Franco Di Santo

...gets tough. They actually played well during the first half and could have got off to a flyer had on-loan Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo not tried to be too clever in a one on one with Mark Schwarzer, just 90 seconds in. After that,...

In this article: Blackburn, Fulham, Clint Dempsey, Erik Nevland, Neil McDonald, Roy Hodgson, Chelsea, Arsenal, and London

...advantage. Keith Andrews, a replacement as Brett Emerton had a knee injury, weighted a ball through the home defence, Franco di Santo got on the wrong side of Aaron Hughes but Mark Schwarzer stood up well and blocked the finish.

In this article: Fulham, Clint Dempsey, Blackburn, Erik Nevland, Paul Robinson, Sam Allardyce, Jason Roberts, Damien Duff, and Mark Schwarzer

...failed to build on their win over Bolton at the weekend. Keith Andrews weighted a ball through the home defence early on, Franco di Santo got on the wrong side of Aaron Hughes but Mark Schwarzer stood up well and blocked the finish.

In this article: Clint Dempsey, Erik Nevland, Damien Duff, Sam Allardyce, Blackburn, Fulham, and Bobby Zamora

...have set Allardyce's pulse racing. An error by Fulham's Bobby Zamora allowed David Dunn to thread the ball forward for Franco Di Santo, and the man on loan from Chelsea should have scored. Instead he struck the ball against the legs of...

In this article: Fulham, Clint Dempsey, Blackburn, Erik Nevland, Sam Allardyce, Jason Roberts, Surgery, Simon Davies, Mark Schwarzer, and Bobby Zamora

...at the double as Fulham leapfrogged Blackburn. The American ace killed off Rovers with a brace following Erik Nevland's opener. Franco di Santo and Jason Roberts had chances for the visitors. But the Cottagers were never really in trouble...

In this article: Fulham, Clint Dempsey, Damien Duff, Blackburn, Mark Schwarzer, Jason Roberts, and Erik Nevland

...play before losing all their composure when falling behind, had an excellent chance to score at the very start. But youngster Franco di Santo was denied by a good Mark Schwarzer save, and with Blackburn unable to turn further pressure into...

In this article: Fulham, Damien Duff, Mark Schwarzer, Brede Hangeland, Erik Nevland, Nikola Kalinic, and Jonathan Greening

In this article: Bolton, Sam Allardyce, Blackburn, David Dunn, Gavin McCann, Sam Ricketts, and Ricardo Gardner

...Blackburn 1500: Blackburn get in on the substitution act now and Benni McCarthy takes the place of Franco di Santo. Quite surprising. Thought Di Santo looked quite dangerous. 1454: Blackburn starting to find gaps now, and they're...

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...Nelsen and came back off the bar. But Blackburn hit back a minute later with a flowing move that rocked the home side. Franco Di Santo started it and released Jason Roberts who in turn found Dunn, and he steadied himself before nestling...

In this article: Sam Allardyce, David Dunn, Sam Ricketts, Bolton, Blackburn, Jason Roberts, and Surgery

...Nelsen's leg. But within seconds, they found themselves a goal down as Rovers launched a fast counter-attack which saw Franco Di Santo find Roberts, who laid the ball off for Dunn to curl in without breaking his stride. It was only the...

In this article: Bolton, David Dunn, Blackburn, and Ricardo Gardner