Ajax secures PSL spot

Chippa face relegation playoffs

Last-gasp Maritzburg goal sinks Pirates

Berbatov beauty sees Fulham past Stoke

February 23 2013 at 05:15pm
By SAPA

Comment on this story

London – A marvellous volley from Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 1-0 win at home over Stoke City on Saturday that lifted Martin Jol's men to 11th place in the Premier League table.

Berbatov rewarded Fulham's first-half endeavour with a beautifully controlled volley just before the interval, ambling onto a headed clearance and lashing a vicious shot into the top-right corner from 15 yards.

Stoke, who remain 10th, were given an opportunity to equalise after 10 minutes of the second half, but Jon Walters saw his low penalty saved by Mark Schwarzer after Ashkan Dejagah had been penalised for handball.

Later on Saturday, leaders Manchester United can stretch their advantage over second-placed Manchester City to a massive 15 points if they win at bottom club Queens Park Rangers.

City are not in action until Sunday, when they welcome third-placed Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal will look to put recent FA Cup and Champions League disappointments behind them when they host Aston Villa, while third-bottom Reading host second-bottom Wigan Athletic in a veritable relegation six-pointer. – Sapa-AFP

Comment Guidelines

Please read our comment guidelines.
Login and register, if you haven’ t already.
Write your comment in the block below and click (Post As)
Has a comment offended you? Hover your mouse over the comment and wait until a small triangle appears on the right-hand side. Click triangle () and select "Flag as inappropriate". Our moderators will take action if need be.

Most Viewed

Join us on

Services

Whether you are a buyer or seller, wegotads is your online marketplace.
Wegotads »

Buying a car has never been easy. Motoring.co.za contains a large database of car listings with a user friendly search.
Start searching today »

Make sure you find the best available airfares with our easy-to-use search engine.

Business Directory

You are here: IOL / Sport / Soccer / Premier League / Berbatov beauty sees Fulham past Stoke

We like to make your life easier

RSS feeds
Subscribe to one of our feeds and receive instant news.

Mobile
Browse IOL on your phone at m.iol.co.za.

Newsletters
Subscribe to our newsletters. News delivered to your inbox!

Twitter
Join us now

Facebook
Join us now

© Copyright 1999 - 2012 Independent Online, a division of Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited. The copyright in the literary and artistic works contained in this online news publication and its other related and connected websites, as well as in the published editions of group newspapers, their supplements and any other content or material, belongs exclusively to Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited unless otherwise stated.
The reproduction of any content or material contained in this online news publication and its other related websites as well as the published editions of group newspapers and their supplements is expressly reserved to the publisher, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited, under Section 12(7) of the Copyright Act of 1978. Reliance on the information contained in the online news publications and other related content published on this website is done at your own risk and subject to our “terms and conditions”. Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited has committed itself to The Press Code of Professional Practice which prescribes that news must be reported in a truthful, accurate, fair and balanced manner. If we don't live up to the Press Code please contact The Press Ombudsman 2nd Floor, 7 St David’s Park, St David’s Place, Parktown, 2193 or PO Box 47221, Parklands 2121 or email pressombudsman@ombudsman.org.za (www.ombudsman.org.za) or telephone 011 484 3612/8.