LONDON. Fulham bested Swansea City 3-1 thanks to A. Mitrovic who scored in the 12th, 32nd and 45th minute. Fulham got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from A. Mitrovic (12′) and A. Mitrovic (32′). Swansea City tried to recover with a goal from J. Paterson (38′). However, the match was closed by a goal (45′) scored by A. Mitrovic for Fulham. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the assistance of Mike George and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 7 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 72 Attack 107
- 22 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Fulham was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Fulham was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Fulham shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Swansea City received 1 yellow card (B. Cabango).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fulham will have 20 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will stay with 10 points to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away against Coventry City on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head.
Swansea City will play away agasint Derby County on the 2nd of October with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Derby County (5 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: Paulo Gazzaniga , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Joe Bryan , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harrison Reed , Harry Wilson , Bobby Reid , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Marek Rodák, Michael Hector, Joshua Onomah, Ivan Cavaleiro , Domingos Quina, Rodrigo Muniz and Alfie Mawson .
Fulham could not rely on the presence of A. Mawson (injured).
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: J. Bryan for A. Mawson (56′), A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (69′) and H. Wilson for I. Cavaleiro (71′).
Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is with 3 goals, 12 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Ethan Laird , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Jake Bidwell , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
They had on the bench: Liam Walsh, Liam Cullen , Jay Fulton, Joel Latibeaudiere , Korey Smith , Steven-Andreas Benda and Brandon Cooper.
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of K. Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: O. Ntcham for K. Smith (32′), F. Downes for L. Cullen (68′) and J. Bidwell for J. Latibeaudiere (74′).
Best player: Jamie Paterson
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Barnsley – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
- Derby County – Reading – 1-0
- Fulham – Swansea City – 3-1
- Luton Town – Coventry City – 5-0
- Millwall – Bristol City – 1-0
- Peterborough United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0