Fulham vs Brentford, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipFulham's automatic promotion hopes dented by Bees' sting in the tail
Fulham's automatic promotion hopes dented by Bees' sting in the tail
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 3': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 4': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 6': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canos tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 7': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 8': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
- 10': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 12': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 12': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
- 13': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
- 15': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
- 19': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
- 20': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 20': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 29': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 29': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
- 30': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 30': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 34': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 34': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Brentford. Daniel Bentley tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
- 38': Foul by Lucas Piazon (Fulham).
- 38': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
- 39': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 41': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 43': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods following a set piece situation.
- 45': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. John Egan replaces Andreas Bjelland.
- 46': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 49': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 49': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Chris Mepham (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canos.
- 52': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Lucas Piazon.
- 54': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 54': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Offside, Brentford. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 57': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 59': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Offside, Brentford. Yoann Barbet tries a through ball, but Nico Yennaris is caught offside.
- 62': Offside, Brentford. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Henrik Dalsgaard is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Brentford).
- 63': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Matt Targett (Fulham).
- 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Florian Jozefzoon.
- 67': Offside, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Sergi Canos.
- 69': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
- 70': Goal! Fulham 1, Brentford 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 76': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
- 76': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Substitution, Brentford. Kamohelo Mokotjo replaces Nico Yennaris.
- 78': Offside, Brentford. John Egan tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 82': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
- 82': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 85': Attempt missed. John Egan (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 90': Substitution, Fulham. Oliver Norwood replaces Stefan Johansen.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Goal! Fulham 1, Brentford 1. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
- 90'+6': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Brentford 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Fulham 1, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 335 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 20 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 18 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 20,877
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 20,877
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Bettinelli (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 21 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks  |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 8 | Stefan Johansen |
| 32 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 20 | Lucas Piazon |
Brentford (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 33 | Chris Mepham |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 8 | Li Ke |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 47 | Sergi Canós |
| 7 | Florian Jozefzoon |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
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