Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Quarter Final

[THFC6061]

Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London SW6 (Capacity: 25,700)
Saturday 6th March 2010, Kick Off 17:20
FA Cup, Sixth Round (Quarter Final)










Tottenham Hotspur: 4th in Premier League, 49 points from 84
Fulham: 8th in Premier League, 38 points from 84

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COMMENT:

Fulham host Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on Saturday 6th March in an FA Cup Sixth Round tie with the prize of a Wembley Semi-Final on offer to the winner. Fulham are having a successful season, especially in the Europa League, where they knocked-out the previous winners Shakhtar Donetsk over two legs to reach the Round of 16. Fulham's vital goal in Donetsk was scored by Hangeland while last time out in the Premier League, Fulham picked-up a point at Sunderland in a goalless draw.

Tottenham Hotspur followed-up an impressive 4-0 FA Cup fourth round replay win over Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane with a hard fought 2-1 home win over Everton in the Premier League. The win lifted Spurs above Manchester City into fourth place in the table after City had a very good 4-2 away win at Chelsea. Tottenham's goals against Bolton came from Roman Pavlyuchenko, who scored two, and two own goals from Jaaskelainen and O'Brien.

Russian striker Pavlyuchenko also got the opening goal against Everton to make it five in the space of a week with Croatian Luka Modric adding the second after some great combination work with fellow countrymen Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar on the right wing. Everton's goal was scrambled-in by Yakubu.

The Boxing Day League fixture at Craven Cottage saw a goalless draw between the two clubs and Spurs won the reverse League game at White Hart Lane exactly a month later 2-0 with goals from Peter Crouch and David Bentley. Fulham have failed to score a goal against Spurs in the last three meetings.

This will be the sixth meeting between the two clubs in the FA Cup with Spurs winning four previous matches and with one game drawn. The most recent meeting came in the Fifth Round in 2007 when Spurs won 4-0 with a brace each from Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov.

Fulham have never won the FA Cup, but were 0-2 losing Finalists to West Ham United in 1975 when the Cottagers had Alan Mullery, Bobby Moore and John Lacy in their team.

Tottenham Hotspur have won the FA Cup on eight occasions: 1901 v Sheffield United, 1921 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1961 v Leicester City, 1962 v Burnley, 1967 v Chelsea, 1981 v Manchester City, 1982 v Queens Park Rangers and 1991 v Nottingham Forest and were losing Finalists to Coventry City in 1987.

TEAM NEWS:

Harry Redknapp revealed the full extent of the injury crisis in his squad following the victory over Everton that sent Tottenham back into the top four of the Premier League. Tom Huddlestone was carried off on a stretcher after getting his foot caught by John Heitinga while taking a shot during the 2-1 win at White Hart Lane, adding to Redknapp's problems in central midfield as Jermaine Jenas requires surgery this week on a groin injury and Wilson Palacios is walking a disciplinary tightrope on nine bookings.

In defence, Ledley King has a thigh problem and Jonathan Woodgate looks likely to miss the rest of the season with his long-term groin complaint. The news from the specialist treating Aaron Lennon is that the England winger needs at least six weeks' rest, with David Bentley unable to deputise as he has a tear in his groin.

"Tom will have a scan and we'll see how it is," said Spurs boss Redknapp. "I don't know how bad his injury is, it doesn't look all that good at the moment. But we are running out of central-midfield players. We've only got three anyway, we've got Palacios, Tom and Jermaine Jenas. Jenas looks like having an operation on Wednesday probably, we don't know how Tom is and Wilson's on nine bookings so it's not an ideal situation".

MATCH FACTS:

To follow later.

LAST MATCH LINE-UPS:

Tottenham Hotspur (W 2-1 Everton H)

Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Bale, Modric, Palacios, Huddlestone (Kaboul 52), Kranjcar, Defoe (Gudjohnsen 71), Pavlyuchenko (Crouch 82)

Substitutes: Alnwick, Dervite, Kyle Walker, Assou-Ekotto

Yellow Card: Modric

Goals: Pavlyuchenko 11, Modric 28

Fulham (D 0-0 Sunderland A)

Schwarzer, Hangeland, Baird, Shorey, Hughes, Gera, Murphy (Greening 58 , Duff, Etuhu, Davies, Zamora (Elm 83)

Substitutes: Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Smalling, Riise, Okaka Chuka

Yellow Cards: Baird, Greening, Zamora

MARK LAWRENSON'S PREDICTION (BBC):

To follow later.

OTHER FA CUP SIXTH ROUND FIXTURES:

PREVIOUS MEETINGS:

Sunday afternoon's match will be the 130th meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham.

Here are the results of the previous 129 matches with Spurs' score shown first:

05-Sep-1903 Southern Lge 10,000 A D 0 - 0
21-Sep-03 London Lge 3,000 H W 2 - 1 Cameron, Kriwan
02-Jan-04 Southern Lge 10,000 H W 1 - 0 Warner
11-Apr-04 London Lge - A W 5 - 1 Berry (2), Cameron, Badger, Copeland
03-Sep-04 Southern Lge 17,000 H L 0 - 1
12-Nov-04 Western Lge - A D 0 - 0
31-Dec-04 Southern Lge 9,000 A L 0 - 1
02-Jan-05 Western Lge - H L 0 - 5
30-Sep-05 Southern Lge 25,000 A D 0 - 0
18-Oct-05 Western Lge 6,000 H W 1 - 0 Kyle
20-Nov-05 Western Lge - A W 3 - 0 Stansfield, Kyle (2)
12-Feb-06 Southern Lge 18,000 H L 0 - 1
24-Sep-06 Southern Lge 13,000 H W 5 - 1 Walton, Hewitt, Reid (2), Dow
29-Oct-06 Southern Lge 20,000 A L 1 - 2 Stansfield
20-May-07 Tour - A W 2 - 1 Whyman, Bull
05-Dec-08 Division 2 35,000 A W 3 - 2 Minter (2), Steel R
06-Feb-09 F.A. Cup 2 33,008 H W 1 - 0 Steel R
10-Apr-09 Division 2 22,000 H W 1 - 0 Woodward
06-Dec-09 LonCharCupF 17,000 N L 1 - 4 Minter
05-Dec-10 LonCharCupF 10,000 N W 2 - 1 Minter, Middlemiss
23-Oct-11 Lon Prof Charity Fund 3,981 H W 3 - 0 Minter, Steel R, Middlemiss
14-Oct-12 Lon Prof Charity Fund - A L 0 - 1
14-Oct-13 LonCharCup2 6,500 A W 2 - 0 Middlemiss (2)
06-Feb-15 Friendly - H D 2 - 2 Steel, Cantrell
16-Oct-15 London Comb1 4,200 H W 3 - 1 Banks, Bliss (2)
01-Jan-16 London Comb1 5,000 A W 2 - 0 Bassett, Lloyd
19-Feb-16 London Comb2 3,000 A L 1 - 3 Steel
25-Mar-16 London Comb2 6,000 H W 4 - 0 Lloyd (2), Bliss, Steel
21-Oct-16 London Comb 4,000 A L 1 - 2 Banks
13-Jan-17 London Comb 4,000 Ho W 1 - 0 Barton
06-Oct-17 London Comb 6,000 Hi W 1 - 0 Banks(pen)
01-Dec-17 London Comb 7,000 A L 3 - 4 Banks (2), Coomber
26-Jan-18 London Comb 15,000 Hi L 0 - 1
23-Mar-18 London Comb 3,000 A W 3 - 0 Walden, Potter, Jack
27-Apr-18 LondComb Sub 5,000 A L 0 - 1
04-May-18 LondComb Sub 2,000 Up L 2 - 3 Thomas, Goldthorpe
07-Sep-18 London Comb 8,000 A D 2 - 2 Barnard, Thomas
02-Nov-18 London Comb 500 Ho W 1 - 0 Simons
28-Dec-18 London Comb 8,000 A L 1 - 3 Banks
22-Feb-19 London Comb 10,000 Ho L 0 - 2
19-Apr-19 Victory Cup SF 45,000 Sb L 0 - 2
10-May-19 Nat War Fund 5,000 H D 2 - 2 Grimsdell
06-Dec-19 Division 2 30,000 A W 4 - 1 Grimsdell, Minter, Cantrell, Bliss
13-Dec-19 Division 2 38,000 H W 4 - 0 Walden, Minter (2), Bliss
14-May-21 Friendly - N W 4 - 0 Grimsdell, Banks, Wilson, Bliss
27-Oct-24 LonCharCup1 3,559 H W 5 - 1 Osborne, Hargreaves, Elkes (3)
17-Oct-27 LonCharCup1 - A L 2 - 6 O'Callaghan, Dimmock (pen)
10-Dec-32 Division 2 42,111 A D 2 - 2 Hunt GS (2)
07-Apr-33 Division 2 44,312 H D 0 - 0
05-Oct-35 Division 2 37,298 A W 2 - 1 Duncan, Evans W
08-Feb-36 Division 2 45,277 H D 2 - 2 Sargent, Evans W
19-Dec-36 Division 2 20,495 A D 3 - 3 Ward (pen), Morrison, Miller
24-Apr-37 Division 2 21,133 H D 1 - 1 Alexander
16-Oct-37 Division 2 29,556 A L 1 - 3 Sargent
26-Feb-38 Division 2 34,097 H D 1 - 1 Morrison
15-Oct-38 Division 2 46,679 H W 1 - 0 Lyman
18-Feb-39 Division 2 26,466 A L 0 - 1
23-Mar-40 FL South C 8,000 A W 3 - 2 Morrison, Dix (2)
10-Apr-40 FL South C 2,000 H W 3 - 1 Cox, Morrison (2)
07-Jun-41 Reg Lge Sth 2,815 H W 2 - 1 Ward (pen), Broadis
01-Nov-41 London WarLge 6,000 A D 2 - 2 Gibbons, Noble
02-May-42 London WarLge 3,754 H W 7 - 1 Broadis, Gibbons (2), Stevens (2), Ludford (2)
26-Apr-43 Friendly - H W 3 - 0 Rowley (2), Ludford
25-Dec-43 Football Lge Sth 16,629 H W 2 - 0 Walters, Jones
27-Dec-43 Football Lge Sth 13,200 A W 2 - 0 Ludford, Jones
25-Nov-44 Football Lge Sth 14,300 H W 2 - 1 Walters, Beasley
28-Apr-45 Football Lge Sth 8,000 A W 4 - 2 Ward (pen), Ludford, Hall AE, Freeman og
09-Mar-46 Football Lge Sth 30,000 A D 1 - 1 Whitchurch
16-Mar-46 Football Lge Sth 23,211 H L 1 - 3 Dix (pen)
26-May-46 Friendly - H D 2 - 2 Ludford, Burgess
02-Nov-46 Division 2 40,762 A D 1 - 1 Foreman
08-Mar-47 Division 2 27,715 H D 1 - 1 Bennett
22-Nov-47 Division 2 36,147 A W 2 - 0 Duquemin, Stevens
10-Apr-48 Division 2 32,490 H L 0 - 2
04-Dec-48 Division 2 36,247 A D 1 - 1 Nicholson
30-Apr-49 Division 2 50,133 H D 1 - 1 Duquemin
23-Mar-51 Division 1 47,391 A W 1 - 0 Murphy
26-Mar-51 Division 1 51,862 H W 2 - 1 Bennett, Murphy
20-Aug-51 Division 1 48,766 H W 1 - 0 Medley
29-Aug-51 Division 1 33,920 A W 2 - 1 Bennett, McClellan
12-Dec-59 Division 1 36,772 A D 1 - 1 Jones (pen)
19-Mar-60 Division 1 52,189 H D 1 - 1 Mackay
05-Nov-60 Division 1 56,270 H W 5 - 1 Jones (2), White, Allen (2)
25-Mar-61 Division 1 38,536 A D 0 - 0
11-Nov-61 Division 1 35,662 H W 4 - 2 Jones, White (2), Mackay
17-Apr-62 Division 1 43,355 A D 1 - 1 Greaves
10-Nov-62 Division 1 39,961 A W 2 - 0 Mackay, Jones
13-Apr-63 Division 1 45,951 H D 1 - 1 Greaves
02-Nov-63 Division 1 42,023 H W 1 - 0 Greaves
28-Mar-64 Division 1 30,388 A D 1 - 1 Greaves
05-Oct-64 Division 1 32,908 H W 3 - 0 Norman, Greaves, Saul
13-Feb-65 Division 1 27,708 A L 1 - 4 Greaves
04-Sep-65 Division 1 28,718 A W 2 - 0 Mackay, Clayton
19-Feb-66 Division 1 32,244 H W 4 - 3 Saul, Jones (3)
01-Oct-66 Division 1 28,628 A W 4 - 3 Robertson, Greaves, Gilzean, Venables
11-Feb-67 Division 1 43,961 H W 4 - 2 Greaves, Gilzean, Jones (2)
26-Dec-67 Division 1 36,274 H D 2 - 2 Jones (2)
30-Dec-67 Division 1 30,051 A W 2 - 1 Robertson, Jones
10-Aug-74 Friendly - A W 1 - 0 Peters
10-Sep-77 Division 2 31,939 H W 1 - 0 Jones
04-Feb-78 Division 2 24,763 A D 1 - 1 Taylor
02-Dec-81 League Cup 4 30,214 H W 1 - 0 Hazard
07-Jan-84 F.A. Cup 3 23,398 A D 0 - 0
11-Jan-84 F.A. Cup 3 Replay 32,898 H W 2 - 0 Roberts, Archibald
20-Aug-84 Friendly/Test - H W 3 - 1 Crooks, Allen C (2)
19-Jul-89 Friendly Chase Lodge H W 3 - 1 Howells (2), Moran
05-Jan-98 F.A. Cup 3 27,909 H W 3 - 1 Clemence, Calderwood, Brady
01-Dec-99 League Cup 4 18,134 A L 1 - 3 Iversen
02-Aug-2000 Friendly 12,928 A D 0 - 0
28-Nov-01 League Cup 4 17,006 A W 2 - 1 Rebrov, Davies
15-Dec-01 FA Prem 36,054 H W 4 - 0 Ferdinand, Anderton, Davies, Rebrov
24-Mar-02 FA Prem 15,885 A W 2 - 0 Sheringham, Poyet
11-Sep-02 FA Prem 16,757 A L 2 - 3 Richards, Sheringham
22-Feb-03 FA Prem 34,704 H D 1 - 1 Sheringham (pen)
30-Aug-03 FA Prem 33,421 H L 0 - 3
31-Jan-04 FA Prem 17,024 A L 1 - 2 Keane (pen)
30-Oct-04 FA Prem 21,317 A L 0 - 2
26-Feb-05 FA Prem 35,885 H W 2 - 0 Kanoute, Keane
24-Sep-05 FA Prem 35,427 H W 1 - 0 Defoe
31-Jan-06 FA Prem 21,081 A L 0 - 1
17-Sep-06 FA Prem 36,131 H D 0 - 0
20-Jan-07 FA Prem 23,580 A D 1 - 1 Chimbonda
18-Feb-07 F.A. Cup 5 18,655 A W 4 - 0 Keane (2), Berbatov (2)
01-Sep-07 FA Prem 24,007 A D 3 - 3 Kaboul, Berbatov, Bale
26-Dec-07 FA Prem 36,077 H W 5 - 1 Keane (2), Huddlestone (2), Defoe
15-Nov-08 FA Prem 25,139 A L 1 - 2 Campbell
26-Dec-08 FA Prem 35,866 H D 0 - 0
26-Dec-09 FA Prem 25,679 A D 0 - 0
26-Jan-10 FA Prem 35,467 H W 2 - 0 Crouch, Bentley
06-Mar-10 F.A. Cup 6 A

Full match preview, including match report & images from the last meeting between Spurs & Fulham, available here:

My Football Facts & Stats | Tottenham Hotspur | Match Preview 38

[funkfish]

nice work fella

[Tottenham-ManU]

gr8 work..with our injuries Harry should come up with a plan 2 take fulham down, lets hope Hudd injury isnt serious

[BigDub]

It'll be really surprising to see what sort of lineup Harry rolls out for this one. He's said numerous times just how badly he'd like to win the cup. I'd expect the strongest lineup possible with the players we have fit.

[greala]

So what happens with the Man City fixture, when do we play that?

[funster]

So what happens with the Man City fixture, when do we play that?

Some midweek in March I'd have thought. Which is a pisser because it means (1) I probably won't be able to go and my two tickets could go to waste, and (2) I'm out of pocket for my advance booked rail ticket.

[kevfball63]

Some midweek in March I'd have thought. Which is a pisser because it means (1) I probably won't be able to go and my two tickets could go to waste, and (2) I'm out of pocket for my advance booked rail ticket.

I'm going but I have a buyer for those tickets mate = give me a pm

[funster]

I'm going but I have a buyer for those tickets mate = give me a pm

Will keep it in mind. See when it's rearranged to first. Never know..... I could still get lucky!

[THFC6061]

So what happens with the Man City fixture, when do we play that?

It probably will depend on whether we'll need a replay for the Fulham FA Cup game or not.

If we don't, I'm guessing the City match will be on Tuesday 16th or Wednesday 17th March.

[bale_pure_class]

I wonder if Harry will start Pav again?

[woody]

this is the sort of game that everyone expects us to win that spurs choke and lose the game and the season is destroyed in consequence, we will have to be very careful playing against an in form fulham side

it is the same scenario as bolton only i think this is an easier challenge than going to the reebok, they can't stick 10 men behind the ball and stay organised as this is the cup, they cant play ffor the draw as the replay is at WHL and they'll not want to go back to our place, there gonna have to come out at us and that's when we are gonna have to counter attack and get goals

this is what english football is all about, a place in the semis of the FA cup, that should get every players blood pumping, hungry for a trip to wembley (which i disagree with, a semi final should be played at a sizeable engish club ground like villa park or goodison), this game will sort the men out from the boys

team:

gomes, corluka, bassong, dawson (c), assou-ekotto, modric, palacios, gudjohnsen, bale, pavlyuchenko, defoe

subs:

alnwick, kranjcar, crouch, rose, dervite, livermore, smith

prediction: 3-1 spurs - gudjohnsen, pavlyuchenko, bale

COYS!!!

[Morecambe Yid]

I'm going but I have a buyer for those tickets mate = give me a pm

Me and mrs yid would fancy those tickets please - close run for us here

repsects

[The Cryptkeeper]

Craven Cottage is a very tough place to win at.

This has replay written all over it.

[block31]

Would take a draw now if it was offered, take them back to the Lane.

Optimistic 1-2, Defoe to score first.

[EliteKiller]

With Tommy out we should bring BEA back at left back, push Bale forward on the left and drop Modric in the middle. Then we should try and win 7-6 just like the Ossie days .....