All I have to say is “THANK YOU JIMMY!” Bullard scored the game winner in the 86th minute as Fulham wins their first match since November 2-1 over Aston Villa at the Cottage.

Bullard fired off a bender that found the back of the net from about 25 yards out. I literally jumped from my couch with a scream that could have been heard 90 miles away in Chicago. In my preview earlier this week, I said Bullard would score and he did! (to be fair, I’ve picked Bullard to score each of the last couple of matches, I just love the guy)

Villa put much pressure on our boys in the second half and you almost got a feeling they were going to walk way with the victory, especially after Aaron Hughes’ own goal in the 68th minute following a lousy Villa corner. But for once the boys in white didn’t fold. Five minutes later, Jimmy Bullard found Simon Davies and the Welsh International scored the equalizer. That was the spark Fulham needed as they played very inspired football from that point on.

A much needed 3 points versus a top 4 club.

On another positive note, Brian McBride saw some playing time for the final 22 minutes and although he didn’t get many touches, he did seem fit. Look for our captain to get more playing time next week. Also look for Eddie Johnson to suite up as well.

GREAT JOB BOYS!!! Man this feels good. I believe Villa drops down to 6th after the defeat. Fulham now sits with 19 points, 3 away from climbing out of the relegation zone.

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Well at kick off, the score was 0-0. Forty five minutes later, the score remains 0-0. For the most part, Fulham played pretty well in the first half. We had great attacking opportunities and a couple chances a goal. Second half pace has been an issue all season, so we’ll see if we can step up the attack in the final 45 minutes.

The Cottagers played pretty well on defense, although Chris Baird nearly served up a Villa goal on a silver platter after a sloppy clearance.  I had my nervous moments and that was one of them.

Brian McBride is on the bench so there is a chance our captain may make his return today. He could provide some spark. We need a victory, so COME ON YOU WHITES! I’ll be back at the end of the match to re-cap.

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We are about an hour away from Fulham vs Aston Villa.  I can’t think of a better way to kick off “Super Bowl Sunday” in the U.S. than to see my Cottagers hopefully pull off a bit of an upset today. We need a win badly but considering Villa is near the top of the table, I would take a home draw versus such a quality team.

Any chance at all that we see Brian McBride return today? I doubt it and I also doubt Eddie Johnson will be involved. What I do know is that both men are close to being fit enough to play and once they do return, it will give us a much needed boost.

I’ll be back at halftime for a bit of an update.

COYW!

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