LONDON. Sheffield United tops Fulham 1-0 after I. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (3′). Fulham was truly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).​

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Linington who was helped by Ian Cooper and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

0 - 1

Sheffield United

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 11 Total 2
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 173 Attack 92
  • 56 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Fulham was in firm control of the ball 71% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Sheffield United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Fulham shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (W. Foderingham, J. Robinson and J. Bogle).

Match Timeline

3'
45'
Wes Foderingham- Yellow
46'
Tom Cairney- sub ->J. Seri
46'
55'
Jack Robinson- Yellow
Bobby De Cordova-Reid- sub ->F. Carvalho
61'
Rodrigo Muniz- sub ->A. Robinson
69'
76'
78'
Ben Osborn- sub ->I. Ndiaye
85'
Jayden Bogle- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this match, Fulham will stay with 45 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will have 32 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will host Birmingham City on the 26th of December with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Fulham (5 draws).

Sheffield United will play away agasint Preston North End on the 26th of December with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (10 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
6.4
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
6.8
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
7.0
D
Tosin Adarabioyo 16.England
6.9
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
6.8
69'
M
Neeskens Kebano 7.DR Congo
6.7
M
Jean Michaël Seri 24.Ivory Coast
7.0
46'
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
7.0
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
6.7
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
6.5
61'
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
7.0
Substitutes
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 21.Argentina
D
Joe Bryan 23.England
D
Denis Odoi 4.Ghana
M
N. Chalobah 12.England
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
6.4
46'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil
6.5
69'
F
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
6.6
61'

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 (6.4), Kenny Tete (7.0), Tosin Adarabioyo (6.9), Tim Ream (6.8), Antonee Robinson (6.8), Harrison Reed (7.0), Jean-Michaël Seri (7.0), Harry Wilson (6.7), Fabio Carvalho (6.5), Neeskens Kebano (6.7) and Aleksandar Mitrović (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Bryan, Rodrigo Muniz (6.5), Bobby Reid (6.6), Denis Odoi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tom Cairney (6.4) and Paulo Gazzaniga.

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: J. Seri for T. Cairney (46′), F. Carvalho for B. Reid (61′) and A. Robinson for Muniz Rodrigo (69′).

Best player: Kenny Tete​

The most impressive player for Fulham was Kenny Tete.

His rating is (7.0) with 95 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.7
45'
D
Chris Basham 6.England
7.0
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.1
55'
D
John Egan 12.Republic of Ireland
6.9
M
Enda Stevens 3.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
7.1
85'
M
Conor Hourihane 24.Republic of Ireland
7.0
76'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
7.2
F
Morgan Gibbs-White 27.England
6.8
46'
F
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
7.3
78' 3'
F
Patrick McCarthy 10.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 31.England
D
George Baldock 2.England
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
5.8
78'
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland
6.5
76'
M
Oliver Burke 14.Scotland
M
Sander Berge 8.Norway
7.1
46'
M
Luke Freeman 15.England

Sheffield United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.7), Chris Basham (7.0), John Egan (6.9), Jack Robinson (7.1), Jayden Bogle (7.1), Oliver Norwood (7.2), Conor Hourihane (7.0), Enda Stevens (6.7), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.8), Iliman Ndiaye (7.3) and Billy Sharp (6.4).

They had on the bench: Ben Osborn (5.8), Jake Eastwood, John Fleck (6.5), Oliver Burke, Sander Berge (7.1), Luke Freeman and George Baldock.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: M. Gibbs-White for S. Berge (46′), C. Hourihane for J. Fleck (76′) and I. Ndiaye for B. Osborn (78′).

Best player: Iliman Ndiaye​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Iliman Ndiaye.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​