LONDON. Fulham demolishes Queens Park Rangers 4-1 with goals of A. Mitrovic (10′), A. Mitrovic (67′), B. Reid (72′) and A. Robinson (90′). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers scored with L. Dykes (55′).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the help of Steve Meredith and Mark Russell. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 95
- 41 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fulham won the match.
Fulham shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Fulham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 4 yellow cards (D. Ball, M. Odubajo, S. Johansen and J. Dunne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham will have 23 points like Coventry City to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 18 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will host Cardiff City on the 20th of October with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Fulham (6 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will host Blackburn Rovers on the 19th of October with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (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: Marek Rodák
, Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Joe Bryan , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harrison Reed , Neeskens Kebano , Harry Wilson , Ivan Cavaleiro and Aleksandar Mitrović .The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Chalobah
, Alfie Mawson, Paulo Gazzaniga, Bobby Reid , Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney and Antonee Robinson .Fulham could not rely on the presence of B. Reid (injured) and A. Robinson (injured).
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: I. Cavaleiro for B. Reid (32′), J. Bryan for A. Robinson (58′) and H. Wilson for N. Chalobah (77′).
Best player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The most impressive player for Fulham was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Mark Warburton played with: Seny Dieng
, Robert Dickie , Jordy de Wijs , Yoann Barbet , Moses Odubajo , Dominic Ball , Stefan Johansen , Sam McCallum , Ilias Chair , Christopher Willock and Charlie Austin .These were the players on the bench: Albert Adomah, Jimmy Dunne
, Jordan Archer, Lyndon Dykes , Luke Amos, Stephen Duke-McKenna and Andre Gray .Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: D. Ball for L. Dykes (49′), S. McCallum for J. Dunne (66′) and C. Austin for A. Gray (69′).
Best player: Lyndon Dykes
The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Lyndon Dykes.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 7 passes (42% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 49′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 2-2
- Bristol City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Fulham – Queens Park Rangers – 4-1
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – Peterborough United – 2-0
- Millwall – Luton Town – 0-2
- Nottingham Forest – Blackpool – 2-1
- Preston North End – Derby County – 0-0
- Reading – Barnsley – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Stoke City – 2-1