LONDON. Fulham bounces back against Crystal Palace with a goal on the O. Edouard 34′ and a goal on the J. Ward 84′.
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 Joshua Smith assisted by Harry Lennard and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 86 Attack 85
- 53 Dangerous attack 40
- 84 Ball safe 76
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Fulham to win the match.
Fulham shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 3 yellow cards (Tosin Adarabioyo, João Palhinha and Antonee Robinson). Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fulham will have 52 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace will have 44 points to hold in the 11th 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 21-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Crystal Palace will host Nottingham Forest on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).
Fulham – Formation
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 , Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Issa Diop , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Harry Wilson , Tom Cairney , Willian and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Shane Duffy, Carlos Vinícius, Bobby Decordova-Reid , Manor Solomon , Cédric Soares, Marek Rodák, Luke Harris, Neeskens Kebano and Saša Lukić.
Substitutions
Fulham made 2 changes: Harry Wilson for Bobby Reid (80′) and Tom Cairney for Manor Solomon (80′).
Best player: Willian
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Willian.
His rating is with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.
Crystal Palace – Formation
Also Crystal Palace adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone , Joel Ward , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Cheick Doucouré , Will Hughes , Michael Olise , Eberechi Eze , Jordan Ayew and Odsonne Édouard .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Whitworth, Jaïro Riedewald, Naouirou Ahamada, Jean-Philippe Mateta , Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Omotayo Adaramola, James McArthur and Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Substitutions
Crystal Palace made only 1 change substituting Odsonne Edouard for Jean-Philippe Mateta (80′).
Best player: Marc Guéhi
The player that probably impressed the most for Crystal Palace was Marc Guéhi.
His rating is with 53 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Everton – 1-1
- Tottenham Hotspur – Brentford – 1-3
- Nottingham Forest – Arsenal – 1-0
- Liverpool – Aston Villa – 1-1
- Fulham – Crystal Palace – 2-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Manchester United – 0-1