BURNLEY. Burnley recovers against Fulham with a goal on the J. Palhinha 17′ and a goal on the R. Muniz 21′. Fulham was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond who was helped by Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.77 degrees Celsius or 47.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Fulham had a superior ball possession 56% while Burnley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Fulham to win the encounter.
Burnley shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fulham shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 2 yellow cards (Sander Berge and David Datro Fofana). On the opposite side, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Reed and Andreas Pereira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Burnley has 13 points to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Fulham will has 26 points like AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away against Liverpool on the 10th of February with a 13-2 head to head in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Fulham will host AFC Bournemouth on the 10th of February with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Bournemouth (3 draws).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
46'
84'
71', 90'
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: James Trafford , Lorenz Assignon , Dara O’Shea , Hjalmar Ekdal , Vitinho , Josh Brownhill , Sander Berge , Aaron Ramsey , Wilson Odobert , Zeki Amdouni and Lyle Foster .
The home team had on the bench: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson , Josh Cullen, Mike Trésor, Maxime Estève , Jacob Bruun Larsen , Han-Noah Massengo, Arijanet Muric, Ameen Al-Dakhil and David Datro Fofana .
Substitutions
Burnley made 5 changes: Hjalmar Ekdal for Maxime Estève (46′), Zeki Amdouni for David Datro Fofana (64′), Aaron Ramsey for Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (64′), Lorenz Assignon for Han-Noah Massengo (90′) and Vitinho for Jacob Bruun Larsen (87′).
Player of the match: David Datro Fofana
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was David Datro Fofana.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 64′.
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Harrison Reed , Bobby De Cordova-Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Rodrigo Muniz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Armando Broja , Tom Cairney , Marek Rodak, Kenny Tete , Fodé Ballo-Touré, Sasa Lukic, Luc De Fougerolles, Kristian Šekularac and Joshua King.
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: Andreas Pereira for Kenny Tete (85′), Rodrigo Muniz for Armando Broja (74′) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Tom Cairney (74′).
Player of the match: João Palhinha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was João Palhinha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Aston Villa – 0-5
- Newcastle United – Luton Town – 4-4
- Everton – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
- Burnley – Fulham – 2-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace – 4-1
