LONDON. Fulham annihilates Bristol City 6-2 with goals of A. Mitrovic (21′), N. Kebano (31′), F. Carvalho (36′), A. Mitrovic (41′), A. Mitrovic (45′) and N. Kebano (57′). On the opposite side, Bristol City scored with ​ A. Semenyo (7′), A. Semenyo (29′). Fulham was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) 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 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the assistance of Andrew Fox and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Fulham had a superior ball possession 63% while Bristol City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match​.

Fulham shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (C. Pring and A. Scott).

Standings

After playing this match, Fulham will have 51 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will stay with 30 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away against Stoke City on the 22nd of January with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Fulham (1 draw).

Bristol City will host Cardiff City on the 22nd of January with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (4 draws).

Fulham – Formation

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 (6.6), Kenny Tete (6.2), Tosin Adarabioyo (7.8), Tim Ream (7.0), Antonee Robinson (6.8), Tom Cairney (7.5), Harrison Reed (6.7), Harry Wilson (7.3), Fabio Carvalho (7.4), Neeskens Kebano (8.3) and Aleksandar Mitrović (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Stansfield, Paulo Gazzaniga, Nathaniel Chalobah (6.6), Michael Hector, Rodrigo Muniz (6.1), Bobby Reid (6.4) and Denis Odoi.

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: N. Kebano for B. Reid (71′), T. Cairney for N. Chalobah (72′) and A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (78′).

Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.

His rating is (9.5) with 3 goals, 46 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Nigel Pearson played with: Max O’Leary (5.2), Tomáš Kalas (5.9), Zak Vyner (6.1), Cameron Pring (5.7), Jay Dasilva (6.3), Han-Noah Massengo (6.5), Andy King (7.2), Callum O’Dowda (6.4), Alex Scott (6.9), Andreas Weimann (7.0) and Antoine Semenyo (8.6).

They had on the bench: Nahki Wells, Daniel Bentley, Tyreeq Bakinson (6.4), Robert Atkinson (6.3), Kasey Palmer, Ayman Benarous and Chris Martin (6.8).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: J. Dasilva for C. Martin (50′), H. Massengo for R. Atkinson (50′) and C. O’Dowda for T. Bakinson (76′).

Best player: Antoine Semenyo​

The most impressive player for Bristol City was Antoine Semenyo.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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

• Cardiff City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
• Derby County – Sheffield United – 2-0
• Fulham – Bristol City – 6-2
• Huddersfield Town – Swansea City – 1-1
• Luton Town – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2
• Middlesbrough – Reading – 2-1
• Millwall – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
• Peterborough United – Coventry City – 1-4
• Preston North End – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0