Fulham steals a 2-1 win against Southampton. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Fulham overcome Southampton to win 2-1. A goal from J. Palhinha was decisive in the 89min.

January 1, 2023

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LONDON. Fulham beat Southampton to win 2-1. A goal from J. Palhinha was decisive in the 89min. It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of James Ward-Prowse at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, João Palhinha gave the win to Fulham in the 89′ minute with a goal. Fulham was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Aleksandar Mitrović didn’t convert a penalty (90′) for Fulham.

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott with the collaboration of Derek Eaton and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.

Match Statistics

Fulham

2 - 1

Southampton

! 63 Ball Possession 37

Shots

7 Total 10
2 On Target 4
5 Off Target 6
1 Shots blocked 2

152 Attack 97
46 Dangerous attack 25
90 Ball safe 81

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fulham had a superior ball possession 63% while Southampton was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.

Fulham shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southampton shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Southampton received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Elyounoussi).

Match Timeline

32'

56'

Tom Cairney- sub ->Harrison Reed

62'

67'

S. Armstrong- sub ->Joe Aribo

70'

77'

João Palhinha(goal)

89'

90'

Adam Armstrong- sub ->Ainsley Maitland-Niles

90'

Sékou Mara- sub ->Mohamed Elyounoussi

Tosin Adarabioyo- sub ->Andreas Pereira

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this contest, Fulham will have 25 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will stay with 12 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with Manchester United on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Southampton will host Liverpool on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham

Bernd Leno 17.Germany

6.7

Tim Ream 13.United States

7.1

Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands

7.6

Issa Diop 31.France

6.8

Antonee Robinson 33.United States

6.6

Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil

6.8

90'

João Palhinha 26.Portugal

8.2

89'

Harrison Reed 6.England

6.1

62'

Willian 20.Brazil

6.9

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

6.1

62'

Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia

6.8

Substitutes

Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia

Shane Duffy 5.Republic of Ireland

Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England

90'

Daniel James 21.Wales

7.1

62'

Tom Cairney 10.Scotland

6.5

62'

L. Harris 38.Wales

Harry Wilson 8.Wales

N. Chalobah 12.England

Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil

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: Bernd Leno (6.7), Kenny Tete (7.6), Issa Diop (6.8), Tim Ream (7.1), Antonee Robinson (6.6), Harrison Reed (6.3), João Palhinha (8.2), Bobby Reid (6.5), Andreas Pereira (6.8), Willian (6.9) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Shane Duffy, Marek Rodák, Daniel James (6.6), Tom Cairney (6.5), Luke Harris, Harry Wilson, Tosin Adarabioyo, Nathaniel Chalobah and Carlos Vinícius.

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: Harrison Reed for Tom Cairney (62′), Bobby Reid for Daniel James (62′) and Andreas Pereira for Tosin Adarabioyo (90′).

Best player: João Palhinha

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was João Palhinha.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 44 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 17.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.1

Lyanco 4.Brazil

6.8

Mohammed Salisu 22.Ghana

6.8

90'

A. Bella-Kotchap 37.Germany

6.3

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

6.7

Mohamed Elyounoussi 24.Norway

7.3

90'

70'

James Ward-Prowse 8.England

7.6

56'

Ainsley Maitland-Niles 3.England

6.8

90'

Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria

6.4

67'

C. Adams 10.Scotland

6.6

Samuel Edozie 23.England

6.8

77'

Substitutes

Willy Caballero 13.Argentina

Duje Caleta-Car 6.Croatia

Romain Perraud 15.France

5.8

77'

Ryan Finnigan 50.England

Roméo Lavia 45.Belgium

90'

I. Diallo 27.France

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.2

67'

Adam Armstrong 9.England

90'

Sékou Mara 18.France

90'

Southampton started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Nathan Jones played with: Gavin Bazunu (6.1), Lyanco (6.8), Armel Bella-Kotchap (6.3), Mohammed Salisu (6.8), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.8), James Ward-Prowse (7.6), Mohamed Elyounoussi (7.3), Kyle Walker-Peters (6.7), Joe Aribo (6.5), Samuel Edozie (6.8) and Che Adams (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Adam Armstrong, Ryan Finnigan, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Roméo Lavia, Willy Caballero, Ibrahima Diallo, Romain Perraud (6.1), Sékou Mara and Stuart Armstrong (6.3).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Joe Aribo for Stuart Armstrong (67′), Samuel Edozie for Romain Perraud (77′), Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Adam Armstrong (90′), Mohammed Salisu for Roméo Lavia (90′) and Mohamed Elyounoussi for Sékou Mara (90′).