LONDON. Fulham conquers Luton Town 1-0 after C. Vinícius scored just 1 goal (65′). Fulham was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 24,467 spectators. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the assistance of Richard West and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.56 degrees Celsius or 72.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 159 Attack 63
- 70 Dangerous attack 32
- 82 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fulham had a superior ball possession 78% while Luton Town was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.
Fulham shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 2 yellow cards (Issa Diop and Timothy Castagne). Talking about the opposition, Luton Town received 2 yellow cards (Tahith Chong and Thomas Kaminski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham will have 7 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Luton Town will stay with 0 points like Burnley to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).
Luton Town will play away agasint Nottingham Forest on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Antonee Robinson, Bernd Leno
, Kenny Tete , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Timothy Castagne , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Andreas Pereira , Harry Wilson , Raúl Jiménez and Willian .The home team had on the bench: Carlos Vinícius
, Tyrese Francois, Calvin Bassey, Marek Rodák, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Bobby Reid , Alex Iwobi , Tom Cairney and Rodrigo Muniz.Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Harrison Reed for Alex Iwobi (62′), Raúl Jiménez for Carlos Vinícius (62′), Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (81′), Harry Wilson for Bobby Reid (81′) and Willian for Calvin Bassey (90′).
Best player: Tim Ream
The most impressive player for Fulham was Tim Ream even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 145 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Rob Edwards played with: Ross Barkley, Thomas Kaminski
, Issa Kaboré , Reece Burke , Tom Lockyer , Mads Juel Andersen , Amari’i Bell , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Marvelous Nakamba , Tahith Chong , Jacob Brown and Carlton Morris .The following players were sitting on the bench: Elijah Adebayo
, Ryan Giles, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Luke Berry, Alfie Doughty , Cauley Woodrow , Teden Mengi, Chiedozie Ogbene and Tim Krul.Substitutions
Luton Town made 5 changes: Reece Burke for Cauley Woodrow (82′), Jacob Brown for Alfie Doughty (74′), Carlton Morris for Chiedozie Ogbene (74′), Tahith Chong for Elijah Adebayo (75′) and Albert Sambi Lokonga for Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (75′).
Best player: Issa Kaboré
The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Issa Kaboré.
His rating is
with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool – 1-3
- West Ham United – Manchester City – 1-3
- Tottenham Hotspur – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Newcastle United – Brentford – 1-0
- Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-3
- Fulham – Luton Town – 1-0
- Aston Villa – Crystal Palace – 3-1