Bernd Leno’s controversial interaction with ballboy overshadows Fulham’s 3-0 loss to Bournemouth

Fulham's goalkeeper Bernd Leno faced backlash for a controversial incident involving a ballboy during a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth. Leno grabbed the ball and pushed it away, leading to furious jeers from Bournemouth fans. Despite the controversy, Bournemouth secured a 3-0 victory, propelling them into the top half of the Premier League table.

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Bernd Leno's Controversial Interaction With Ballboy Overshadows Fulham's 3 0 Loss To Bournemouth

During Fulham’s 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth, goalkeeper Bernd Leno faced backlash for an incident involving a ballboy. In the latter stages of the match, with Fulham trailing 2-0, Leno went to retrieve a ball from behind the goal. When the ballboy approached to hand him the ball, Leno grabbed it and pushed the young boy away.

This action led to furious jeers from Bournemouth fans, though Leno, who had already been booked, escaped further punishment from the referee. The Fulham bench expressed frustration, accusing the ballboy of deliberate delaying tactics. Eventually, Leno approached the boy to apologize after a security guard checked on him. Fans on social media criticized Leno’s behavior, describing it as disgraceful and inappropriate for a professional athlete to act aggressively toward a young ballboy.

Despite the controversy, Bournemouth secured a convincing 3-0 victory with goals from Justin Kluivert, Dominic Solanke, and Luis Sinisterra, propelling them into the top half of the Premier League table, while Fulham sits 13th, six points clear of the relegation places.

Here is the highlight video of Bournemouth vs. Fulham, which ended with a 3-0 victory for Bournemouth. 

Bernd Leno

Bernd Leno

Goalkeaper

GermanyGermany

Age: 32

190 cm

83 kg

Season 2023/2024
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Played 37 0 Missed
Saves 6 0.2 Avg
Punches 0 0.0 Avg
Pen Saved 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 19 times for 1710 minutes for Premier League.

He made 68 saves and conceded 33 goals. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 13th in Premier League. In the last match Fulham lost 3-0 against AFC Bournemouth.

Fulham performance and stats

Fulham

Manager: Marco Saraiva da Silva
Premier League
Rank 13th
Win 12
Draw 8
Loss 17
Goals 51-59
Diff -8
Top 3 Scorers
R.Muniz (9)
B.Reid (6)
R.Jiménez (5)
This season
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Fulham is currently 13th in the Premier League with 21 points.

In the last 19 games, it has won 6 times, drawn 4 times, and lost 9 times. In its last match, Fulham lost 3-0 against AFC Bournemouth.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 26 goals and conceding 34.​

Fulham will play the next match in Premier League against Arsenal on Saturday 30th of December in London. The prediction is Arsenal winning the match.​

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