Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Cattermole (28) |  | Dickson Etuhu (36) |
| Date | : | Sat, Nov 19, 2011 | Time | : | 16:00 CET |
| Play on | : | Barclays Premier League |
Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was the Cottagers' hero as he denied Sunderland achievement with a arresting injury-time save as it concluded in stalemate.
'Sunderland 0 - 0 Fulham' 19th Nov Highlights 2011
The Australia international, who had beforehand apparent both Kieran Richardson and Jack Colback bang his woodwork in a ablaze alpha by the Black Cats, managed to block Stephane Sessegnon's injury-time attempt with his leg admitting getting beatific the amiss way by a abandoned deflection.
However, while Steve Bruce's Sunderland created added than abundant affairs to win the game, they were aswell accountable to their keeper, Keiren Westwood, for two acute saves which kept out Moussa Dembele and Chris Baird.
Sunderland accept now won alone two of their 12 Barclays Premier Alliance amateur to date this division and calm just 11 credibility from a accessible 36, and a army of 37,688 trudged abroad alive things will accept to change bound if they are to accomplish their aim of a adequate top-10 finish.
For Fulham, a point represented a appropriate acknowledgment afterwards three defeats in their endure four alliance amateur in what was their 25th accoutrement of the season.
Sunderland ability accept gone in at the breach two goals to the good, but appropriately could accept headed for the bathrobe allowance abaft by the aforementioned allowance afterwards a bisected in which both abandon created chances.
The Black Cats, however, will feel affluence was not on their ancillary as they abundantly dominated, but were alert denied by the woodwork central the aperture 16 minutes.
Midfielder Richardson was the afflicted man with nine account gone if he met Sessegnon's left-wing cantankerous with a attack which wrong-footed Schwarzer, but abrupt the top of the crossbar.
Seven account later, it was Colback who was larboard cursing the anatomy of the ambition if he blocked Damien Duff's attempted approval afore spinning and conduct a left-foot attempt adjoin it.
Fulham striker Dembele had beforehand affected a accomplished acknowledgment save from Westwood afterwards absence accomplished Lee Cattermole and Michael Turner on the bend of the amends area.
But with Nicklas Bendtner and Sessegnon causing all sorts of problems for the visitors' defence, the cartage was branch mainly in the added direction.
Sessegnon directed a anemic 23rd-minute attack beeline at Schwarzer and Phil Bardsley had a accomplished all-embracing accomplishment blocked by Brede Hangeland.
However, the visitors staged an injury-time flurry and ability accept taken the advance alert in quick succession.
First Bardsley helped Bobby Zamora's attack out for a bend and then, if Sunderland old boy Dickson Etuhu met Duff's set-piece, Cattermole austere off the band to ensure the abandon remained bound together.
Sunderland alternate in bent affection and Aaron Hughes had to cut out an Ahmed Elmohamady cantankerous with Richardson looming afore Danny Murphy afraid Sessegnon's deflected attempt to assurance aural abnormal of the restart.
It took a acceptable save by Westwood to abjure Chris Baird afterwards he had accomplished in a low drive from Zamora's able 51st-minute free-kick.
Elmohamady's clip was proving too abundant for Baird at times, but too generally the Egypt all-embracing bootless to aftermath a cogent final ball.
Bardsley, however, was accouterment abundant bigger account from a alternation of corners with Baird accepting to bright Wes Brown's goal-bound attack and Sessegnon slicing advanced afterwards Schwarzer had appear for, but missed, a bourgeois cross.
Murphy ability accept put the visitors advanced if the brawl bankrupt to him on the bend of the Sunderland amends breadth with 65 account gone, but he accursed beeline at Westwood.
Jol replaced Zamora with Andrew Johnson and Bruce beatific on striker Ji Dong-won for Colback as they both looked for achievement with the alarm active down.
Neither Bendtner nor Elmohamady could get a blow on Sessegnon's 76th-minute cantankerous as it flew beyond the amends area, but both Johnson and Clint Dempsey attempt just advanced of Westwood's far column in a close conclusion.
However, it took a beauteous acknowledgment save from Schwarzer to accumulate out Sessegnon's goal-bound accomplishment afterwards it had abrupt Philippe Senderos with just abnormal remaining.
Sunderland vs Fulham Last 5 match
| Sunderland | Fulham |
| Nov 5, 2011, Man Utd. 1 - 0 Sunderland | Nov 6, 2011, Fulham 1 - 3 Tottenham |
| Oct 29, 2011, Sunderland 2 - 2 Aston Villa | Nov 3, 2011, Fulham 4 - 1 Wisla Krakow |
| Oct 22, 2011, Bolton 0 - 2 Sunderland | Oct 29, 2011, Wigan Athletic 0 - 2 Fulham |
| Oct 16, 2011, Arsenal 2 - 1 Sunderland | Oct 23, 2011, Fulham 1 - 3 Everton |
| Oct 1, 2011, Sunderland 2 - 2 West Bromwich Albion | Oct 20, 2011, Wisla Krakow 1 - 0 Fulham |
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