English League Championship

FT Monday, July 27, 2020
Fulham WWDWD 2
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Cardiff City LLWWW 0
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1st Leg · Cardiff City Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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Fulham beat Cardiff City to take upper hand in Premier League promotion playoff

Fulham earned a 2-0 win at Cardiff City in the first leg of their Premier League promotion playoff semifinal on Monday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
2
62.9
Possession
37.1
13
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
492
Accurate Passes
252
565
Passes
338
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
69
24
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FUL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Alex SmithiesG
  2. 16Curtis NelsonCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 17Lee TomlinAM
  7. 8Joe RallsLM
  8. 15Marlon PackRM
  9. 9Robert GlatzelF
  10. 33Junior HoilettAM-L
  11. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Sol BambaSUB
  2. 23Daniel WardSUB
  3. 13Callum PatersonSUB
  4. 24Brad SmithSUB
  5. 6Will VaulksSUB
  6. 11Josh MurphySUB
  7. 1Neil EtheridgeSUB
  8. 2Dion SandersonSUB
  9. 5Aden FlintSUB

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Marek RodákG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 3Michael HectorCD-R
  4. 23Joe BryanLB
  5. 22Cyrus ChristieRB
  6. 25Josh OnomahAM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 21Harrison ReedRM
  9. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidF
  10. 7Neeskens KebanoAM-L
  11. 24Anthony KnockaertAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Stefan JohansenSUB
  2. 4Denis OdoiSUB
  3. 6Kevin McDonaldSUB
  4. 1Marcus BettinelliSUB
  5. 58Sylvester JasperSUB
  6. 47Aboubakar KamaraSUB
  7. 5Alfie MawsonSUB
  8. 20Maxime Le MarchandSUB
  9. 43Steven SessegnonSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Fulham 1. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
  3. 70' Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces David Junior Hoilett.
  4. 70' Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  5. 70' Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Robert Glatzel.
  6. 77' Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 81' Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  8. 90'+1' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Fulham 2. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  9. 90'+4' Substitution, Fulham. Denis Odoi replaces Neeskens Kebano.

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