Fulham vs Barnsley, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Fulham

45'+2': Chris Martin (P)
55': Scott Malone

FT
2 - 0

Barnsley

Fulham end Barnsley's recent impressive run with Sky Bet Championship success

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
3': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
5': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Malone with a through ball.
11': Offside, Barnsley. Ryan Williams tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
14': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
14': Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
16': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Offside, Barnsley. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Tom Bradshaw is caught offside.
21': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
21': Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Aidan White.
23': Attempt saved. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
26': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
30': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josh Scowen.
32': Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
35': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
35': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin with a headed pass.
37': Adam Hammill (Barnsley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
38': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
39': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
39': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a set piece situation.
41': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
41': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Hammill.
44': Attempt missed. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
45': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Barnsley).
45': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tom Bradshaw.
45'+1': Penalty Fulham. Kevin McDonald draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Penalty conceded by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Goal! Fulham 1, Barnsley 0. Chris Martin (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Barnsley 0.
0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Barnsley 0.
45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Barnsley 0.
47': Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
47': Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Bree.
50': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a corner.
52': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Aidan White.
53': Foul by Aidan White (Barnsley).
53': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Aidan White (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! Fulham 2, Barnsley 0. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Martin.
56': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
61': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
61': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley).
61': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Martin.
70': Substitution, Barnsley. George Moncur replaces Ryan Williams.
70': Substitution, Barnsley. Ryan Kent replaces Adam Hammill.
70': Substitution, Barnsley. Adam Armstrong replaces Tom Bradshaw.
71': Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
72': Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
72': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
73': Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
73': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
73': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
74': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
75': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
75': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
79': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
80': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adam Davies.
80': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
81': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
84': Delay in match Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Offside, Barnsley. Angus MacDonald tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Stefan Johansen.
89': Offside, Barnsley. Aidan White tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Lucas Piazon.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Kent (Barnsley).
90'+2': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Denis Odoi replaces Sone Aluko.
90'+3': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
90'+3': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Barnsley 0.

Statistics

BAR		FUL
12	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	2
32.1	Possession	67.9
6	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
263	Accurate Passes	646
347	Passes	725
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	5
5	Crosses	27
0.0	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	70
17	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	13
23	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	15
24	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 18,010

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
27	David Button (GK)
13	Tim Ream
26	Tomás Kalas
3	Scott Malone
2	Ryan Fredericks
10	Tom Cairney
6	Kevin McDonald
14	Stefan Johansen
25	Chris Martin
20	Lucas Piazon
24	Sone Aluko

Fulham Substitutes:

Marcus Bettinelli, Ryan Sessegnon, Denis Odoi, Michael Madl, Scott Parker, Matt Smith, Ragnar Sigurdsson.

Barnsley (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Davies (GK)
5	Angus MacDonald
4	Marc Roberts
3	Aidan White
2	James Bree
8	Conor Hourihane
6	Josh Scowen
7	Adam Hammill
15	Marley Watkins
20	Tom Bradshaw
28	Ryan Williams

Barnsley Substitutes:

Nick Townsend, Stefan Payne, Adam Armstrong, Adam Jackson, George Moncur, Callum Evans, Ryan Kent.

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