
Fulham vs Sunderland, 2014-15 English FA Cup, Round 4
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Goalkeeper blunder helps Sunderland win at Fulham
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Sunderland looked like they would become the latest Premier League victim of a shock-filled FA Cup fourth round until Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli's embarrassing fumble help them turnaround this replay.
Match Commentary
- 0': Game on!
- 2': Anthony Reveillere crosses the ball.
- 2': Ross McCormack clears the ball from danger.
- 3': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 3': Jack Grimmer commits a foul on Emanuele Giaccherini resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 4': Jordi Gómez (Sunderland) Free Kick at 4'
- 4': Jordi Gómez crosses the ball.
- 5': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 5': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Attacking)
- 7': Jordi Gómez commits a foul on Ryan Tunnicliffe resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 7': Shaun Hutchinson (Fulham) Free Kick at 7'
- 7': Jordi Gómez commits a foul on Alexander Kacaniklic resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 8': Jack Grimmer (Fulham) Free Kick at 8'
- 8': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Hugo Rodallega crosses the ball.
- 9': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Attacking)
- 10': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 10': Nikolay Bodurov clears the ball from danger.
- 12': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Defending)
- 13': Ricardo Álvarez hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 13': Marcus Bettinelli makes the save (Catch)
- 13': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Defending)
- 13': Jordi Gómez hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 13': Marcus Bettinelli makes the save (Parry)
- 14': Offside called on Steven Fletcher
- 14': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) Free Kick at 14'
- 15': Steven Fletcher hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 15': Marcus Bettinelli makes the save (Parry)
- 18': John O'Shea commits a foul on Hugo Rodallega resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 18': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) Free Kick at 18'
- 18': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Defending)
- 19': Jordi Gómez commits a foul on Jack Grimmer resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 19': Shaun Hutchinson (Fulham) Free Kick at 19'
- 19': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Defending)
- 21': John O'Shea commits a foul on Cauley Woodrow resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 21': Shaun Hutchinson (Fulham) Free Kick at 21'
- 22': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 22': Emanuele Giaccherini hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 22': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 24': Shaun Hutchinson clears the ball from danger.
- 25': Patrick Van Aanholt crosses the ball.
- 25': Nikolay Bodurov clears the ball from danger.
- 25': Liam Bridcutt commits a foul on Ross McCormack resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 25': Liam Bridcutt is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 26': Konstantinos Stafylidis (Fulham) Free Kick at 26'
- 26': Konstantinos Stafylidis crosses the ball.
- 26': Patrick Van Aanholt clears the ball from danger.
- 26': Throw-in: Konstantinos Stafylidis takes it (Defending)
- 27': Konstantinos Stafylidis crosses the ball.
- 28': Hugo Rodallega hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 28': Goal!! Hugo Rodallega hits a right footed shot high through the middle from the centre 6 yard and scores!! Fulham now leads 1 - 0
- 29': Seko Fofana commits a foul on Liam Bridcutt resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 30': Anthony Reveillere (Sunderland) Free Kick at 30'
- 30': Ricardo Álvarez hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 30': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 33': Ricardo Álvarez hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 35': Jordi Gómez hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 35': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 36': Ross McCormack crosses the ball.
- 36': John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.
- 36': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 37': Jermain Defoe hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
- 37': Ross McCormack hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 37': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 38': Alexander Kacaniklic crosses the ball.
- 38': John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.
- 38': Alexander Kacaniklic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 38': Vito Mannone makes the save (Catch)
- 39': Patrick Van Aanholt crosses the ball.
- 39': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 40': Cauley Woodrow commits a foul on Liam Bridcutt resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 40': Cauley Woodrow is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 40': John O'Shea (Sunderland) Free Kick at 40'
- 41': Throw-in: Konstantinos Stafylidis takes it (Attacking)
- 41': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 42': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Defending)
- 42': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Defending)
- 43': Jordi Gómez crosses the ball.
- 43': Shaun Hutchinson clears the ball from danger.
- 43': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 44': Jordi Gómez hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 44': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 45': Alexander Kacaniklic hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 45': Vito Mannone takes a short goal kick
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45'+1': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 45'+1': Emanuele Giaccherini crosses the ball.
- 45'+1': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 45': The second half is under way
- 46': Patrick Van Aanholt crosses the ball.
- 46': Shaun Hutchinson clears the ball from danger.
- 47': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 47': Anthony Reveillere crosses the ball.
- 47': Nikolay Bodurov clears the ball from danger.
- 48': Jermain Defoe hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 48': Marcus Bettinelli makes the save (Catch)
- 49': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 49': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 50': Nikolay Bodurov clears the ball from danger.
- 50': Jermain Defoe hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
- 51': Shaun Hutchinson blocks the shot
- 51': Konstantinos Stafylidis crosses the ball.
- 52': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 52': Patrick Van Aanholt hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 53': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 53': Santiago Vergini commits a foul on Hugo Rodallega resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 54': Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham) Free Kick at 54'
- 54': Ross McCormack crosses the ball.
- 54': Santiago Vergini clears the ball from danger.
- 55': Seko Fofana crosses the ball.
- 55': Vito Mannone takes a short goal kick
- 56': Anthony Reveillere hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
- 58': Alexander Kacaniklic hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 58': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 61': Oh no! That was a bit unlucky, Marcus Bettinelli has just scored on his own net! The game is now tied at 1
- 62': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Emanuele Giaccherini resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 62': Nikolay Bodurov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 63': Anthony Reveillere (Sunderland) Free Kick at 63'
- 63': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Attacking)
- 63': Patrick Van Aanholt crosses the ball.
- 63': Shaun Hutchinson clears the ball from danger.
- 64': Konstantinos Stafylidis crosses the ball.
- 64': Alexander Kacaniklic hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 64': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 65': Emanuele Giaccherini hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 65': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 66': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 66': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 67': Emanuele Giaccherini hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 68': Marcus Bettinelli takes a long goal kick
- 68': Jordi Gómez commits a foul on Ross McCormack resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 69': Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham) Free Kick at 69'
- 70': Ricardo Álvarez crosses the ball.
- 70': Ross McCormack clears the ball from danger.
- 70': Throw-in: Patrick Van Aanholt takes it (Attacking)
- 71': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Defending)
- 72': Ross McCormack commits a foul on Ricardo Álvarez resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 72': Santiago Vergini (Sunderland) Free Kick at 72'
- 73': Jordi Gómez crosses the ball.
- 73': Cauley Woodrow crosses the ball.
- 74': John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.
- 74': Seko Fofana hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 74': Sunderland makes a sub: Danny Graham enters for Steven Fletcher. Reason: Tactical
- 74': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 75': Ricardo Álvarez hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 75': Goal!! Ricardo Álvarez hits a left footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Sunderland now leads 2 - 1
- 77': Throw-in: Konstantinos Stafylidis takes it (Defending)
- 77': Hugo Rodallega crosses the ball.
- 77': Ross McCormack hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 78': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 78': Throw-in: Konstantinos Stafylidis takes it (Attacking)
- 78': Seko Fofana crosses the ball.
- 79': Jordi Gómez clears the ball from danger.
- 79': Alexander Kacaniklic crosses the ball.
- 79': Hugo Rodallega hits a good header. Outcome: save
- 79': Vito Mannone makes the save (Catch)
- 79': Throw-in: Jack Grimmer takes it (Attacking)
- 80': Emanuele Giaccherini commits a foul on Ryan Tunnicliffe resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 80': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Fulham) Free Kick at 80'
- 82': Emanuele Giaccherini is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 82': Ricardo Álvarez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 82': Seko Fofana is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 83': Fulham makes a sub: Lasse Christensen enters for Seko Fofana. Reason: Tactical
- 83': Fulham makes a sub: Patrick Roberts enters for Alexander Kacaniklic. Reason: Tactical
- 83': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Attacking)
- 86': Hugo Rodallega commits a foul on Patrick Van Aanholt resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 87': Sunderland makes a sub: Liam Agnew enters for Ricardo Álvarez. Reason: Tactical
- 87': Vito Mannone (Sunderland) Free Kick at 87'
- 88': Vito Mannone takes a long goal kick
- 89': Ross McCormack commits a foul on Liam Bridcutt resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 89': Ross McCormack is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 89': Anthony Reveillere (Sunderland) Free Kick at 89'
- 89': Anthony Reveillere crosses the ball.
- 90': Patrick Roberts crosses the ball.
- 90': Sunderland makes a sub: Wes Brown enters for Emanuele Giaccherini. Reason: Tactical
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
- 90'+1': Throw-in: Anthony Reveillere takes it (Defending)
- 90'+1': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Danny Graham resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 90'+1': John O'Shea (Sunderland) Free Kick at 91'
- 90'+1': Jordi Gómez crosses the ball.
- 90'+2': Konstantinos Stafylidis crosses the ball.
- 90'+3': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Danny Graham resulting on a penalty for Sunderland
- 90'+3': Jordi Gómez hits the penalty kick with his left foot to the lower right corner and scores!!
- 90'+5': Shaun Hutchinson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 90'+5': Anthony Reveillere commits a foul on Patrick Roberts resulting on a free kick for Fulham
- 90'+5': Ross McCormack (Fulham) Free Kick at 95'
- 90'+5': Ross McCormack crosses the ball.
- 90'+5': John O'Shea clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+5': Ryan Tunnicliffe commits a foul on Wes Brown resulting on a free kick for Sunderland
- 90'+5': Vito Mannone (Sunderland) Free Kick at 95'
- 90'+6': Offside called on Jermain Defoe
Statistics
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FUL![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
50 | Possession | 50 |
17 | SHOTS | 10 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
18 | Crosses | 16 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
7 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,777
Line-Ups
Fulham
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Marcus Bettinelli (GK) |
37 | Jack Grimmer |
4 | Shaun Hutchinson ![]() |
6 | Nikolay Bodurov ![]() |
3 | Konstantinos Stafylidis |
19 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
12 | Seko Fofana ![]() |
11 | Alex Kacaniklic |
44 | Ross McCormack ![]() |
16 | Cauley Woodrow ![]() |
20 | Hugo Rodallega |
Sunderland
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
15 | Anthony Reveillere |
16 | John O'Shea |
27 | Santiago Vergini |
3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
4 | Liam Bridcutt ![]() |
14 | Jordi Gómez |
23 | Emanuele Giaccherini ![]() |
20 | Ricardo Alvarez |
10 | Connor Wickham |
28 | Jermain Defoe |
9 | Steven Fletcher |
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