English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 27, 2019
Cardiff City LLLWL 0
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Fulham LLLWW 1
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Craven Cottage · 23,822 att.

Match Report

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Babel strike leaves Cardiff on brink of relegation

Ryan Babel struck a potentially deadly blow to Cardiff's survival chances with a stunning 25-yard strike that secured Fulham a 1-0 win.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
10
1
Saves
8
27
Possession
73
13
SHOTS
8
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
144
Accurate Passes
543
220
Passes
623
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
47
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
25
32
Clearances
25

Head to Head

FUL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Sergio RicoG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-R
  4. 23Joe BryanLB
  5. 4Denis OdoiRB
  6. 10Tom CairneyAM
  7. 29Frank AnguissaLM
  8. 5Calum ChambersRM
  9. 9Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 12Ryan BabelAM-L
  11. 3Ryan SessegnonAM-R

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 2Lee PeltierRB
  6. 21Víctor CamarasaAM
  7. 15Leandro BacunaLM
  8. 17Aron GunnarssonRM
  9. 29Oumar NiasseF
  10. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingAM-L
  11. 33Junior HoilettAM-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Denis Odoi because of an injury.
  2. 61' Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Oumar Niasse.
  3. 72' Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Víctor Camarasa.
  4. 79' Goal! Fulham 1, Cardiff City 0. Ryan Babel (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
  5. 85' Substitution, Fulham. Alfie Mawson replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
  6. 87' Substitution, Cardiff City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Aron Gunnarsson because of an injury.
  7. 89' Substitution, Fulham. Floyd Ayité replaces Ryan Babel.

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