Stefan Klos and Lionel Charbonnier were both injured while Antti Niemi is on loan to Charlton.
He collected Kanu's flick on an angle before startling Fulham keeper Niemi with a brilliant strike.
From a sharp angle and with traffic in front, Stalberg whipped the puck toward Niemi.
It struck the inside of Niemi's left pad near the knee and deflected in.
Niemi then produced even better save to deny Todorov again, flying to his right to save spectacularly.
Bolton's Jussi Jaaskelainen and Hearts stopper Antti Niemi will probably be given half a game each in goal.
And Niemi was called into action when his out-stretched arm somehow managed to keep out MacPherson's goalbound effort.
Henry looked offside as he picked up Robert Pires' pass after 31 minutes to beat Southampton keeper Antti Niemi.
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As Fulham keeper Antti Niemi came to meet Solano, the ball seemed to go in off the Peruvian's elbow.
Pompey created a chance of their own with nine minutes left, substitute Svetoslav Todorov shooting powerfully against the legs of Niemi.
Niemi was pulled for an extra attacker with 1:10 left, but Chicago kept the Sharks off the puck and off balance.
Niemi then raced from goal to make a vital block from Johnson as Everton attempted to regain a foothold in the game.
But a misplay by Niemi led to Stalberg's goal at 16:40 of the second period, and he seemed fooled on Saad's score.
Moments later, Emanuel Pogatetz powered another header towards the top right-hand corner, only for Niemi to claw the ball away at full stretch.
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Again Malbranque had a part to play, the midfielder squaring to Berbatov, whose lay-off was crashed home left-footed by Huddlestone with Niemi unmoved.
The match was settled soon afterwards when Solano, in typical fashion, broke clear of the defence and somehow poked the ball beyond Niemi.
And when Viduka made it 3-1 with an angled drive across Niemi within two minutes of the restart, Fulham's hopes were all but gone.
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But Niemi was still the star of the show, saving Barnes' header with his feet and then blocking a drive at the near post.
He forced a diving save out of Fulham keeper Antti Niemi after 12 minutes, and was then involved in a controversial decision three minutes later.
After a quick fake, Saad fired a shot from the circle that beat San Jose's Antti Niemi just under the glove 2:24 into the period.
Fulham look a poor side, despite the money spent by Sanchez, and it needed Niemi to be at his best to keep Derby at bay.
Both Emery and Niemi were sharp throughout most of the game.
The former Tottenham winger let the ball run across him before unleashing a powerful low shot from 20 yards that beat Niemi but flew inches wide.
It was a virtuoso opening from LuaLua and on 20 minutes he forced Fulham keeper Antti Niemi into a full-length stop with a dipping 25-yard free-kick.
Derek Townsley had a chance to snatch a goal back before the break but the Hibs midfielder shot at the legs of Niemi from an acute angle.
How Derby had failed to claim the three points was a mystery, and even in injury time Miller finally beat Niemi but the ball rolled agonisingly wide.
After 29 minutes Rommedahl teased the home defence and pulled the ball back for Hasselbaink but his low shot lacked direction and was comfortably saved by Antti Niemi.
The Frenchman was quick to react to Pascal Chimbonda's knock-back and he crashed a superb volley against the post with Antti Niemi beaten, Keane tapping in the rebound.
In a game of dubious quality, Fulham keeper Niemi stood between Derby and the crucial breakthrough that would have given them their first away win of the season.
Until, that is, Arsenal went wide as Hleb floated over a pin-point cross from the right for Adebayor to power home a header past a helpless Antti Niemi.
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