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FULHAM
TEAM NOTES
Coach: Chris Coleman (since April 2003) Premiership
Record: 8-12-5
Rank: 14th, 29 points
Last Result: 4-2 loss at Manchester United, February 4
Streak: Lost 1 Next Game: vs. West Bromwich Albion, February 11 Fulham dropped down a place to 14th following their 4-2 loss against Manchester United. In an exciting contest at Old Trafford, Ji-Sung Park's deflected shot and Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick put United two ahead inside 13 minutes. Brian McBride hit back for Fulham but Louis Saha then scored for United against his former club seconds later (although television replays showed Ruud van Nistelrooy was offside in the build-up), and even though Heidar Helguson's goal gave Fulham hope, Ronaldo's late strike sealed United's victory. Fulham coach Chris Coleman, who was sent from the dug-out for his protests after Saha's goal, said bitterly: "If I make a mistake in my team selection or tactics I'm going to get punished for it. If someone else makes a mistake they should get punished for it. That's the way I see it. Some of the decisions could have been of a higher standard for sure. I thought my guys were fantastic and dug their heels in and got a couple of goals back and were always in the game." This Saturday, Fulham host West Bromwich Albion who are just two places and three points behind them. They tied 0-0 at The Hawthorns in December, but back in October Fulham were beaten 3-2 at home by West Brom in the Carling Cup.
SCOREBOARD
FINAL
Fulham 2
Manchester United 4
Match Summary
FUL - Brian McBride, 22nd min.
FUL - Heidar Helguson, 37th min.
MAN - Ji-Sung Park, 6th min.
MAN - Cristiano Ronaldo, 14th min.
MAN - Louis Saha, 23rd min.
MAN - Cristiano Ronaldo, 86th min.

PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chelsea 26 21 2 3 52 16 66
Manchester United 26 16 4 6 52 27 54
Liverpool 26 15 5 6 32 17 51
Tottenham Hotspur 26 12 5 9 35 22 45
Arsenal 26 12 9 5 39 21 41
WEST HAM UNITED 26 12 9 5 39 34 41
Bolton Wanderers 24 10 5 9 30 23 39
WIGAN ATHLETIC 26 12 11 3 30 32 39
Manchester City 26 11 11 4 36 30 37
Blackburn Rovers 25 11 10 4 31 31 37
Everton 26 11 12 3 19 32 36
Charlton Athletic 25 10 12 3 32 37 33
Fulham 26 9 12 5 36 37 32
Newcastle United 25 9 11 5 24 29 32
Aston Villa 26 7 10 9 32 35 30
Middlesbrough 25 7 11 7 33 44 28
WEST BROMWICH 26 7 14 5 24 38 26
Birmingham City 25 5 15 5 21 37 20
Portsmouth 26 4 16 6 18 45 18
SUNDERLAND 25 2 19 4 18 46 10

c-league champion, r-relegated to lower division
FULHAM SCHEDULE
Date Time Teams Stories
Wed. January 5th 03:00 p.m. ET Fulham 3, Southampton 3  
Sat. January 22nd 10:00 a.m. ET Fulham 2, Birmingham City 1  
Wed. February 2nd 02:45 p.m. ET Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1  
 

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