English FA Cup

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Match Report

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

Southampton scored a stoppage-time penalty to defeat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to cause an FA Cup fifth-round upset.

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Highlights

02:22 Oscar Bobb: The players are disappointed after defeat vs. Southampton Watch on ESPN 02:59 Eckert: Southampton were 'ready to suffer' vs. Fulham Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FUL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 15Jorge CuencaCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 30Ryan SessegnonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 6Harrison ReedRM
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF
  10. 19Samuel ChukwuezeAM-L
  11. 14Oscar BobbAM-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 20Caspar JanderLM
  8. 4Flynn DownesRM
  9. 9Cyle LarinF
  10. 13Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. 18Tom FellowsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 62' Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Tom Cairney.
  3. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
  4. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
  5. 73' Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 82' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
  7. 82' Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
  8. 89' Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  9. 90'+1' Goal! Fulham 0, Southampton 1. Ross Stewart (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Harrison Reed.
  11. 90'+3' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+6' Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+8' Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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