The greatest player in the history of Fulham Football Club was immortalized Saturday when a statue of legend Johnny Haynes was unveiled outside Craven Cottage in west London. Haynes, who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham between 1952 and 1970, died in 2005. Pele once called Haynes the best passer of [. Click to continue reading...

By JAMES CLARKManager Gianfranco Zola is 2 for 2 in Premier League matches (the Carling Cup loss to Watford notwithstanding!), but even more so than the results, it's the type of football we are playing that's winning new converts and reinforcing the convictions of the old guard of supporters. Click to continue reading...

In more fun with new gossip and flighty rumors, News of the World reports today that Clint Dempsey may be planning an escape from Fulham: "...Clint Dempsey is looking to leave Craven Cottage after being frozen out of the first team by Roy Hodgson." COULD IT BE TRUE?! WHAT!? Who the hell knows, at this point publishing [. Click to continue reading...

First off, I welcome everyone to join us in the EPL Talk Chat this weekend. Starting Saturday from 7:20 am and Sunday from 8:20 am.

Now onto the predictions. All times are Eastern and TV Schedules are subject to change without notice.

Everton v Liverpool (Saturday 7:45 am, Live on Setanta Sports from 7:30 am.

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1. Why Are We Here Again?

Not an existentialist query, just a plea for confirmation.
Jesus, what a couple of weeks.
Managers being sacked, speculation swirling around Upton Park, well-dressed Italians consolidating their influence, the mutated offspring of once-dead court cases rising from the grave, West Ham scoring freely at home with good football and the US Government stalling over a $700billion package to move Wall St in it's entirity to Jerusalem where Paul McCartney plans to symbolically batter it down with his ex-wife's prosthetic leg whilst singing 'Give Peace A Chance'. Click to continue reading...

Good morning folks. Another important fixture on the road at the Reebok against Bolton. Not going to be easy, this one, as the squad is probably a bit tired from its trek down and back to Kiev. That'll be no excuse, says the boss in part of the match preview. Bolton has given us difficulties in the past, especially at the Reebok.

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Nice, well-deserved snippet re Lee Cook. (Also nice to see other players, not just for themselves). And of course, always nice to see people giving to, not just taking from, QPR!

Guardian/Ben McFarland - More of the world's most philanthropic footballers ...
Hot on the heels of last week's philanthropic account of Damiano Tommasi come more altruistic examples of benevolent ballplayers. Click to continue reading...

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Telegraph/Huw Turbervill - Queens Park Rangers looking good for promotion push
Loftus Road has had a Changing Rooms-style makeover in an attempt to reflect the lofty ambitions of the club's owners, Flavio Briatore and his fellow Formula One impresarios.
The iron skirting that surrounds the top of the stands has had a nice, new blue paint-job, the advertising boards have been spruced up and the School End has a flash big screen sitting on top of it. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool ended their miserable run against Manchester United after an odd own-goal from Wes Brown and a late score from sub Ryan Babel gave them a 2-1 victory at Anfield. Elsewhere, Robinho scored on his Citey debut but Chelsea rallied to win 3-1 despite a harsh red card on John Terry. Arsenal won 4-0 over Blackburn as Adebayor netted a hat trick, Hull heaped more misery on Newcastle, Tim Cahill made a timely return to give Everton the win over Stoke and Fulham beat Bolton at Craven Cottage. Click to continue reading...

Tim Howard and Everton welcome new boys Stoke City, while the last Fulham Yank standing, Clint Dempsey welcomes Bolton to Craven Cottage in English soccer action. Click to continue reading...

The Gunners were woeful at Craven Cottage a few weeks ago, and supporters will be hoping for a vast improvement when their team travels to Blackburn on Saturday. It appears as though the defence might have to contend with a striker who has been a thorn in Arsenal's side for ... Click to continue reading...

As TOR reader/informant FERENGi® pointed out to me via email this is straight out oxymoronic, communist-stuntin'. You see Eddie Johson does not care to limit his couture to Craven Cottage or any one place in particular. After all he is a grown-ass man and Cuba is not his momma.

On one hand I'm thinking perhaps US Soccer should have given the team one of those awkward cultural sensistivity classes like they did that one time on The Office and maybe mention something about how we're viewed as materialistic and "capitalist pigs". Click to continue reading...

In the immediate aftermath of Arsenal's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage on  the second Saturday evening of the Premiership, several pundits queued up to pass judgement on Arsenal, the players who performed and the lack of signings. Two games into the season and Arsenal have no chance of winning anything, finishing in the top four [. Click to continue reading...

Julian Gray has signed with Fulham. The 28-year-old midfielder is moving from Coventry to Craven Cottage. Hull City will welcome Daniel Cousin from Rangers. The 31-year-old is believed to have signed a three-year deal with the Tigers. Carlo Nash has... Click to continue reading...

  Arsenal entertain Newcastle United on Saturday hoping to restore pride to the Emirates faithful after a 1-0 loss at Craven Cottage last week. Newcastle are so far unbeaten in the Premiership and will be tough opponents. Arsenal welcome back Cesc Fabregas to Premiership football after completing an hour in the 4-0 win over FC Twente [. Click to continue reading...

In one of the more intriguing contests of the weekend, Arsenal are looking to rebound from a lackluster start to the season. The Gunners struggled to defeat West Brom by a single goal in their opening match and then lost to Fulham at Craven Cottage last week.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are enjoying a fine start to the 2008-09 campaign.

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Newcastle United will make the 280 mile trip to The Emirates tomorrow to face Arsene Wenger's men. The Gunners go into the match as clear favourites, despite the frustrating loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage last weekend. Arsenal have been boosted by the fact that Samir Nasri, Theo Walcott and William Gallas have been passed fit. Click to continue reading...

Craven Cottage (dopamine clouds not pictured)


2007/8 Review

On April 19th Fulham lost 2-0 to Liverpool and appeared to be sunk. Three wins later and they had hauled themselves from the morass, by virtue of a better goal difference than Birmingham. Manager Roy Hodgson, who had taken the post at Christmas, received the plaudits for their escape. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal skipper William Gallas has urged his young team-mates to bounce back from Saturday's shock Premier League defeat to Fulham, by cruising through to the Champions League group stages with a win in tonights penultimate qualifier against FC Twente. The 31-year-old captained a below-par Gunners' side at Craven Cottage and believes tonights game gives Arsene Wenger's [. Click to continue reading...

When Arsenal won 3-1 at Craven Cottage last season, the midfield consisted of Fabregas, Hleb, Flamini and Rosicky. None of the quartet featured on Saturday (two sold, two injured) and the team subsequently flopped in a match that they would normally be expected to win. Let's give Fulham some credit for . Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has defended skipper William Gallas after the French defender was criticised for allowing Fulham's Brede Hangeland to escape his clutches and score the decisive goal in the club's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage. Gallas was charged with the responsibility of marking the giant Norwegian defender at a first-half corner, but he let the centre-back [. Click to continue reading...

There's little doubt that the Gunners have been missing a certain Spanish midfielder this season. This was especially in evidence on Saturday evening, where Arsenal laboured to a 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage, with manager Arsene Wenger critical of their inaccuracy when it came to passing the football. Click to continue reading...

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Fulham v Arsenal: Brede Hangeland's goal twenty-one minutes proved to be the difference as Arsenal's shaky start continued by dropping points to Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Arsenal's forward play is more shocking right now than it was at any stage of last season.

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According to this source, Wenger has decided he simply MUST have this midfielder after seeing his side lose following a shocking display at Craven Cottage. Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Arsenal are reportedly back in for Xabi Alonso, but may will have to pay £16million due to the ... Click to continue reading...

Emmanuel Adebayor has warned his Arsenal team mates that they can not afford to make another slip up this season following the defeat at Fulham. The Gunners failed to get into their stride at Craven Cottage on Saturday as they slumped to a miserable 1-0 reverse. Adebayor believes that the club should not be losing ground in [. Click to continue reading...

A lot of time you'll hear the phrase that something was so dull it puts you to sleep. Most of the time it's a figure of speech -- like, for instance -- who actually watches paint dry? Saturday morning the second half of Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage indeed put me into slumber land. One minute I'm stretched out on the couch and its around the 55th minute of Arsenal's hapless Click to continue reading...

Liverpool needed a late Gerrard strike to oust Boro at Anfield, Fulham claimed a historic win over a poor Arsenal side at Craven Cottage, a Deco free-kick doomed Wigan at the JJB, Elano led Manchester City to a 3-0 win over West Ham at Eastlands, Blackburn and Hull drew, a Michael Owen goal propelled Newcastle to victory over Bolton, Stoke beat Villa, Tottenham lost at home to an inspired Sunderland side, and Everton won away to West Brom. Click to continue reading...

Great win by Fulham yesterday. 1-0 over Arsenal at Craven Cottage. Watching the game at The Highbury Pub in Milwaukee - a friendly soccer bar whose very name was taken from Arsenal's former grounds.

The bar was populated mainly with Gooners and my hopes and dreams were managed in increments. Click to continue reading...

Fulham defender John Paintsil may regret his horror challenge on Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue if the FA view television footage of the tackle which occured during the Gunners' surprise 1-0 loss at Craven Cottage. Several television pundits pointed out that Referee Martin Atkinson was in a good position to witness the hack-down, despite that, Atkinson failed to [. Click to continue reading...

Reaction to yesterday's 1-0 defeat by Fulham has been universally critical of the team and the manager and it's very difficult to try and find anything positive to say at all.

It was as poor a performance as I can remember, not even the 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage a couple of seasons ago was that bad.

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In a match that could've been used as a cure for insomnia, a lacklustre Arsenal were comprehensively overcome last night by a physical Fulham outfit. A goal from Brede Hangeland in the 20th minute gave Fulham the three points at Craven Cottage and it was no less than what they deserved. You can read a [. Click to continue reading...

One of the greatest pleasures I have had covering US players in England the past few years has been the progress of Reading's two Yanks, Bobby Convey and Marcus Hahnemann. While Fulhamerica has dissolved over the close season (no Americans started at Craven Cottage today in the Cottagers' 1-0 win over Arsenal), Reading is left as the US standard-bearer in England, with two 'Nats' in their Click to continue reading...

Lovely Craven Cottage. The name conjures images of a county hamlet where you might retire after an afternoon of fox hunting and lawn bowling. Hardly the Gates of Hell for a club like Arsenal who have only conceded defeat to Fulham twice since 1966, a factoid repeated ad nauseam by commentators and [. Click to continue reading...

  Arsenal went down to a hard working Fulham this evening at Craven Cottage with a 1-0 loss Hangeland the giant centre back with the goal from a inswinging corner in the 20th minute. Adebayor hit the post with a header, then Van Persie went close with an effort that just went past the left hand [.. Click to continue reading...

Craven Cottage has traditionally been a successful hunting ground for Wenger's Arsenal, but a Fulham side boasting several new signings looked to bounce back from their opening day defeat by Hull. Arsenal on the other hand, looked to continue from where they left off against West Brom with another 3 points hopefully in the bag. Click to continue reading...