Fulham vs Southampton, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

· English FA Cup

Fulham

FT
0 - 1

Southampton

90'+1': Ross Stewart (P)

Late penalty sees Southampton book FA Cup quarterfinal spot at Fulham's expense

Ross Stewart of Southampton scores their first goal from the penalty spot during the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Fulham and Southampton
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Southampton scored a stoppage-time penalty to defeat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to cause an FA Cup fifth-round upset.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
2': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
8': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
9': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
10': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
13': Attempt saved. Oscar Bobb (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Tom Cairney.
13': Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
14': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
15': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
15': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
18': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
18': Oscar Bobb (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Reed following a set piece situation.
21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
22': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
22': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a fast break.
23': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
23': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
26': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
28': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
28': Attempt saved. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
28': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
29': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
30': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
30': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
30': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Léo Scienza.
33': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
34': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
34': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Offside, Fulham. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
36': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Samuel Chukwueze.
37': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
39': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
41': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Fulham).
41': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
45': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
45': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Southampton 0.
45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Southampton 0.
46': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
46': Oscar Bobb (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
49': Attempt saved. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
51': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
52': Delay in match (Fulham).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
53': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Offside, Fulham. Joachim Andersen is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
58': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Benjamin Lecomte (Fulham). Assisted by Cyle Larin with a through ball.
59': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
59': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
61': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
61': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Scienza (Southampton).
62': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Tom Cairney.
66': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
70': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Benjamin Lecomte (Fulham). Assisted by Ryan Manning.
70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
71': Offside, Southampton. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
71': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
71': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
73': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
73': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
75': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
76': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
78': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
78': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
78': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a headed pass.
79': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
79': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
80': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
82': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
86': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a through ball.
86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
90': Penalty Southampton. Finn Azaz draws a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty conceded by Joachim Andersen (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Fulham 0, Southampton 1. Ross Stewart (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Harrison Reed.
90'+3': Offside, Southampton. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
90'+3': Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
90'+6': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz with a headed pass.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
90'+6': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
90'+6': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham).
90'+8': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Southampton 1.
0': Match ends, Fulham 0, Southampton 1.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,974

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
15	Jorge Cuenca
5	Joachim Andersen
30	Ryan Sessegnon
21	Timothy Castagne
32	Emile Smith Rowe
10	Tom Cairney
6	Harrison Reed
9	Rodrigo Muniz
19	Samuel Chukwueze
14	Oscar Bobb

Fulham Substitutes:

Kenny Tete, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Antonee Robinson, Bernd Leno, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Raúl Jiménez, Josh King.

Southampton (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
41	Daniel Peretz (GK)
15	Nathan Wood
6	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
3	Ryan Manning
14	James Bree
10	Finn Azaz
20	Caspar Jander
4	Flynn Downes
9	Cyle Larin
13	Léo Scienza
18	Tom Fellows

Southampton Substitutes:

Ross Stewart, Joshua Quarshie, Elias Jelert, Cameron Bragg, Kuryu Matsuki, George Long, Samuel Edozie, Cameron Archer, Oriol Romeu.

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