HULL. Fulham prevails over Hull City 1-0 after A. Mitrovic scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer who had the assistance of James Wilson and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hull City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.​

Hull City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Hull City received 2 yellow cards (R. Slater and B. Fleming). On the other side, Fulham received 1 yellow card (B. Reid).

Standings

After playing this match, Hull City will stay with 32 points like Cardiff City to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Fulham will have 64 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 19th of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (7 draws).

Fulham will host Huddersfield Town on the 19th of February with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Shota Arveladze decided to play with the following team: Matt Ingram (6.9), Lewie Coyle (7.3), Sean McLoughlin (6.5), Jacob Greaves (7.0), Brandon Fleming (6.3), Ryan Longman (6.3), Richard Smallwood (7.1), Regan Slater (6.6), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.5), George Honeyman (6.8) and Marcus Forss (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alfie Jones, Harvey Cartwright, Di’Shon Bernard, George Moncur (6.6), Greg Docherty (6.8), Callum Elder and Tyler Smith (6.4).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: M. Forss for T. Smith (72′), R. Slater for G. Docherty (75′) and R. Longman for G. Moncur (81′).

Best player: Lewie Coyle​

The most impressive player for Hull City was Lewie Coyle.

His rating is (7.3) with 53 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Fulham – Formation

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

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Marek Rodák (6.8), Neco Williams (7.1), Tosin Adarabioyo (7.1), Tim Ream (7.5), Antonee Robinson (7.0), Tom Cairney (7.4), Nathaniel Chalobah (6.8), Harry Wilson (7.1), Fabio Carvalho (6.6), Neeskens Kebano (6.6) and Aleksandar Mitrović (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Michael Hector, Bobby Reid (6.7), Jean-Michaël Seri, Joe Bryan, Paulo Gazzaniga, Harrison Reed (6.6) and Rodrigo Muniz (6.2).

Substitutions

Fulham made 3 changes: T. Cairney for H. Reed (76′), H. Wilson for B. Reid (76′) and A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (79′).

Best player: Tim Ream​

The most impressive player for Fulham was Tim Ream even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 79 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Barnsley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 3-0
• Blackpool – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Sheffield United – 0-0
• Hull City – Fulham – 0-1
• Millwall – Cardiff City – 2-1
• Nottingham Forest – Stoke City – 2-2
• Peterborough United – Preston North End – 0-1
• Reading – Coventry City – 2-3