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West Brom 1-2 Leicester: Harry Winks grabs a 94th-minute winner for the Foxes to extend their lead at the top of the Championship
02/12/23 15:00
HENRY CLARK AT THE HAWTHORNS: There were times this clash between the Championship's early pace setters and its form side looked as though it would fail to live up to its star billing. For the first 70 minutes, this was more a game of cat and mouse than two heavyweight sluggers trading blows. Carlos Corberan's Baggies are flying and looked to have nicked a late point through substitute Josh Maja at the death after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had put the visitors in front at the Hawthorns....read
Heartache for 'Leeds Warrior' Josh Warrington as he fails to defend IBF featherweight title against Luis Alberto Lopez in hard fought bout in front of home crowd… after Leeds captain Liam Cooper carried his belt into the ring
11/12/22 00:55ROSS Heppenstall: Warrington, the 'Leeds Warrior', fought gamely throughout as he sought to retain his belt ahead of a potential dream fight in Las Vegas, but Lopez was not to be denied.Phil Jones to decide today whether or not to join Bordeaux in a bid to get his career back on track after playing one match in TWO YEARS for Manchester United due to fitness problems
31/01/22 00:19Manchester United defender Phil Jones's loan move to Bordeaux is in the balance. The 29-year-old will make a decision today whether to join the French side having played once in two years at United.Stoke City closing in on a loan deal for Josh Maja as Potters manager Michael O'Neill hopes former Sunderland striker can fire his team to promotion
29/01/22 00:05The 23-year old former Sunderland striker had a spell on loan at Fulham last season and Stoke manager Michael O'Neill hopes he can help propel his side towards the play-off places.Referees' microphone recordings may be released publicly to 'DEMYSTIFY' football's rules confusion, as the FA say they will 'absolutely explore' new plans to let fans hear decisions
08/03/21 10:48Current rules prevent the decision-making process of officials being broadcast but it could be possible for a recording of the dialogue between referees to be made available post match in future.Liverpool 0-1 Fulham: Jurgen Klopp's wretched champions fall to a SIXTH consecutive defeat at Anfield with Mario Lemina on target to seal memorable result in visitors' bid to avoid the drop
07/03/21 13:02DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Here is a story with two very different - but equally important strands. Part one is unrelentingly positive and centres on Fulham, who celebrated one of their biggest days.Scott Parker says empty Anfield will give Fulham a 'lift' when Cottagers' loan rangers attempt to revive survival bid by becoming the latest side to inflict misery on Liverpool
06/03/21 23:03The defending Premier League champions have slumped to five consecutive home defeats and trail leaders Manchester City by 22 points ahead of Fulham's visit on Sunday.Does anyone know what is going on with football laws? It's no wonder referees are under siege as hated VAR pushes lawmakers into another change in a crazy season
06/03/21 22:31Just when you thought you had finally cracked it, football's lawmakers step in with another few tweaks. The main one this time is the accidental attacking handball law, which will change next season.Arsenal denied penalty after officials seem to miss Erik Pieters' handball, but VAR correctly overturns a spot-kick for the Gunners and Burnley defender's red card after ball comes off his shoulder moments later
06/03/21 14:24The Gunners were adamant they should have been given a penalty when Nicolas Pepe played the ball against Erik Pieters' hand in the area and they had a strong case under the current rules.Rueful Fulham boss Scott Parker slams VAR for trying to create 'perfect' football and believes it will 'ultimately DESTROY the game'... after handball decision which denied his side an equaliser against Tottenham
05/03/21 22:31Fulham found themselves on the wrong end of a controversial section of the law - which on Friday was changed - when they were denied an equaliser against Tottenham due to a handball ruling.KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Fulham can use the tricky diagonal passes of Joachim Andersen to pierce Jurgen Klopp's shaky defence... pull it off and Anfield could endure yet more misery
05/03/21 22:31KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Fulham are hunting down Newcastle and their target of Premier League survival. Three weeks ago the gap between those two teams was 10 points. Now it is three.Referees WILL be allowed to use their judgement to decide handballs - and Fulham's equalizer against Spurs WOULD have stood - under new rules agreed by FIFA's law-making body
05/03/21 12:59Changes to controversial handball rules that blighted the early part of the season have been officially abandoned following a meeting of football's international law-making body.'Hands by your side is handball as well now?!': Peter Crouch leads fans' fury at 'ridiculous' call to disallow Fulham equaliser against Tottenham after ball struck Mario Lemina's arm... as Twitter bemoans rule that is 'killing the game'
04/03/21 20:24Nigeria international Maja thought he had levelled things up in the 62nd minute after squeezing a shot past Hugo Lloris, with Tosin Adarabioyo's first-half own goal having given Spurs the lead.Fulham 0-1 Tottenham: Jose Mourinho left red-faced as Dele Alli returns from exile to play crucial role in match-winning Tosin Adarabioyo own-goal as Josh Maja sees equaliser ruled out for hand-ball
04/03/21 16:46SAMI MOKBEL AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: The fact Tottenham didn't deserve their win here at Fulham won't cause Jose Mourinho to lose any sleep. Then again, why should it?Scott Parker buoyed by Fulham's performance in goalless draw with Crystal Palace and is 'confident' goals will come after his struggling side extended their unbeaten run to five games at Selhurst Park
28/02/21 15:56Third-from-bottom Fulham dominated possession and created the better chances and yet they have scored only four goals in their last six matches, but Parker insisted they can start scoring.Crystal Palace 0-0 Fulham: Scott Parker's side left to rue dominant performance against Eagles as they are held to a goalless draw... leaving them three points adrift of safety
28/02/21 13:53ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT SELHURST PARK: Fulham have the momentum in the relegation battle and, in their position, a point and clean sheet away are not to be sniffed at.Fulham have turned a bleak winter into a hopeful spring at Craven Cottage and have their sights set on a stumbling Newcastle side dropping like a stone... it's no wonder calls for Steve Bruce's sacking are growing louder as Scott Parker's stock soars
26/02/21 13:39Fulham's February was looking bleak. Eight points from safety, blunt in attack and facing little hope of beating the drop. Now they lie three points behind Newcastle where the air is dismal under Steve Bruce.Fulham could borrow their way to Premier League safety with loanees Ademola Lookman, Joachim Andersen and Alphonse Areola leading the Cottagers' survival bid
21/02/21 22:31The last time Fulham were promoted, they spent big then dropped straight back down. 'The worst £100million ever spent,' one headline read. They didn't want to make the same mistake.Fulham's lack of goals will prove their downfall at the end of the season unless they gain a clinical edge - Scott Parker's team have the fourth worst tally in the Premier League, but are ranked NINTH for chances created despite their strikers' woes
20/02/21 09:40SAMI MOKBEL: If Fulham suffer relegation then we won't have to search too hard for the reasons why. In short: a lack of goals. Their 20 strikes represents the fourth worst tally in the Premier League.West Ham and Chelsea are flying, Spurs, Liverpool and Everton are in freefall and Villa and Arsenal are STILL in the mix... so who WILL win this year's enthralling battle for a place in the Premier League's top four?
19/02/21 09:27Eight points. That's all that separates Arsenal, way down in 10th, with Chelsea, now up in fourth. The race for the three spots behind Manchester City seems to be closer than ever.FANTASY FOOTBALL EXPERT: Double gameweek makes Patrick Bamford the No 1 captaincy candidate... and the time is now to restore faith back in a rejuvenated Timo Werner
19/02/21 09:15FANTASY FOOTBALL EXPERT: He really seems the no brainer pick this week. Bamford's 35 shots on target this season is a league-leading total and he is facing two less-than-secure defences next.David de Gea shows why he's still Manchester United's No 1, Arsenal's talented midfield evokes memories of the Arsene Wenger era and Ederson WILL take penalties for Man City one day... 10 THINGS WE LEARNED from the Premier League
16/02/21 18:00Man City made it 16 wins in a row in all competitions with a 3-0 victory against Tottenham, and they look set to storm to the title. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the biggest talking points from this weekend.Josh Maja's heroics for Fulham against Everton could just be the start of something special at Craven Cottage... his goal-scoring instincts are precisely what Scott Parker has craved as he battles to stay in the Premier League
16/02/21 16:12This might be Maja's first crack at the Premier League but he arrives with just the sort of goal-scoring instincts relegation battlers Fulham have been crying out for, scoring twice on his full debut for the club.Everton suffer injury blow with star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin ruled out of rearranged clash against Man City with a hamstring problem... but Carlo Ancelotti is hopeful England man will be fit to face rivals Liverpool
16/02/21 15:28The 23-year-old missed Sunday's surprise 2-0 home loss to struggling Fulham after picking up a hamstring complaint in last Wednesday's 5-4 FA Cup fifth-round win over Tottenham.'It was a high intensity game and I think we were tired': Carlo Ancelotti blames Everton defeat by Fulham on fatigue after midweek FA Cup win over Tottenham but accepts Toffees 'were not good enough'
15/02/21 00:53The Italian felt that caught up with his players despite making four changes to the side, and it is a blow, with matches against Manchester City and Liverpool, at Anfield, over the next week.Fulham striker Aleksander Mitrovic tests positive for coronavirus and misses club's first Premier League win over Everton at Goodison Park
14/02/21 18:49Mitrovic was ruled out for the club's 2-0 win over Everton after returning a positive test for Covid-19, which saw Josh Maja net a brace in Fulham first-ever Premier League win at Goodison Park.Everton 0-2 Fulham: Visitors secure a shock win to give their survival hopes a boost thanks to full debutant Josh Maja's double as the Toffees fail to draw level on points with city neighbours Liverpool
14/02/21 18:00DOMINIC KING AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Scott Parker got through the handshakes with the opposition bench without a glimmer of emotion before he allowed his mask to slip.Fulham manager Scott Parker claims his side's attack has 'let us down', with the Cottagers having won just TWO games all season after returning to the Premier League
04/02/21 15:32Fulham have scored just 17 times in the top flight and up until the recent loan signing of Josh Maja, Aleksandar Mitrovic was the only recognised centre-forward in the squad.Josh Maja was the 'bad guy' of Netflix documentary 'Sunderland 'Til I Die' as his acrimonious exit played out in front of the cameras... now the striker is back in England, so can he guide Fulham away from relegation?
03/02/21 10:49His transfer saga made him one of the 'stars' of the second series of the Netflix documentary 'Sunderland 'Til I Die'. Now, Josh Maja is hoping he can hit the headlines for different reasons.The January spending table: West Ham spent more than all 20 LaLiga clubs COMBINED but five Premier League teams - including Chelsea - signed no-one as spending falls by nearly 70% in just a year
02/02/21 16:29A subdued January transfer window provided some late drama on the last day as Southampton and Everton signed two attackers while Liverpool completed a late trolly dash for two centre-backs.'Deadline day always brings a bit of drama': Scott Parker insists he is pleased with signing of Josh Maja despite losing out to Everton in the race to sign Bournemouth's Josh King
02/02/21 15:52Scott Parker believes Josh Maja - who spent time in the Cottagers' youth set-up before joining Sunderland - is a 'good finisher' and claims he is not 'emotional' about failing to sign Bournemouth's Josh King.Fulham complete deadline day swoop for Bordeaux striker Josh Maja on loan after Scott Parker targeted much-needed alternative to Aleksander Mitrovic
01/02/21 10:09The Cottagers have been looking to bring in a frontman on loan this window and former Sunderland striker Maja emerged as an option. He has scored just twice in 17 games this season.'We don't want the shirt to be heavy': England Under 18s manager Kevin Betsy is using his experience as a late developer to help the next generation of England stars at St George's Park
25/01/21 23:39One hundred per cent of England youngsters coming through the system started their journeys in grassroots football. Every single one, no exceptions - and Kevin Betsy understands their path.David Moyes may have to widen his strtiker search with West Ham reluctant to raise £22m offer for Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri following Sebastian Haller's exit to Ajax
22/01/21 06:33The east London side sanctioned the exit of £45m record signing Sebastian Haller to Ajax earlier this month, leaving only Michail Antonio as an option up front but a bid for En-Nesyri was rejected.
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