in from the right which Cotterill attacks and heads against the back of Baird but the ref calls for a foul, much to the annoyance of the Wigan fans, although there was a clear push.
    • 37' Davies tries a curler from 30 yards but it curls a bit too much and into the arms of Kirland.
    • 36' Wigan are trying to play it out from their own half but Fulham are closing them down in true crazy gang fashion.
    • 34' Good work from Cotterill to win a corner for Wigan on the right which he will take himself... good delivery to the back stick and it's in the back of the net off Davis but Sibierski punished for blocking Niemi... That would have counted in the 70's.
    • 32' Bent is played in on the right and he tries the cross from the byline but Baird has followed him all the way and blocks it for a corner.
    • 30' Cotterill goes down rather easily after over-running the ball and the ref waves play-on... that came after Kamara again threatened on the break but Bouazza took too long to take the shot...
    • 27' Boyce and Cotterill try to combine on the left but the latter drifts offside.
    • 25' Corner to Fulham then, Davies on the left to take... and he finds Bocanegra at the far post but he heads down into the ground and it goes wide! Good chance for Bocanegra, a typical one for him too, should have got that on target.
    • 24' Sibierski is played in on the right and tries an ambitious crossfield pass with his left but he shanks it dreadfully and Fulham break, Kamara in on the left and he has a shot and wins a corner.
    • 21' Cotterill is almost played clean through but Niemi comes out to force him wide and the chance is gone.
    • 19' Koumas cuts inside and surges through the middle before sliding it wide to Cotterill, but his young compatriot can't control it properly and Baird clears.
    • 15' Koumas takes this next corner, an outswinger, but Baird is there to clear.
    • 14' Wigan pushing hard for an immediate response, Granqvist going close from a Koumas corner but blocked by Dempsey for a second one...
    • 11' Fulham on the attack, Kamara looks left to Davies, on-touch back into Kamara who slips it to Dempsey WHO MAKES NO MISTAKE WITH THE FINISH FOR 1-0! Three in three for amateur rapper Dempsey, the American relishing the more advanced role Lawrie Sanchez is giving him!
    • 10' Bent almost immediately gets a chance after a slip from Bocanegra but his shot is blocked and Fulham survive!
    • 9' WIGAN SUB: Injury forces Heskey off, Bent on in his place.
    • 5' Konchesky on the left, he finds Bouazza who tries to hammer a low cross in but Wigan clear and counter at pace, Cotterrill through but Fulham get back in numbers and win the throw.
    • 3' Free-kick to Wigan on the right, just outside the area, Koumas to take near the goal-line... But it's well-cleared by Fulham and into touch from Konchesky.
    • 1' Match underway at the JJB!
    • - The crowd give a massive cheer for Emile Heskey and are singing his name before kick-off following his England exploits last week...
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  • Summary

    • 89' Boyce on the left, superb cross into the box AND SCHARNER FLIES IN UNMARKED WITH THE FINISH BUT A GREAT SAVE ON THE LINE BY NIEMI! Fulham almost throw it away at the death, they let Scharner go completely there!
    • 79' Koumas to take... and he drills it low into the left hand side of the goal with Niemi going the wrong way, 1-1 and Fulham fail to hold onto a lead again.
    • 77' Good spell of Wigan pressure as Aghahowa is almost played in, back out with Melchiot who plays a one-two with Brown on the edge of the box and a clumsy tackle from Bouazza on Melchiot and that's a penalty! Cast-iron spot-kick.
    • 60' Davies on the right, holds off a pretty tame challenge from Boyce and slips it into Smertin who drills it low AND DEMPSEY UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST BUT HE FLUFFS THE FINISH AND SENDS IT WIDE! Should have been 2-0, Fulham really hitting Wigan hard on the break.
    • 58' Should have been 2-0 after Dempsey is played clean through but he can only fire at Kirkland and Davies does not get enough on the rebound!
    • 49' Davies to take.. he whips in a great effort which Kirkland can only parry and Hughes with the rebound but a great stop by Kirkland and Wigan survive!
    • 45+1 Kamara is played through and while he is all alone the Wigan defenders are stepping off him, Granqvist surely can clear but leaves him be! but he can't get a shot away and finally, after a bizarre 10 seconds, they clear.
    • 34' Good work from Cotterill to win a corner for Wigan on the right which he will take himself... good delivery to the back stick and it's in the back of the net off Davis but Sibierski punished for blocking Niemi... That would have counted in the 70's.
    • 25' Corner to Fulham then, Davies on the left to take... and he finds Bocanegra at the far post but he heads down into the ground and it goes wide! Good chance for Bocanegra, a typical one for him too, should have got that on target.
    • 11' Fulham on the attack, Kamara looks left to Davies, on-touch back into Kamara who slips it to Dempsey WHO MAKES NO MISTAKE WITH THE FINISH FOR 1-0! Three in three for amateur rapper Dempsey, the American relishing the more advanced role Lawrie Sanchez is giving him!
    • 10' Bent almost immediately gets a chance after a slip from Bocanegra but his shot is blocked and Fulham survive!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Rob Styles

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Chris Hutchings

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    On the Field

    • Kirkland
    • Melchiot
    • Bramble
    • Granqvist
    • Boyce
    • Koumas
    • Scharner
    • Brown
    • Cotterill
    • Heskey
    • Sibierski

    Subs

    • Bent
    • Skoko
    • Aghahowa
    • Hall
    • Pollitt

    Injured

    • Taylor
    • Valencia

    Suspended

    • Kilbane

  • Fulham

    Manager: Lawrie Sanchez

    Captain: Chris Baird

    On the Field

    • Niemi
    • Baird
    • Bocanegra
    • Hughes
    • Konchesky
    • Davies
    • Smertin
    • Davis
    • Dempsey
    • Kamara

    Subs

    • Murphy
    • Keller
    • Healy
    • Ki-Hyeon
    • Stefanovic

    Injured

    • Bullard
    • McBride

    Suspended

    None