The American midfielder scored two more goals this afternoon as Fulham won 3-0 at Bolton. For the season, he has a career-high 21 goals in all competitions including 15 for Fulham (a club record).
If you missed the match, check Fox Soccer Channel for the highlights since both of Dempsey's goals were awesome and they showed off the versatility of his game.
In the 30th minute, he made it 1-0 Fulham when he placed a free kick over the Bolton wall and in the right corner of the net. It was hit with some pace too since it came from well outside the box.
He capped off a great first half for the road team as he headed in a Damien Duff cross in the 45th minute. It was a beautiful counterattack by Fulham as they took control of the ball and worked it down the flank before putting it in the box where they had numbers.
Stuck in the middle (10th place in the English Premier League), Fulham can neither advance to the Champions League (Top 4) or Europa League (No. 5) next season nor worry about relegation (18th-20th place). So they're basically playing out the string on a decent but not great season. With basically a month left (last match on May 13) and six matches remaining (3 home/3 away), it's time to savor the meaningful ones.
There's none bigger at Craven Cottage (their home) than on Monday as Fulham hosts Chelsea at 3 p.m. EST on ESPN2. Other games to watch for include Fulham at Everton on April 28: Dempsey vs. Tim Howard; Fulham at Liverpool on May 1 and Fulham at Tottenham on May 13. The other opponents are vs. Wigan April 21 (who's facing relegation) and vs. Sunderland May 6 (who's tied with Fulham). The Chelsea and Tottenham matches are the most interesting since those clubs are in the mix for the Champions League but in theory, all the remaining matches carry deep meaning in one way or another to Fulham so pay attention.
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