English Premier League

Fulham vs Brentford, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Fulham
  • 1': Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  • 20': João Palhinha
  • 90': Aleksandar Mitrovic
FT
3 - 2
Brentford
  • 44': Christian Nørgaard
  • 71': Ivan Toney

Mitrovic nets winner as Fulham sink Brentford 3-2 in derby thriller

Fulham sealed their first victory of the Premier League campaign by beating Brentford 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a late Aleksandar Mitrovic winner.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 1': Goal! Fulham 1, Brentford 0. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 7': Offside, Brentford. David Raya tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 10': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
  • 10': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  • 13': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 14': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 14': Jay Stansfield (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
  • 15': Offside, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rico Henry.
  • 20': Goal! Fulham 2, Brentford 0. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
  • 28': Ben Mee (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
  • 29': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
  • 31': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
  • 39': Offside, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid tries a through ball, but Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
  • 40': Offside, Fulham. Andreas Pereira tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 44': Goal! Fulham 2, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 2, Brentford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 2, Brentford 1.
  • 46': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
  • 48': Hand ball by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
  • 49': Offside, Brentford. Rico Henry tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ivan Toney (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Fulham 2-1 Brentford.
  • 52': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 52': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
  • 56': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 59': Offside, Brentford. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 60': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 62': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
  • 62': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 63': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
  • 64': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
  • 65': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
  • 70': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Goal! Fulham 2, Brentford 2. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Josh Dasilva.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin Mbabu replaces Kenny Tete.
  • 78': Hand ball by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
  • 78': Offside, Fulham. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 79': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
  • 80': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Ben Mee (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 83': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Yoane Wissa.
  • 84': Offside, Fulham. Bernd Leno tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
  • 86': Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
  • 90': Goal! Fulham 3, Brentford 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Shane Duffy replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 90'+2': Shane Duffy (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Fulham).
  • 90'+4': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Kevin Mbabu (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Brentford 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Brentford 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Brentford 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 3
56.3 Possession 43.7
13 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
315 Accurate Passes 219
417 Passes 311
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 9
11 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.4
82 Long Balls 57
36 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 12
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 11
9 Effective Clearances 22
9 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,798

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Bernd Leno (GK)
13 Tim Ream
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
33 Antonee Robinson
2 Kenny Tete Yellow Card
18 Andreas Pereira
26 João Palhinha
6 Harrison Reed
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
65 Jay Stansfield
Fulham Substitutes:
Tom Cairney, Luke Harris, Nathaniel Chalobah, Marek Rodák, Issa Diop, Kevin Mbabu, Terry Ablade, Tyrese Francois, Shane Duffy.

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
16 Ben Mee Yellow Card
18 Pontus Jansson
3 Rico Henry
2 Aaron Hickey
6 Christian Nørgaard
8 Mathias Jensen
10 Josh Dasilva Yellow Card
17 Ivan Toney
11 Yoane Wissa
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Mads Bech Sørensen, Mads Roerslev, Saman Ghoddos, Thomas Strakosha, Frank Onyeka, Vitaly Janelt, Keane Lewis-Potter, Halil Dervisoglu, Shandon Baptiste.

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