Unbelievable! Birmingham 0 – 2 Fulham
If I thought I was speechless last week, I have no freaking idea what I am this week.
In a game that Fulham seemed to control from start to finish except for a few moments here and there, Fulham won their third game in four and lifted themselves out of the relegation zone. Goals by Brian Mc Bride and an incredibly important insurance goal by the cool finishing Eric Nevland, made sure the Cottagers still have a chance to stay up in the premiership with a good outing next week, away at Portsmouth, who lost today 0-2 to Middlesbrough.
On a personal note, I watched the game at a local pub with fellow Fulham follower Spencer and my good friend Bruce from dunordfutbol.com. Although Bruce follows Fulham from a distance because of the 5 Americans on the team, he is not a Fulham supporter like Spencer and I. So I think he enjoyed watching us agonize through the last 10 min. of the game. But all three of us were excited and had an eye on the other TV as Reading went down in flames today. Which could mean only one thing. We are STILL ALIVE!
Some interesting stats that proves that all that central midfield control we’ve been seeing get better week by week, really paid off in this game today.
Possession was held by Fulham with a whopping 63.6% to 36.4%
Passing was dominated by Fulham as well, 70.3% to 57.8%
Some links:
The always sensible Roy Hodgson speaks to the BBC
Lastly, how does this look?
Keep the faith!
