By Lewis Rutledge Last updated: 17th September 2007
Dempsey: Staying positive
Clint Dempsey believes Fulham should take the positives from their 1-1 draw at Wigan as they continue to search for their first away win of the season.
Dempsey fired Fulham ahead early on but missed two opportunities to score again and Jason Koumas equalised from the penalty spot ten minutes from time.
Fulham did at least manage to cling on to a point to end a run of six straight defeats on the road, but they have still not won away from home for 20 matches in the Premier League.
Dempsey, who is happy with his own form, feels it will only be a matter of time before Fulham break their away-day hoodoo.
"I only had three chances and I scored one, so to me that is a good stat. I have to keep looking at the positives and I'm scoring goals right now," the American told The Sun.
"We thought we might be on for a win so it's disappointing, but we've got a point and that's better than we've done the last few times away.
"If we look at the positives then we'll be a better team for it. We can't dwell on it and think 'what if', then we'll just find ourselves in a hole."
Though he thinks Fulham outplayed Wigan for long periods at The JJB Stadium, Dempsey was not too disheartened with the draw.
"I thought we were the better team and at least we ended up with something to show for it," he explained.
"I don't think people will be low but I don't think people will be jumping around on the bus home either."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Everton |
| 20:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Tottenham |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Wolverhampton vs Birmingham |
| 13:30 | Everton vs Liverpool |
| 16:00 | Arsenal vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Bolton |
| 17:30 | Man City vs Chelsea |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 2 Blackburn | |
| Tottenham 9 - 1 Wigan | |
| Stoke 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Hull 3 - 3 West Ham | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolverhampton | |
| Man Utd 3 - 0 Everton | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Fulham | |
| Burnley 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 2 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Wigan 1 - 1 Fulham | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Man Utd | |
| West Ham 1 - 2 Everton | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 5 - 1 Bolton | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tottenham 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Wolverhampton 1 - 4 Arsenal | |
| Man City 3 - 3 Burnley | |
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