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Wednesday 11th March 2009, Premier League game, Fulham entertain Blackburn Rovers, Fulham sat in mid table pushing for a European finishing spot, Blackburn were in the lower positions and in need of point to climb out of trouble, The game started well for Fulham taking a 2nd minute lead from Dempsey, It was a battle of the midfields from there on in, Rovers eventually overpowering Fulham in the last 20 minutes of the game scoring twice through Diouf and Roberts, going onto win and grab the much needed three point.
FULHAM: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes (sub Kallio 77mins), Konchesky, Gera (sub Kamara 80mins), Murphy, Etuhu, Davies (sub Nevland 90mins), Dempsey, Johnson
Subs not used: Zuberbuhler (GK), Dacourt, Gray, Stoor
ROVERS: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelson, Givet, Tugay (sub Mokoena 82mins), Andrews (sub McCarthy 56mins), Warnock, Diouf, Roberts, Pedersen (sub Dunn 86mins)
Subs not used: Bunn (GK), Khizanishvili, Villanueva, Simpson
Scorers: Dempsey (Fulham), Diouf, Roberts (Rovers)
Booked: Murphy (Fulham), Diouf (Rovers)
Referee: Rob Styles
Attendance: 22,259
FULHAM: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes (sub Kallio 77mins), Konchesky, Gera (sub Kamara 80mins), Murphy, Etuhu, Davies (sub Nevland 90mins), Dempsey, Johnson
Subs not used: Zuberbuhler (GK), Dacourt, Gray, Stoor
ROVERS: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelson, Givet, Tugay (sub Mokoena 82mins), Andrews (sub McCarthy 56mins), Warnock, Diouf, Roberts, Pedersen (sub Dunn 86mins)
Subs not used: Bunn (GK), Khizanishvili, Villanueva, Simpson
Scorers: Dempsey (Fulham), Diouf, Roberts (Rovers)
Booked: Murphy (Fulham), Diouf (Rovers)
Referee: Rob Styles
Attendance: 22,259