Fulham 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (2000-01 First Division)

Sat 12 Aug 2000 15:00	Fulham	(0) 2-0 (0)	Crewe Alexandra	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 11,157 Referee: Rob Styles
	Hayles  64' Saha  73'	Report

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FULHAM (4-4-2) GK 1 Maik Taylor DR 2 Steve Finnan DC 4 Andy Melville DC 5 Chris Coleman (c) DL 3 Rufus Brevett MR 19 Bjarne Goldbæk MC 10 John Collins MC 8 Lee Clark 83' ML 31 Eddie Lewis ST 20 Louis Saha 76' ST 22 Luís Boa Morte 59' Substitutes: GK 12 Marcus Hahnemann MF 17 Wayne Collins MF 25 Fabrice Fernandes 83' FW 15 Barry Hayles 59' FW 26 Kevin Betsy 76' Manager: Jean Tigana

CREWE ALEXANDRA (4-4-2) GK 1 Jason Kearton DR 2 David Wright DC 12 Efe Sodje DC 6 Steve Macauley 28' DL 3 Shaun Smith (c) MR 7 Colin Little 35' MC 4 Kenny Lunt MC 17 Neil Sorvel ML 14 Kevin Street 72' ST 10 Mark Rivers 82' ST 11 Rodney Jack Substitutes: GK 31 Ademola Bankole DF 22 Stephen Foster MF 21 James Collins 82' FW 9 Paul Tait 35' FW 16 Rob Hulse 72' Manager: Dario Gradi

Assistant referees: Bernard Baker Mike Cairns Fourth official: Previous Meeting: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fulham (1999-00 First Division) (26 Oct 1999) Following Meeting: Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Fulham (2000-01 First Division) (23 Dec 2000) Trivia This was the first competitive match under Jean Tigana John Collins, Louis Saha, Luís Boa Morte & Fabrice Fernandes all make their Fulham debuts Statistics Fulham Crewe Alexandra Shots on target 13 2 Shots off target 12 1 Corner kicks 12 1 Fouls conceded 6 10 Offsides 1 3 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0 Images 1-0: After endless pressure from Fulham, Barry Hayles finally put them ahead just after an hours play. Lee Clark pulled the ball back across goal after being put through by Goldbæk, and Hayles slid the ball in from close range 2-0: Louis Saha grabbed a debut goal and sealed the victory. After a fantastic long ball from John Collins, he raced onto the ball and finished past the onrushing Kearton Template:2000-01 season