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Match Thread - SWFC v Fulham
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19-09-2015, 18:03
Hopefully we can keep some momentum and beat a poor Newcastle team.
If we can't put 4 past Kirkland in PNE's net then there's no hope!
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19-09-2015, 18:10
BML update, Owlshighgreen gets the win for attendance, no one got the score and scorer nor the results. League table updated.
19-09-2015, 20:33
A deserved win but we made hard work of it.
Wallace & Lopez in 4 Matias & Hutch. We started on the front foot, with Bannan's close range header saved by Lonegan and Bannan again shooting wide a few minutes later. We then took a deserved lead from Wallace's corner as Forestieri headed in. We continued to be in control,but when we reached the 20 minute mark we dropped off and gave Fulham more of the ball. Ream blazed over, Tunnicliffe shot just wide then Fulham equlaized, O Haras strike deflected past Westwood. Their goal got us playing again, Lopez header tipped over by Lonegan from Wallace's cross. From the corner, Lees headed in thru Lonegans legs. Another cross from Wallace and Nuhiu headed just over. 2-1 HT Forestieri was replaced by Joao at HT (tight hamstring, but not serious). We didn't have to wait long for the Owls 3rd goal. Wallace's in-swinging free kick headed in by Turner. The game meandered for 15 mins with no real clear cut chances but we didn't look troubled then we started to drop off again and Fulham pulled a goal back, O'Hara's cross was headed in by Cairney. The next goal was always going to be key and both sides went after it - Bannan smashed into the side netting after skilfully evading O’Hara and the industrious Kieran Lee was a whisker away from going thru on Lonergan. Westwood then denied Burn, and despite 6 minutes of nervous injury time we saw it out. FT 3-2 Westwood 6 - No chance with either goal, not much else to do. Hunt 7 - Got forward well as usual, plays a little narrow for my liking when defending. Lees 8 - Defended well and got on the scoresheet Turner 7 - Defended well for the majority and also scored. Pudil 7 - Seemed to concentrate more on his defensive duties today and did well Lopez 7 - Keeps it simple, worked hard too. Lee 8 - Flourishing under Carlos, works his socks off. Wallace 9 - Crossing of the highest order, 3 assists, does work well with Hunt. Bannan 7 - Could have had a hat trick another day, another who works his socks off Forestieri 7 - Always looking to find space and try to create something Nuhiu 7 - Held ball up well, won some headers, didn't get much help from the ref. Joao 6 - One for the future Helan 5 - Not on long enough So our 2nd win of the season, and despite the scoreline which flatters Fulham, a thoroughly deserved one. Apart from a couple of spells where we let Fulham back into the game, it was the best I have seen them play for quite a while. Not quite sure if we are good enough to mount a playoff push, if we had a goalscorer then maybe we could. 
Great match report Kev.
Lee and Wallace outstanding. I also though Hunt was excellent down the right. Lopez gives us more attacking ideas. A bit sloppy at times and still a little bit afraid of playing at S6 in my opinion. Good 3 points. Well done boys! 
20-09-2015, 00:48
myyyy motm was turner
won absolutellyy everything
Removed until we're actually on our way back
20-09-2015, 04:13
20-09-2015, 09:47
Wallace and Lee were both excellent, but u cant argue with 3 assists, so Wallace was my MOTM.
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20-09-2015, 10:11
S6 Is Buzzing Again!!!
One win, one draw & one defeat at home before yesterday but I was looking forward to the game like the PL days again. Something has changed. Actually a lot has changed. A year ago, we were playing the most boring football at home since the 70s and going to matches was a chore. Now we are playing bright, exciting & inventive football and I am loving it again. While there is still the moaning minority, there is a groundswell of fans that can see the progress being made and are starting to give the team their backing. If you take out the loan spells of Ross Barkley & Connor Wickham, there has been little to get the fans on their feet since promotion but now the feel good factor is back. Since the International Break, we have stepped it up a level & while the results at Burnley & Bolton were disappointing, all the signs were there that The Times Are A Changin'." A shame that crowds are so low but they will increase if the quality & excitement remains high. Let me be quite clear. We are not the best team in this division. If fact we are not even close. However, last season, we were close to the worst and only beat two sides outside the bottom eight all season. We also played the most boring football I have seen in years. The transformation is remarkable. We pass with purpose, we attack with pace and the players seem to have a greater belief. Something happened yesterday (maybe two things) that I cannot remember happening at home last season. One was the team being applauded off at half time. The other (I might be wrong) was us actually leading by two goals at home. Ok, it didn't last long but it is a start. We won 3-2 and to anyone not there, that looks like a narrow victory. It wasn't, the scoreline flatters Fulham. They may have had plenty of the ball but until the final ten minutes, it was all in their own half. In fact Fulham scored with their only two meaningful attempts on goal and one of them only went in courtesy of a deflection. One interesting statistic from yesterday's match is not just that all three of our goals came from headers but that all five of our attempts on target came from headers with the keeper making saves from headers by Bannan & Lopez in addition to the goals by Forestieri, Lees & Turner. Westwood - 6 - didn't have a save to make & couldn't do anything about goals Hunt - 6 - Better than Tuesday, attacked with verve Lees - 7 - solid & secure Turner - 7 - calm & assured Pudil - 6 - kept it tight Lee - 7 - kept the ball moving Lopez - 7 - real quality passing Bannan - 7 - never stopped & quality through balls Wallace - 8 - killer crosses for all three goals Nuhiu - 6 - better than Tuesday Forestieri - 7 - live wire ................................................................................... Joao - 6 - raw, needs more game time but will get there Helan - 6 - tidy but hardly involved Stat Attack Goals: Forestieri 1 Lees 1 Turner 1 Assists: Wallace 3 Tackles: Bannan 4 Lee 4 Turner 2 Hunt 2 Interceptions: Lopez 2 Bannan 2 Clearances: Turner 5 Lees 5 Joao 2 Attempts: Bannan 3 Pudil 2 Lees 1 Turner 1 Lopez 1 Forestieri 1 Nuhiu 1 Attempts On Target: Bannan 1 Lees 1 Lopez 1 Forestieri 1 Turner 1 Key Passes: Wallace 6 Bannan 1 Lee 1 Joao 1 Dribbles: Hunt 2 Lopez 2 Nuhiu 2 Dispossessed: Nuhiu 2 Lee 2 Bad Control: Nuhiu 3 Hunt 1 Turner 1 Wallace 1 Lee 1 Crosses: Wallace 10 (Accurate 7) Hunt 4 (Accurate 0) Bannan 2 (Accurate 2) Passing Accuracy (Number of Passes in Brackets) Joao 100% (9) Forestieri 83% (18) Wallace 81% (31) Lopez 80% (44) Lee 77% (39) Bannan 74% (39) Pudil 65% (20) Hunt 64% (33) Lees 61% (31) Nuhiu 61% (31) Turner 48% (21) Westwood 36% (31) Helan 25% (4) Total Touches: Bannan 53 Lee 50 Lopez 49 Hunt 48 Wallace 47 Nuhiu 44 Westwood 39 Lees 38 Turner 32 Pudil 25 Forestieri 19 Joao 14 Helan 6 The stats show the all round contribution of Wallace, Bannan, Lopez & Lee. We missed Hutchinson's interceptions but the team functioned effectively and we used our set pieces well. We have two wins, three draws & three defeats from eight matches but those three defeats (and one draw) were against sides currently in the top six so I expect results to slowly improve as the season progresses. Sure, we have plenty of rough edges. We lack a 20 goals per season goal scorer. We concede goals too easily at times. We are vulnerable to the sucker punch. We still have a long way to go and it may take more than one season to achieve it but the giant is awakening and I can see us turning into an irresistible force before long. Enjoy The Ride!
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