Outside Craven Cottage today, Stanley perfects his Clint Dempsey flop.

Running around behind the Putney End.

And a random one this was Big Ben etc at about 710 on Friday morning. Nice.

By Alan Duffy

Fulham 2-1 Stoke City Premier League 11th February 2012

New-boy Pavel Pogrebnyak opened his account for the Cottagers on Saturday against a Stoke City side who are now desperately in need of a win.

For the second time in four league games Newcastle conceded five goals yesterday. Adebayor looked unplayable yesterday and Saha wasn't bad either And four of those were in the first half at White Lane yesterday, and we conceded five in a similar collapse at Craven Cottage three weeks ago, so where did our strong and tough defense go?

There's no doubt that after his performance and goal against Aston Villa in his debut on Sunday afternoon that Papiss Cisse is currently the Toast of the Toon. The new Newcastle hero thanks fans after Sunday's win Newcastle have now won four of their last five league games, and the only real let-down was that second half at Craven Cottage.

Manchester United head into Sunday's fixture at Stamford Bridge off the back of three consecutive victories in the Premier League and an opportunity to back on level points with City.

Penalties from Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov either side of half time on transfer deadline day lead Manchester United on their way to 3 points as Manchester City were being beat at Everton thanks to a strike from former Red Devil Darron Gibson.

Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a convincing 3-0 win at home over Fulham.

Heading into the Fulham match a lot of questions were being asked about a City side that had lost four of their eight matches in 2012, exiting the FA and League Cups and seeing Manchester United draw level with them on points at the top of the Premier League.

Newcastle United are up to fifth in the Premier League after they beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0, while Arsenal's poor run of form continues as they were held 0-0 at Bolton.

Newcastle took a 12th-minute lead when Blackburn's Scott Dann deflected a 25-yard shot from Ryan Taylor past stranded Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

Newcastle United are up to fifth in the Premier League after they beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0, while Arsenal's poor run of form continues as they were held 0-0 at Bolton.

Newcastle are now just three points behind Chelsea and a UEFA Champions League place as the Magpies leapfrog both Liverpool and Arsenal with the win.

Clint Dempsey was once again the goal scorer for Fulham putting them in front in what turned into a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage. Dempsey's 69th minute opener was cancelled out in the 82nd. With Bobby Zamora transferred to Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday, Dempsey was used as a striker.

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Reports from Craven Cottage are suggesting that Fulham have sold QPR a player who "never existed in the first place."

The extraordinary claims come on the back of Bobby Zamora's mooted £5 million move from Fulham to QPR.

A source from the West Ham grounds staff revealed today that "Bobby Zamora gave up football a long time ago.

Fulham have stunned both Footballing Worlds by signing American Football player Tim Tebow on a free transfer.

"After being healed from my rib, lung and chest injuries suffered during the defeat to the Patriots earlier this month, I had a calling from God that I should try my hand at another sport this off-season," Tebow said.

By Alan Duffy

With a name that makes us all thank the stars for 'copy and paste', Pavel Pogrebnyak looks set to move to west London in one of the biggest deals so far in this rather moribund transfer window.

The Russian international striker has never been the most prolific of strikers, however, the imposing forward is best utilised as a targetman who can hold up the ball, and he'll no doubt be confident of making a (hard-to-spell) name for himself at Craven Cottage.

Welcome, if you've managed to get this far. We're having one or two server problems, you see. Hence why this page may've taken longer to load than an episode of Casualty. On a lighter note, I did find a Dairylea Dunker in the fridge last night, so it swings in round-a-bouts.

Watford dans la Cup, then.

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Clint Dempsey hit a second-half hat-trick to lead his Fulham side to an unlikely 5-2 victory over Newcastle United at Craven Cottage in one of the most eye-catching football scores of the day.
It was a typical case of a game of two halves as Fulham wrestled the initiative from Newcastle after a one-sided first half.

If you're eight or ten or twelve and your dad's just recently started taking you to Craven Cottage, you're probably loving life at the moment.

Most of us get into football because of the excitement of it, the hero worship, and the strange thrill of seeing a small round thing manipulated so expertly.

It was an awful display in the final 45 minutes of the game at Craven Cottage on Saturday, but Alan Pardew will not be changing his plans in the transfer market. Alan Pardew smiling before the game started on Saturday It seems that Newcastle will still try to bring in a central defender in the next 8 [.

Speaking after Newcastle United's abject second half capitulation to Fulham in yesterday's game at Craven Cottage, our Silver Supremo, Alan Pardew, looked for reasons for the collapse. "I can't really explain what happened to our back four," he said continuing: "It wasn't a case of us not trying second half, we just lacked mental discipline [.

By FRANCO PANIZO

It took Clint Dempsey nine years to score the first hat-trick of his career, a feat he accomplished on January 7 in an FA Cup win over Charlton Athletic.

It did not take much longer for him to do it again.

Dempsey became the first American to net a hat-trick in the Premiership on Saturday.

By Saf Hossain, writing hours after returning from Craven Cottage

Attending a live match is, obviously, an entirely different experience to watching on TV. When you are free of the director's control, you might choose to follow an individual on the field for long periods of the game.

Courtesy of Fox Soccer, USA midfielder Clint Dempsey scores three times as Fulham beat Newcastle 5-2 at Craven Cottage. Clint Dempsey is sensational

Venue: Craven Cottage, London. Date: Sat 21st Jan, 2011. Kick-Off: 3:00 pm. Referee: Lee Mason (Lancs). If ever you want to see a textbook example of "a game of two halves", get the DVD of this game. though personally, it's a video horror show I'll be steering clear of. United went into this game sitting [.

Two weeks ago Clint Dempsey made headlines with his first career hat trick, hitting the back of the net three times in Fulham FC's 4-0 FA Cup Third Round win over Football League One (English second division) side Charlton Athletic.

Now, just a day after being named 2011 U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year, Dempsey is in the news again, with another three goal performance.

This morning, Clint Dempsey became the first American to score a hat trick in the Premier League, leading Fulham to a come-from-behind 5-2 win over Newcastle at Craven Cottage. Danny Guthrie put Newcastle on top with a goal from distance in the 42nd minute, but Fulham's Danny Murphy converted a penalty kick following a foul by Davide Santon against Damien Duff in the 50th minute to tie the match
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Alan Pardew acknowledges that Newcastle United's 5-2 defeat at the hands of Fulham has left him frustrated but defended his players, insisting that they have a lot to be proud of for their overall showing this season.

Clint Dempsey's famous hat-trick and two second-half penalties from Danny Murphy and Bobby Zamora condemned the Magpies to an emphatic loss despite Danny Guthrie's stunning opening goal at Craven Cottage.

Here's what Alan Pardew thought of the second half performance this afternoon at Craven Cottage. Here's Alan Pardew's interview with the BBC after the game and Alan says he was disappointed with the seocnd half collapse and how the team seemed to switch off in that second half. Tell us about it.

Tell us who you think Newcastle's best player was at Craven Cottage this afternoon in the 5-2 defeat.

The wheels came of Newcastle's bandwagon in the second half at Craven Cottage this afternoon, when Newcastle conceded five poor goals to Fulham at Craven Cottage and Clint Dempsey hit a hat trick. That was after Newcastle had dominated the game in the first half and were 1-0 up with a great goal from Danny Guthrie.

Danny Guthrie gives Newcastle the lead at Craven Cottage with a superb shot which goes right into the top right hand corner.

Yohan Cabaye starts this afternoon and Hatem Ben Arfa also gets a start today on the right wing at Craven Cottage, in the important game against Fulham. Ben Arfa comes in for Ryan Taylor out on the right wing, and it seems that Yohan Cabaye is indeed fit after sustaining an ankle injury last Sunday [.

Venue: Craven Cottage, London. Date:: Sat 21st Jan, 2011. Kick-Off: 3:00 pm. Referee: Lee Mason (Lancs). Good afternoon Geordies and welcome to our regular "match banter" feature for today's away visit to Craven Cottage, the home of "Cottagers" of Fulham. As usual, if you're looking for a detailed look forward to the game, I would [.

Shola Ameobi will likely start alongside Leon Best at Craven Cottage this afternoon, in a game that if the Magpies win will see them in 5th place ion the Premier League by tonight. Shola Ameobi seen 9 managers at Newcastle Shola Ameobi has seen a lot of managers at Newcastle since he burst onto [.

Fulham are one of those inconsistent teams that seem to go from one extreme to the other. This season for example they have crushed Queens Park Rangers 6-0 at Craven Cottage, including a hat-trick for Andy Johnson, but also lost 0-5 to easy meat like Manchester United (did you see what I did there?).

We were hoping that Yohan Cabaye would be fit for the game tomorrow at Craven Cottage, but that doesn't look like being the case. This Shaun Derry tackle probably keeps Cabaye out of team tomorrow But the news today is that Yohan is said to be really struggling to be fit for Newcastle United's important game [.

Since the transfer window was brought into effect by FIFA during the 2002/03 season, football fans throughout the UK have been glued to their televisions, computer screens and mobile phones, hoping for news of a blockbuster signing that will transform the fortunes of their club. With the clock ticking, cash-rich football clubs approach the looming [.

The really good news after the game today is that the Yohan Cabaye injury is not too bad, and Alan Pardew thinks he should be fit for our next game at Craven Cottage next Saturday. Shaun Derry puts in crude tackle on Yohan Cabaye this afternopon This is what Alan said about the Yohan Cabaye tackle on him: "It was a bad challenge and [.

Interestingish article here on the Portland Timbers website. (yes, this is Rich, but I like American things, too).

So while recent history suggests the Number 8 [pick in the MLS draft] has produced some promising young players, perhaps the most famous MLS Number 8's of all time was the New England Revolution's Number 8 selection in 2004: Clint Dempsey.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is ready to offer Luis Suarez an escape from his Liverpool nightmare reports the Daily Mail.
According to reports in Spain, the La Liga giants will offer £30million in a bid to bring the Uruguayan international to the Bernabeu this month.
Mourinho is hoping to take advantage of the furore currently surrounding the Liverpool striker, after Suarez was banned for eight games following an alleged race row with Patrice Evra.

It was billed one the homecoming for Thierry Henry and in the end, the ending matched the expectation at the start. A single goal separated Arsenal from Leeds United and advances us to the next stage of the competition. A home tie against Aston Villa is the prize that we got and it was a moment of history being reenacted that sent us through.