LONDON. Fulham overcame Leeds United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of Harry Wilson at the 58′. Then Andreas Pereira scored again for Fulham in the 72′ minute. Eventually, João Palhinha reduced the distance for Leeds United an own goal (79′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the help of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

2 - 1

Leeds United

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 90 Attack 103
  • 53 Dangerous attack 40
  • 79 Ball safe 70
  • 18 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match​.

Fulham shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 1 yellow card (João Palhinha). Talking about the opposition, Leeds United received 4 yellow cards (Weston McKennie, Maximilian Wöber, L. Cooper and Marc Roca).

Match Timeline

João Palhinha- Yellow
16'
37'
Harry Wilson(goal)
58'
62'
65'
65'
P. Bamford- sub ->Rodrigo
67'
L. Cooper- Yellow
Andreas Pereira(goal)
72'
João Palhinha(own-goal)
79'
83'
83'
W. Gnonto- sub ->Jack Harrison
Saša Lukić- sub ->Harrison Reed
84'
84'
Tom Cairney- sub ->Andreas Pereira
86'
86'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this match, Fulham will have 45 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Leeds United will stay with 29 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away against Southampton on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Leeds United will host Newcastle United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 17.Germany
6.7
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
6.8
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
7.4
D
Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England
6.7
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
6.8
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
8.0
86' 72'
M
João Palhinha 26.Portugal
7.1
16'
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
6.6
84'
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
7.4
86' 58'
M
Willian 20.Brazil
6.7
90'
F
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
6.4
84'
Substitutes
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
D
Issa Diop 31.France
D
Cédric Soares 12.Portugal
D
Shane Duffy 5.Republic of Ireland
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
86'
M
Neeskens Kebano 7.DR Congo
90'
M
Saša Lukić 28.Serbia
84'
F
Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil
84'
F
Manor Solomon 11.Israel
86'

Fulham adopted the 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 (7.4), Tosin Adarabioyo (6.7), Tim Ream (6.8), Antonee Robinson (6.8), Harrison Reed (6.6), João Palhinha (7.1), Harry Wilson (7.4), Andreas Pereira (8.0), Willian (6.7) and Bobby Decordova-Reid (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Issa Diop, Tom Cairney, Carlos Vinícius, Cédric Soares, Manor Solomon, Shane Duffy, Neeskens Kebano, Saša Lukić and Marek Rodák.

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Carlos Vinícius (84′), Harrison Reed for Saša Lukić (84′), Harry Wilson for Manor Solomon (86′), Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (86′) and Willian for Neeskens Kebano (90′).

Best player: Andreas Pereira​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Andreas Pereira.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.2
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
7.6
67'
D
Robin Koch 5.Germany
6.3
D
Maximilian Wöber 39.Austria
6.4
62'
D
Rasmus Kristensen 25.Denmark
6.6
M
Marc Roca 8.Spain
6.7
90'
M
Jack Harrison 11.England
6.0
83'
M
Weston McKennie 28.United States
6.7
83' 37'
M
Brenden Aaronson 7.United States
6.2
65'
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
6.2
F
Rodrigo 19.Spain
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Joel Robles 22.Spain
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
D
Junior Firpo 3.Spain
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
M
Adam Forshaw 4.England
6.8
83'
F
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
6.2
83'
F
G. Rutter 24.France
F
Luis Sinisterra 23.Colombia
6.5
65'
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.8
65'

Also Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Javier Gracia Carlos played with: Illan Meslier (6.2), Rasmus Kristensen (6.6), Robin Koch (6.3), Liam Cooper (7.6), Maximilian Wöber (6.4), Marc Roca (6.7), Weston McKennie (6.7), Crysencio Summerville (6.2), Brenden Aaronson (6.2), Jack Harrison (6.0) and Rodrigo (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Wilfried Gnonto (6.2), Georginio Rutter, Adam Forshaw (6.8), Pascal Struijk, Junior Firpo, Luis Sinisterra (6.5), Patrick Bamford (6.8), Joel Robles and Luke Ayling.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: Brenden Aaronson for Luis Sinisterra (65′), Rodrigo for Patrick Bamford (65′), Weston McKennie for Adam Forshaw (83′) and Jack Harrison for Degnand Gnonto (83′).

Best player: Liam Cooper​

The most impressive player for Leeds United was Liam Cooper.

His rating is (7.6) with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​