A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Fulham.
ROVERS:
FRIEDEL: Barely had a shot to save of any note on the night as Fulham lacked punch up front...7
NEILL: Just what has he done to upset Graham Poll? Walked a tightrope with the referee all night after getting booked rather harshly early on...7
GRESKO: Another accomplished performance from the loan star. Gresko is fast becoming the Slovakian word for reliability...8
SHORT: A tower of strength at the back. Precious little got past him and Berg all night...8
BERG: How Rovers fans would love it if he postponed his plans to retire. Brings composure to the back line...8
FLITCROFT: Won the physical battle in midfield and it was his sheer persistence which led to the penalty...8
DUNN: Full of invention down the right and tucked away his penalty with typical aplomb...8
TUGAY: Answered the boo-boys with a measured performance in midfield, where he controlled the tempo of the game...7
COLE: Deserved a goal for his work-rate up front. A lot of unselfish play in the final third and had a hand in three of the goals...8
SUKUR: Broke his Rovers scoring duck in some style with two textbook finishes to cap an excellent night's work...9
DUFF: In a rich vein of goalscoring form after finding the net for the third consecutive game on his return from injury...8
SUBS:
TAYLOR (for Neill, 53) 7, GILLESPIE (for Tugay, 69) 7, GRABBI (for Gillespie, 90)
NOT USED: Yorke, Kelly
OPPOSITION:
TAYLOR: At fault for the third... 6
FINNAN: Had a night to forget... 4
HARLEY: Couldn't stop Dunn... 6
KNIGHT: Given a harsh lesson... 5
GOMA: Lacked authority... 5
CLARK: Conceded the penalty... 6
MALBRANQUE: Fulham's only threat... 6
BOA MORTE: A con artist... 5
DJETOU: Uninspiring... 6
SAHA: Off target... 5
MARLET: Powderpuff... 5
SUBS:
SAVA (for Marlet, 61) 5; LEGWINSKI (for Clark, 61) 5
NOT USED: Melville, Hammond, Herrara
Referee: Graham Poll (Tring)...7
YELLOW CARDS - Fulham: None; Rovers; Neill (foul), Tugay (foul), Short (foul)
Fulham; None.
Sendings off: None
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 11 Fulham 14
Shots on target: Rovers 5 Fulham 3
Woodwork: Rovers 1 Fulham 0
Offsides: Rovers 4 Fulham 6
Corners: Rovers 4 Fulham 3
Free kicks: Rovers 21 Fulham 7
Attendance: 14,017
TIME FOR ACTION:
11 Fulham launch a quick counter attack but Louis Saha fires wide
24 David Dunn and Luis Boa Morte square up to each other but neither man is booked
36 Andy Cole strikes the bar with a snap-shot before Lee Clark is then penalised for handball allowing Dunn to score from the spot
42 It's 2-0 as Hakan Sukur opens his account with a deft finish from a Lucas Neill cross
52 Rovers are in cruise control as Damien Duff accelerates onto Cole's flick and makes it 3-0
54 Sukur grabs his second of the night with the coollest of finishes to make it four
59 Steed Malbranque shoots straight at Friedel
88 Fulham's night is summed up when Malbranque blasts a golden chance high and wide
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