West Ham United vs Fulham, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSoucek earns West Ham win as Fulham miss last-gasp penalty
Tomas Soucek scored in stoppage-time as West Ham United sneaked a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Sébastien Haller (West Ham United).
- 3': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 4': Attempt saved. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 4': Attempt missed. Fabián Balbuena (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 6': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 6': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 7': Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt saved. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross.
- 10': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 15': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
- 20': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Vladimir Coufal.
- 20': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 24': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 29': Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Arthur Masuaku is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 32': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 37': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 38': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.
- 40': Offside, Fulham. Ademola Lookman tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
- 44': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
- 44': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Fulham 0.
- 46': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 46': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 48': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 48': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 55': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 55': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).
- 56': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 60': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 60': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
- 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Issa Diop replaces Angelo Ogbonna because of an injury.
- 64': Offside, West Ham United. Fabián Balbuena tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 64': Hand ball by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 67': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 68': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (West Ham United).
- 70': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 71': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 75': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross.
- 76': Ademola Lookman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United).
- 82': Foul by Ola Aina (Fulham).
- 82': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Sébastien Haller is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Fulham. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 83': Offside, Fulham. Alphonse Areola tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 86': Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sébastien Haller (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 88': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 89': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 90'+1': Goal! West Ham United 1, Fulham 0. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
- 90'+3': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 90'+5': Penalty Fulham. Tom Cairney draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+6': VAR Decision: Penalty Fulham.
- 90'+8': Issa Diop (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Penalty saved! Ademola Lookman (Fulham) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Fulham 0.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Fulham 0.
Statistics
 FUL |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 460 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 19 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 24 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna  |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 4 | Fabián Balbuena |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 18 | Pablo Fornals |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 16 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 21 | Harrison Reed |
| 29 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 19 | Ademola Lookman |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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