FULHAM: STAT PACK

FULHAM: STAT PACK

Andrew Dalton provides the stats ahead of Fulham's visit...

The final home game before Christmas sees United take on Fulham at Elland Road, with both sides looking to bounce back from heavy defeats last weekend.

Fulham’s  last five visits to Elland Road:
December 14th 2003 - Leeds United 3-2 Fulham, Premier League
April 22nd 2003 - Leeds United 2-0 Fulham, Premier League
April 20th 2002 - Leeds United 0-1 Fulham, Premier League
December 14th 1985 - Leeds United 1-0 Fulham, Division Two
August 27th 1984 - Leeds United 2-0 Fulham, Division Two

Five who played for both:
1. Terry Phelan – The Manchester-born full-back came through the youth ranks at Elland Road, making 19 appearances for the Whites. He then moved on to Swansea, Wimbledon, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and Crystal Palace before joining Fulham in February 2000. He featured 19 times for the Cottagers before joining Sheffield United.

2. Tony Warner – The Liverpudlian goalkeeper first joined Fulham on loan from Cardiff in August 2005, before signing permanently in the following January transfer window. In total he made 26 appearances for Fulham. It was while at Craven Cottage that then Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell brought Warner in on loan as cover for the injured Neil Sullivan at the start of 2006-07 season. He featured 13 times for Leeds.

3. Danny Cadamarteri – Cadamarteri joined Fulham on loan from Everton in November 1999, featuring five times and scoring just once. His career at Elland Road was even shorter after joining from Bradford City in July 2004. He made just one substitute appearance that lasted 20 minutes against Swindon Town before joining Sheffield United that September.

4. Geoff Horsfield – Horsfield joined Fulham from Halifax Town in October 1998, making 74 appearances at Craven Cottage and hitting the back of the net 31 times. From Fulham he had spells at Birmingham, Wigan, West Brom and Sheffield United, before joining Leeds on loan in August 2006. He made 15 appearances at Elland Road, scoring twice.

5. Eddie Lewis – The California-born winger joined Fulham from San Jose in March 2000, featuring 24 times before a move to Preston in September 2002. From Preston he joined Leeds in the summer of 2005, staying at Elland Road until August 2007, where he made 96 appearances.

Five stats:
1. The last time these two sides met for a league game at Elland Road in December 2003, Leeds came out on top in a five goal thriller. Despite taking a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Michael Duberry and Mark Viduka, Fulham hit back from a brace from Louis Saha. Leeds won it three minutes from time with a header from captain Dominic Mattteo

2. Mark Viduka was the hero in April 2003 as he scored 4 minutes into either half in a 2-0 win over Fulham that went a long way to securing Leeds Premier League status.

3. Steed Malbranque finished off any hopes Leeds had of qualifying for the Champions League with a tidy finish in April 2002's 1-0 victory. It was Fulham’s first win at Elland Road since 1966.

4. Leeds made it two wins out of two at the start of the 1984/85 season with a 2-0 win over Fulham in August 1984 thanks to goals from Tommy Wright and George McCluskey. It took the Whites to the top of the Second Division.

5. Richard Osman of Pointless fame is a Fulham supporter and up until recently, Radio DJ David Didi Hamilton was the match day announcer at Craven Cottage. 

United last five games:
December 6th 2014 - Ipswich Town 4-1Leeds United
November 29th 2014 - Leeds United 2-0 Derby County
November 22nd 2014 - Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Leeds United
November 8th 2014 - Leeds United 3-1 Blackpool
November 4th 2014 - Leeds United 2-2 Charlton Athletic

United’s home record reads: P10 W5 D3 L2 F14 A8 PTS 18/27

Fulham's last five games:
December 5th 2014 - Fulham 0-5 Watford
November 29th 2014 - Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Fulham
November 21st 2014 - Brentford 2-1 Fulham
November 8th 2014 - Fulham 3-1 Huddersfield Town
November 5th 2014 - Fulham 2-2 Blackpool

Fulham’s away record reads P10 W1 D2 L6 F16 A27 PTS 8/27

Top scorers in all competitions:
Leeds: Mirco Antenucci (8)
Fulham: Hugo Rodallega (8)

All stats are provided courtesy of Andrew Dalton, give Andrew a follow on Twitter at @lufcstats

X