English League Championship

FT Friday, April 27, 2018
Sunderland LDDDL 1
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Fulham WWWDW 2
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FUL112
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Match Report

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Mitrovic hits winner as Fulham beat Sunderland to go second

Fulham came from behind to secure a 2-1 home victory over relegated Sunderland and move up to second place in the Championship.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
39.2
Possession
60.8
8
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
439
339
Passes
525
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
18
0.0
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
42
27
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
30
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
27
24
Clearances
27

Head to Head

SUN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FUL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marcus BettinelliG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 4Denis OdoiCD-R
  4. 21Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Ryan FredericksRB
  6. 6Kevin McDonaldCM
  7. 8Stefan JohansenLM
  8. 10Tom CairneyRM
  9. 32Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 3Ryan SessegnonLF
  11. 20Lucas PiazonRF

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jason SteeleG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 23Lamine KonéCD-R
  4. 36Marc WilsonLB
  5. 2Billy JonesRB
  6. 53Ovie EjariaAM
  7. 28Ethan RobsonLM
  8. 4Paddy McNairRM
  9. 9Ashley FletcherF
  10. 26George HoneymanAM-L
  11. 29Joel AsoroAM-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Fulham 0, Sunderland 1. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher with a headed pass.
  2. 40' Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
  3. 45' Goal! Fulham 1, Sunderland 1. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' John O'Shea (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sunderland. Adam Matthews replaces Billy Jones.
  6. 61' Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 62' Jason Steele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 74' Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Lucas Piazon.
  9. 76' Goal! Fulham 2, Sunderland 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 77' Substitution, Sunderland. Callum McManaman replaces Ovie Ejaria.
  11. 85' Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Maja replaces Ethan Robson.
  12. 90' Substitution, Fulham. Tomas Kalas replaces Tom Cairney.
  13. 90'+3' Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+6' Callum McManaman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+6' Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

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