FULHAM 3, Wanderers 0

WANDERERS (4-3-3)

JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 6

Had one escape but his luck ran out - beaten by three good strikes

ANTHONY BARNESS ... 6

A tidy performance on his return to the back four

GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8

Hardly missed a header or a challenge; unlucky to be on the losing side

BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 7

Did well in the central role, apart from the odd slip

SIMON CHARLTON ... 6

Had his hands full coping with the excellent Goldbaek

NICKY SOUTHALL ... 6

Good raids on the right, one or two telling crosses

PER FRANDSEN ... 6

Battled hard in a midfield where Fulham eventually took control

KEVIN NOLAN ... 6

Unlucky not to get the penalty verdict and frustrated on other occasions

YOURI DJORKAEFF ... 6

Tried hard to conjure up some magic but struggled to make the big impact

FREDI BOBIC ... 6

His early chance could have made all the difference; kept plugging away

ROD WALLACE ... 6

So much effort for so little reward

Subs: Mario Espartero (5) for Southall 67 mins, Holdsworth for Bobic 74 mins, Ricketts for Wallace 74 mins. Not used: Kostas Konstantinidis, Kevin Poole.

FULHAM (4-4-2)

EDWIN VAN DER SAAR ... 7

A vital early save from Bobic; much of the rest was routine

STEVE FINNAN ... 7

Linked well with Goldbaek on the right side

RUFUS BREVETT...6

Like Finnan, enjoyed getting forward but with less effect

ALAIN GOMA ... 6

Had problems dealing with the aerial threat from Bobic

ANDY MELVILLE ... 7

Worked hard to keep the pressure off his keeper

BJARNE GOLDBAEK ... 9

Quick, always dangerous; he was Fulham's biggest threat.

SYLVAIN LEGWINSKI ... 7

Had a good first half, pulling Fulham's midfield strings

SEAN DAVIS ... 6

Close to scoring with a well-executed lob

STEED MALBRANQUE ... 7

Flashes of midfield class - set up Hayles' goal

LOUIS SAHA ... 5

Struggled to offer any threat; always in check

BARRY HAYLES ... 7

Missed one chance but persevered and got his reward

Subs: Steve Marlet (6) for Saha 58 min, John Collins for Davies 80 mins, Anrejs Solcers for Malbranque 84 mins. Not used: Zat Knight, Maik Taylor.

MATCH FACTS

Goals: Goldbaek 42 mins, Marlet 72 mins, Hayles 76 mins.

Shots/headers on target: Fulham 10, Wanderers 3. Corners: Fulham 3, Wanderers 6.

Offsides: Fulham 3, Wanderers 6.

Fouls committed: Fulham 10, Wanderers 9.

Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset).

Attendance: 18,107

Man of the Match

BJARNE GOLDBAEK

INJURIES have limited his appearances but he looked the freshest player on the field. Determined, effective and always positive.

Magic Moment

THE pass from Charlton, the control by Bobic to beat Melville and Goma and Van Der Saar's save ... collectively the first minute action was Wanderers' best offering and their best chance.

Moan of the Match

PAUL Durkin's "no penalty" verdict on the half hour did as much to dent Wanderers' hopes as any of their missed chances.

KICK BY KICK

1 minute

Bobic forces Van der Saar to make an impressive early save, collecting Charlton's long ball and getting in between Melville and Goma to unleash a low shot.

15 minutes

Barness and Bergsson tidy up confidently under pressure from Hayles.

27 minutes

Djorkaeff curls a 20 yard free kick less than a foot wide.

30 minutes

Penalty appeals are flatly turned down when Nolan goes down under Melville's challenge.

35 minutes

Southall's snapshot is deflected wide as Bergsson and Bobic make their presence felt in the area.

36 minutes

Djorkaeff challenges Brevett and, in one movement, unleashes a shot which almost surprises Van Der Saar.

37 minutes

Nolan makes room for himself but the ball runs unkindly and the chance is gone.

39 minutes

Jaaskelainen gets a lucky let-off, stranding himself with a throw that Saha intercepts to set up Hayles whose shot towards the unguarded goal lands on the crossbar.

GOAL!

42 minutes

Jaaskelainen palms away Malbranque's corner but only as far as Goldbaek, whose bouncing first half shot goes in off the keeper's outstretched hand.

H/T: Fulham 1 Wanderers 0

47 minutes

Goldbaek is denied by Jaaskelainen this time after the Dane gets a lucky break as Bergsson's pass cannons off Southall.

49 minutes

Djorkaeff challenges and Wallace hits a snapshot across the face of Van der Saar's goal.

63 minutes

Davies skips over N'Gotty's sliding tackle and goes desperately close with a lob that clears Jaaskelainen and lands on top of the net.

69 minutes

Bergsson makes a timely interception, clearing the danger after Jaaskelainen stretches to get a hand to Marlet's cross.

GOAL!

72 minutes

Marlet feeds off Bergsson's challenge on Hayles and curls a gem of a left footer just inside Jaaskelainen's right post.

F/T: Fulham 3 Wanderers 0