LONDON. Sheffield United tops Fulham 1-0 after I. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (3′). Fulham was truly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Linington who was helped by Ian Cooper and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 11 Total 2
- 1 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 173 Attack 92
- 56 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 71% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Sheffield United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Fulham shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (W. Foderingham, J. Robinson and J. Bogle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham will stay with 45 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will have 32 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will host Birmingham City on the 26th of December with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Fulham (5 draws).
Sheffield United will play away agasint Preston North End on the 26th of December with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (10 draws).
Fulham – Formation
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Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Marek Rodák
, Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harry Wilson , Fabio Carvalho , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .The home team had on the bench: Joe Bryan, Rodrigo Muniz
, Bobby Reid , Denis Odoi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tom Cairney and Paulo Gazzaniga.Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: J. Seri for T. Cairney (46′), F. Carvalho for B. Reid (61′) and A. Robinson for Muniz Rodrigo (69′).
Best player: Kenny Tete
The most impressive player for Fulham was Kenny Tete.
His rating is
with 95 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.Sheffield United – Formation
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Sheffield United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham
, Chris Basham , John Egan , Jack Robinson , Jayden Bogle , Oliver Norwood , Conor Hourihane , Enda Stevens , Morgan Gibbs-White , Iliman Ndiaye and Billy Sharp .They had on the bench: Ben Osborn
, Jake Eastwood, John Fleck , Oliver Burke, Sander Berge , Luke Freeman and George Baldock.Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: M. Gibbs-White for S. Berge (46′), C. Hourihane for J. Fleck (76′) and I. Ndiaye for B. Osborn (78′).
Best player: Iliman Ndiaye
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Iliman Ndiaye.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 19.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.