Stoke City 3-2 Fulham – Recap & Match Stats – EPL – 5 January 2012
There was one fixture on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in the English Premier League has Stoke City hosted Fulham. The match was a chance for Stoke to move up in the table while Fulham are looking to earn a spot in Europe once again. So, who won the match and what happened? Here’s a recap of the match.
Stoke City 3-2 Fulham
Fulham had a terrible showing in the first half as Stoke City would score three goals and held on for a victory at home. The three goals came from Tuncay Sanli (12th minute), Abdoulaye Faye (34th minute), and Mamady Sidibe (37th minute). Stoke were clearly the better team and were in full control heading into the start of the second half.
Fulham would fight back in the last 45 minutes and cut the lead to 1-3 as Damien Duff scored in the 61st minute. The London side would continue to get chances but had trouble finding the final pass in the final third to level the match. In the 85th minute, Clint Dempsey would make it 2-3 as he scored on a great shot that just went it under the crossbar. The momentum was with Fulham for most of the second half.
The score remained 3-2 for Stoke City with five minutes of stoppage time to play. Fulham would continue to push for the equalizer but couldn’t find it as Stoke held on for the three points.
| MATCH INFORMATION | |
| Stadium: | Britannia Stadium, Estonia |
| Attendance: | 25,104 |
| Match Time: | January 5, 2010, 14:45 ET |
| Official(s): | Mark Clattenburg (Referee) |
| SCORING SUMMARY | |
| Stoke City | Fulham |
| Tuncay Sanli (12) | Damien Duff (61) |
| Abdoulaye Faye (34) | Clint Dempsey (85) |
| Mamady Sidibe (37) | |
| MATCH STATS | ||
| Stoke City | Fulham | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 15(8) | 20(4) |
| Fouls | 13 | 9 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 10 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 5 |
