LONDON. Fulham estinguishes Birmingham City 6-2 with goals of M. Roberts (10′ own), N. Kebano (35′), F. Carvalho (38′), T. Cairney (43′), F. Carvalho (75′) and A. Robinson (90′). On the other side, Birmingham City scored with ​ I. Sunjic (45′), G. Gardner (74′). Fulham was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the support of George Byrne and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

6 - 2

Birmingham City

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 12 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 103
  • 51 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Fulham was in firm control of the ball 62% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match​.

Fulham shot 17 times, 12 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 1 yellow card (H. Reed). On the other side, Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (K. Pedersen).

Match Timeline

10'
Marc Roberts(own-goal)
35'
38'
Tom Cairney(goal)F. Carvalho
43'
45'
Ivan Šunjić(goal)J. Bela
52'
64'
64'
Scott Hogan- sub ->L. Jutkiewicz
Harrison Reed- Yellow
67'
Bobby De Cordova-Reid- sub ->N. Kebano
68'
69'
74'
G. Gardner(goal)K. Pedersen
75'
81'
82'
J. James- sub ->O. Hernandez
Antonee Robinson(goal)J. Onomah
90'

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 this contest, Fulham will have 54 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Birmingham City will stay with 28 points like Swansea City to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away against Swansea City on the 8th of March with a 5-5 head to head record.

Birmingham City will host Peterborough United on the 25th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (2 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
6.6
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
7.1
D
Tosin Adarabioyo 16.England
7.2
D
Antonee Robinson 33.United States
7.2
90'
D
Denis Odoi 4.Ghana
6.8
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
7.5
69' 43'
M
Neeskens Kebano 7.DR Congo
7.6
68' 35'
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
7.1
81' 67'
M
Harry Wilson 8.Wales
7.4
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
9.1
38', 75'
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
6.5
Substitutes
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 21.Argentina
D
Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands
D
Alfie Mawson 26.England
M
N. Chalobah 12.England
6.4
69'
M
Joshua Onomah 25.England
7.1
81'
F
Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil
F
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
7.0
68'

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), Denis Odoi (6.8), Tosin Adarabioyo (7.2), Tim Ream (7.1), Antonee Robinson (7.2), Tom Cairney (7.5), Harrison Reed (7.1), Harry Wilson (7.4), Fabio Carvalho (9.1), Neeskens Kebano (7.6) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Chalobah (6.4), Paulo Gazzaniga, Rodrigo Muniz, Kenny Tete, Bobby Reid (7.0), Alfie Mawson and Joshua Onomah (7.1).

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: N. Kebano for B. Reid (68′), T. Cairney for N. Chalobah (69′) and H. Reed for J. Onomah (81′).

Best player: Fabio Carvalho​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Fabio Carvalho.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 35 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
6.3
D
Maxime Colin 2.France
6.0
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
6.1
64'
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.3
52'
D
Teden Mengi 18.England
6.0
D
Jérémie Bela 11.Angola
5.9
M
G. Gardner 20.England
6.5
74'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
6.8
45'
M
Ryan Woods 6.England
6.8
F
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
6.5
82'
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
7.0
64'
Substitutes
G
Connal Trueman 27.England
D
R. Masampu 45.England
D
G. Friend 5.England
6.3
64'
M
Tate Campbell 53.England
M
J. James 19.Wales
6.4
82'
F
Jobe Bellingham 39.England
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.8
64'

Birmingham City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Lee Bowyer played with: Neil Etheridge (6.3), Maxime Colin (6.0), Teden Mengi (6.0), Marc Roberts (6.1), Kristian Pedersen (6.3), Jérémie Bela (5.9), Gary Gardner (6.5), Ryan Woods (6.8), Ivan Šunjić (6.8), Lukas Jutkiewicz (7.0) and Onel Hernández (6.5).

They had on the bench: Jobe Bellingham, Tate Campbell, Renedi Masampu, Connal Trueman, Scott Hogan (6.8), George Friend (6.3) and Jordan James (6.4).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 3 changes: M. Roberts for G. Friend (64′), L. Jutkiewicz for S. Hogan (64′) and O. Hernandez for J. James (82′).

Best player: Lukas Jutkiewicz​

The most impressive player for Birmingham City was Lukas Jutkiewicz.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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