Fulham: Crossley, Leacock, Knight, Goma, Rosenior, Radzinski, Diop, Christanval, Boa Morte, McBride, John Subs: Legwinski, Helguson, Elrich, Warner, Pearce Blackburn: Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Todd, Gray, Emerton, Tugay, Savage, Pedersen, Bentley, Dickov Subs: Kuqi, Enckelman, Reid, Mokoena, Thompson No Boca. Must be a last scratch.
Re: Friedel/McBride: Fulham v. Blackburn, 12/17 (R) According to Gentleman Jim, Boca had a fitness test on the field with the physio about three hours before the game. He didn't pass it, obviously, but it sounds like a relatively minor injury.
Re: Friedel/McBride: Fulham v. Blackburn, 12/17 (R) Friedel had a great fingertip save on a Collins John header. John has now been subbed due to injury and on has come Helguson, who will presumably team with McBride up top.
McBride goes down clutching his shoulder. Blackburn refuse to put the ball out of bounds. Boa Morte shouts at Lucas Neill, McBride angry at the referee. McBride yellow-carded for dissent.
And Lucas Neill just got a yellow for unsporting behavious. McBride, Helguson, Radzinski and Knight have all been booked for Fulham.
"Brian McBride still absolutely furious with Mr. Clattenberg." McBride, Coleman, and Neill are all talking to the ref.
From BBC... Bookings: B McBride 42 Z Knight 67 T Radzinski 71 B McBride 80 Was McBride sent off??? Edit: Nevermind, I see they corrected it in their tracker... Correction - 41:50 Booking Foul by Brian McBride (Fulham) on Robbie Savage (Blackburn). Heidar Helguson (Fulham) booked for unsporting behaviour. Indirect free kick taken left-footed by Robbie Savage (Blackburn) from left channel, resulting in open play. 41:50 Booking Foul by Brian McBride (Fulham) on Robbie Savage (Blackburn). Brian McBride (Fulham) booked for unsporting behaviour. Indirect free kick taken left-footed by Robbie Savage (Blackburn) from left channel, resulting in open play.
It sound like a beauty too... 89:36 GOAL - Zat Knight Fulham 2 - Blackburn 1Headed own goal by Zat Knight (Fulham) (bottom-left of goal) from own half (20 yards).
I clicked on the soccernet's scoreboard, facetiously saying to myself, "I bet it ended up 3-2 with Zat Knight scoring 3 for Blackburn." Well ... I was close. I hate that donkey.
For some reason I'm most interested in finding out if Blackburn did indeed change their kit at halftime