English League Championship

FT Thursday, July 30, 2020
Cardiff City LWWWL 2
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Fulham WDWDW 1
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FUL101
2nd Leg - Fulham advance 3-2 on aggregate · Craven Cottage · ESPN+

Match Report

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Fulham beat Cardiff on aggregate to reach Championship playoff final

Fulham advanced to next week's Championship playoff final despite a 2-1 home loss to Cardiff City after edging past their opponents on aggregate.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
5
39.5
Possession
60.5
13
SHOTS
21
7
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
160
Accurate Passes
312
268
Passes
420
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.2
88
Long Balls
60
33
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
6
24
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
13
14
Clearances
13

Head to Head

FUL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

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. 47Aboubakar KamaraSUB
  4. 5Alfie MawsonSUB
  5. 1Marcus BettinelliSUB
  6. 20Maxime Le MarchandSUB
  7. 43Steven SessegnonSUB
  8. 19Ivan CavaleiroSUB
  9. 6Kevin McDonaldSUB

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Alex SmithiesG
  2. 16Curtis NelsonCD-L
  3. 4Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Joe BennettLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 8Joe RallsAM
  7. 15Marlon PackLM
  8. 6Will VaulksRM
  9. 23Daniel WardF
  10. 11Josh MurphyAM-L
  11. 33Junior HoilettAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Brad SmithSUB
  2. 9Robert GlatzelSUB
  3. 22Sol BambaSUB
  4. 17Lee TomlinSUB
  5. 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingSUB
  6. 1Neil EtheridgeSUB
  7. 2Dion SandersonSUB
  8. 13Callum PatersonSUB
  9. 20Gavin WhyteSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Fulham 0, Cardiff City 1. Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  2. 9' Goal! Fulham 1, Cardiff City 1. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid with a cross.
  3. 35' Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 45'+3' Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces Marlon Pack.
  6. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces David Junior Hoilett.
  7. 45' Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Neeskens Kebano because of an injury.
  8. 47' Goal! Fulham 1, Cardiff City 2. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 50' Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 52' Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 59' Marek Rodák (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 61' Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 69' Cyrus Christie (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 71' Substitution, Cardiff City. Robert Glatzel replaces Danny Ward.
  15. 76' Substitution, Fulham. Denis Odoi replaces Anthony Knockaert.
  16. 81' Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Josh Murphy.
  17. 84' Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Lee Tomlin because of an injury.
  18. 90' Substitution, Fulham. Maxime Le Marchand replaces Joe Bryan.
  19. 90'+4' Josh Onomah (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

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