LONDON. Fulham beats Sheffield United 3-1. Fulham capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

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 24,361 spectators.​ The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.89 degrees Celsius or 49.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

3 - 1

Sheffield United

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 20 Total 5
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 125 Attack 101
  • 77 Dangerous attack 38
  • 65 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fulham was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match​.

Fulham shot 20 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 1 yellow card (João Palhinha). On the other side, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Oliver Norwood and Oliver McBurnie).

Match Timeline

35'
Jack Robinson- sub ->Chris Basham
João Palhinha- Yellow
50'
Bobby De Cordova-Reid(goal)Andreas Pereira
53'
66'
Yasser Larouci - sub ->Luke Thomas
66'
James McAtee- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
Antonee Robinson(own-goal)
68'
Calvin Bassey- sub ->Issa Diop
71'
Tom Cairney- sub ->Andreas Pereira
71'
73'
Oli McBurnie- Yellow
76'
Wes Foderingham(own-goal)
Rodrigo Muniz- sub ->Carlos Vinícius
78'
Harry Wilson- sub ->Bobby Reid
78'
79'
Rhian Brewster- sub ->Cameron Archer
Harrison Reed- sub ->Alex Iwobi
79'
90'
Oliver Norwood- Yellow
Willian(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Fulham will have 11 points like Chelsea to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield United will stay with 1 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Sheffield United will host Manchester United on the 22nd of October with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 17.Germany
6.7
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
7.3
D
Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium
7.3
D
Issa Diop 31.France
7.0
71'
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
7.3
M
Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria
7.0
79'
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
7.5
71'
M
João Palhinha 26.Portugal
7.9
50'
F
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
7.5
78' 53'
F
Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil
7.1
78'
F
Willian 20.Brazil
8.5
90'
Substitutes
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
D
Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria
6.7
71'
D
Fodé Ballo-Touré 12.Senegal
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
7.3
71'
M
Saša Lukić 28.Serbia
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
6.8
79'
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
7.3
78'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil
6.8
78'
F
Raúl Jiménez 7.Mexico

Fulham started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno (6.7), Timothy Castagne (7.3), Issa Diop (7.0), Tim Ream (7.3), Antonee Robinson (7.3), Alex Iwobi (7.0), João Palhinha (7.9), Andreas Pereira (7.5), Bobby Reid (7.5), Carlos Vinícius (7.1) and Willian (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Harrison Reed (6.8), Raúl Jiménez, Harry Wilson (7.3), Marek Rodák, Calvin Bassey (6.7), Tom Cairney (7.3), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Rodrigo Muniz (6.8) and Saša Lukić.

Fulham could not rely on the presence of Calvin Bassey (injured), Tom Cairney (injured) and Harrison Reed (injured).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Carlos Vinícius for Rodrigo Muniz (78′), Issa Diop for Calvin Bassey (71′), Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (71′), Alex Iwobi for Harrison Reed (79′) and Bobby Reid for Harry Wilson (78′).

Best player: Willian​

The most impressive player for Fulham was Willian.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 51 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.6
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.8
D
Chris Basham 6.England
6.7
35'
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
7.0
90'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.0
66'
M
Luke Thomas 14.England
7.0
66'
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.3
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.8
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
6.4
73'
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
7.1
79'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
6.3
66'
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.8
35'
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.4
66'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
6.4
79'
F
Bénie Traoré 11.Ivory Coast

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.6), Chris Basham (6.7), Anel Ahmedhodžić (6.4), Auston Trusty (6.8), Jayden Bogle (6.3), Vinícius Souza (6.8), Oliver Norwood (7.0), Gustavo Hamer (7.0), Luke Thomas (7.0), Oliver McBurnie (6.4) and Cameron Archer (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Robinson (6.8), James McAtee (6.4), Adam Davies, John Fleck, Rhian Brewster (6.4), Benie Traore, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci (6.3) and Femi Seriki.

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of Jack Robinson (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: Chris Basham for Jack Robinson (35′), Luke Thomas for Yasser Larouci (66′), Gustavo Hamer for James McAtee (66′) and Cameron Archer for Rhian Brewster (79′).

Best player: Cameron Archer​

The most impressive player for Sheffield United was Cameron Archer.

His rating is (7.1) with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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