Dempsey/Hangeland: West Ham v Fulham, 1/18 8:30A ET

[MasterShake29]

BBC Preview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7815669.stm

The two Texas natives will start, I take it Spector is still injured.

Match is live on Setanta USA.

[Altidore_Adu_Fan]

looking forward to this match lets go DEMPSEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[schrutebuck]

The English media is gradually beginning to take an interest in Deuce and his role in Fulham's season:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jan/18/fulham-clint-dempsey-premier-league

http://www.northantset.co.uk/sport/Fulham-must-hold-on-to.4887691.jp

Dempsey has enjoyed a busy week following a fresh addition to the family and he would like to celebrate the new arrival with a goal against West Ham.

Here's hoping Clint celebrates fatherhood in style with a goal and victory.

[m vann]

Congrats to Mom, Dad, and baby Elyse! That's awesome. That goodness the USWNT doesn't have the problem of losing duel nationals! ;) I'm keeping my fingers crossed Pops scores a goal, I wanna see that celebration he says he has up his sleeve.

[Sam Hamwich]

birth of a baby could go either way, he might be preoccupied or he might (like myself) turn primitive and try and crush his competitors.

I guess I predict a few very good missed chances to score, a yellow card and a perfect assist to either zamora or AJ that they will manage not to miss.

Still, cant help but feel West Ham has the Whites number and with the two week layoff, they will be very rusty in the first half.

If they can go in tied at the half, I think they might just win, if not, it could get ugly as Cole always seems to do well.

Let's take a tally, Bullard has had: dead leg, bed head, the flu, myopia, vertigo, hip pointer, legionnaires disease, a sex-change and his left arm amputated in the last two weeks.

What I dont understand is why he is wanting the transfer so badly? Fulham is as good or better than any of the hopefuls and if its about salary, I think Fulham would probably go the extra mile for him. Strange situation.

Would be great to see Dempsey in the center of the pitch with Leon. I think that could work well. Might as well retire Murphy if Bullard goes.

[garbaggio]

BBC Preview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7815669.stm

The two Texas natives will start, I take it Spector is still injured.

Match is live on Setanta USA.

Did Spector reinjure himself? I know he made at least one appearance around the Boxing Day fixtures.

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here is a stream http://www.justin.tv/cric877weebly

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here is another http://www.justin.tv/watchlive10

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Dempsey with the foul

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1-0 West Ham

[olephill2]

7' - the fix is in! John Pantsill with a defensive mistake in the box and Di Michele scores for West Ham. 1-0.

[ConfederacyofDunces]

ouch! fulham down

[ragin bear]

Not good for a Fulham squad that struggles to score on the road.

[ragin bear]

Fulham playing like crap...I wondered if that game being postponed against Blackburn would throw them off their good for...so far the answer is yes.

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Dempsey with volley try

[ragin bear]

Dempsey with volley try

It wasn't a good decision either and the announcers criticized him for it. He had time to settle it and make a more threatening play.

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It wasn't a good decision either and the announcers criticized him for it. He had time to settle it and make a more threatening play.
yea. He did.

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Panstil might be the first one off.

[Dynamo Kev]

I would give Pantsil another 10 mins.. if there isn't an improvement- give em the hook.

[ragin bear]

West Ham are playing really well...Dempsey with a nice defensive tackle in the box to knock it out.