LONDON. Fulham was in the end too good for West Bromwich Albion with the goal of A. Mitrovic was the key of the match after he scored in the 82nd, 40th and 20th minute. A. Mitrovic (20′ pen), A. Mitrovic (40′) and A. Mitrovic (82′).
Fulham remained in 10 people after A. Adarabioyo received a red card in the 85′.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who was helped by Darren Cann and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Sam Purkiss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 110
- 36 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 3 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. West Bromwich Albion that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Fulham was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Fulham shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 3 yellow cards (R. Snodgrass, K. Bartley and S. Ajayi).
(Fulham) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).
Also, West Bromwich Albion didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after D. Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fulham will have 32 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 28 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 3rd of November with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Hull City on the 3rd of November with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
85'
84'
20', 40', 82'
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 , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harrison Reed , Harry Wilson , Bobby Reid , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Paulo Gazzaniga, Joshua Onomah, Kenny Tete, Michael Hector, Fabio Carvalho , Tom Cairney and Rodrigo Muniz .
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (84′), N. Kebano for T. Cairney (84′) and H. Reed for F. Carvalho (84′).
Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is with 3 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
52'
West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Valérien Ismaël played with: Sam Johnstone , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Matthew Clarke , Darnell Furlong , Jake Livermore , Robert Snodgrass , Conor Townsend , Matt Phillips , Karlan Grant and Jordan Hugill .
These were the players on the bench: Callum Robinson , Kean Bryan, Grady Diangana , David Button, Cédric Kipré, Adam Reach and Jayson Molumby .
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: M. Phillips for G. Diangana (59′), J. Hugill for C. Robinson (59′) and K. Grant for J. Molumby (73′).
Best player: Conor Townsend
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Conor Townsend.
His rating is with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Barnsley – 2-1
- Derby County – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Fulham – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Hull City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 0-2
- Preston North End – Luton Town – 2-0
- Reading – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Blackpool – 0-1
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 3-3
- Swansea City – Peterborough United – 3-0
