Fulham 2-1 Sunderland: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 6 May 2012
Result
Fulham 2-1 Sunderland
Premier League · Sunday 6 May 2012, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Fulham 2-1 Sunderland: match report
Fulham beat Sunderland 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 6 May 2012. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Clint Dempsey opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Fulham's goals came from Clint Dempsey (12') and Mousa Dembélé (35'). Sunderland scored through Phil Bardsley (34').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Fulham were 9th on 49 points from 36 and Sunderland 11th on 45 points from 36. Fulham went on to finish that season 9th with 52 points, and Sunderland 13th with 45.
Fulham lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sunderland in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Fulham wins, 5 draws and 3 for Sunderland.
Going into the match Fulham's last five read W-L-W-D-W and Sunderland's D-D-D-L-D.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Clint Dempsey
- 34'Goal · Phil Bardsley
- 35'Goal · Mousa Dembélé
Head-to-head
Team news
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Fulham expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Schwarzer, Brede Hangeland, Stephen Kelly, Philippe Senderos, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Mousa Dembélé, Clint Dempsey, Andy Johnson, Bryan Ruiz
Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)
Simon Mignolet, Phil Bardsley, Michael Turner, Matthew Kilgallon, John O'Shea, Lee Cattermole, Craig Gardner, Jack Colback, James McClean, Stéphane Sessègnon, Dong-won Ji