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Fulham 3 - 0 Burnley Swedish striker David Elm scored and set one up for the Cottagers
By Kevin Darling
Fulham extended Burnley's dismal away run in controversial circumstances at Craven Cottage.
Danny Murphy lashed home the opener after being teed up by David Elm, who looked clearly offside.
Elm then tapped home a second after Brian Jensen parried a shot from Bobby Zamora, who also looked offside when he received the ball.
Zamora rounded off the win with a 20-yard free-kick as the Cottagers coasted to victory.
It was a familiar story for Burnley's success-starved travelling support but the visitors will feel aggrieved at two key decisions that went against them in the first half.
For injury-hit Fulham it was a welcome - and ultimately comfortable - win but their two decisive first-half goals could both have been ruled out.
The Cottagers had scored only once in their last five league games but could be encouraged by the visitors' extraordinarily inept away form.
The Clarets arrived in west London with just a solitary point from their previous 12 away matches, while conceding at a rate of about three goals a game.
The clearest opening in the scrappy early exchanges fell to Damien Duff in farcical scenes that would prove ominous for the visitors.
The Irish midfielder found himself in acres of space down the right-hand side but looked almost surprised to be deemed onside - and duly wasted the chance to cross.
The Clarets looked to be matching their lacklustre opponents until another poor decision from the referee's assistant led to Brian Laws' side falling behind.
Nicky Shorey's lofted pass from the left found Elm, who looked a clear foot ahead of the last defender before he headed the ball into the path of the onrushing Murphy.
The Fulham captain deftly controlled with his chest before superbly firing a volley past Jensen from eight yards.
Steven Fletcher almost levelled instantly when his sizzling left-footed effort flew just past the post, before the Cottagers scored another disputed goal.
This time, Zamora was the man who appeared offside when he raced onto Chris Baird's pass down the line.
Zamora was allowed to cut inside and his shot was parried by Jensen straight to the feet of Elm, who calmly dispatched the ball past the helpless Clarets keeper.
Burnley boss Laws immediately introduced winger Chris Eagles for injured defender Leon Cort as the Clarets attempted to hit back.
The closest they came was from free-kicks, with a 25-yard Tyrone Mears effort grazing the crossbar and Danny Fox hitting a set-piece straight at Mark Schwarzer.
Zamora almost added a third goal after the break when the ball fell kindly to him the area but Jensen got down superbly to palm the striker's low effort around the post.
However, it didn't take for Fulham's top scorer to get on the scoresheet. After David Edgar felled Zamora on the edge of the area, the striker picked himself to place a low free-kick past Jensen.
If the keeper felt disappointed not to get a hand on the shot, he partially redeemed himself minutes later by saving well with his legs from substitute Stefano Okaka.
Burnley battled to find a way back into the game and Chris Eagles missed two good chances to add some tension to the closing stages - but Fulham's eighth home win of the season never looked in danger.
Burnley's away record will not look any healthier after another comprehensive defeat on the road, but Laws will be left wondering what might have been if the game's vital decisions had gone his way.
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Premier League
Home Team Score Away Team Time
Fulham 3-0 Burnley R
(HT 2-0)
Murphy 23
Elm 31
Zamora 54
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Fulham
01 Schwarzer
05 Hangeland
06 Baird
07 Shorey
18 Hughes
13 Murphy
16 Duff (Riise 77)
20 Etuhu yellow card
29 Davies (Greening 62)
25 Zamora (Okaka Chuka 71)
35 Elm
Substitutes
19 Zuberbuhler, 02 Kelly, 26 Smalling, 17 Riise, 27 Greening, 09 Okaka Chuka, 10 Nevland Burnley
12 Jensen
05 Carlisle
14 Mears
15 Edgar
18 Cort (Eagles 32)
21 Bikey
34 Fox
07 McDonald
11 Elliott (Cork 56)
09 Fletcher
22 Nugent (Paterson 76)
Substitutes
31 Weaver, 04 Duff, 42 Cork, 33 Eagles, 10 Paterson, 20 Blake, 30 Thompson Ref: Foy
Att: 23,005
FULHAMBURNLEYPossession
Fulham 54% Burnley 46% Attempts on target
Fulham 12 Burnley 3 Attempts off target
Fulham 4 Burnley 7 Corners
Fulham 6 Burnley 2 Fouls
Fulham 9 Burnley 9