English Premier League

Fulham vs Luton Town, 2023-24 English Premier League

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Fulham
  • 65': Carlos Vinícius
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Luton Town

    Vinicius bags Fulham winner to deny Luton first PL points

    Fulham extended Luton Town's quest for a first Premier League point when Carlos Vinicius scored a second-half winner at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
    • 3': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
    • 15': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
    • 15': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willian.
    • 19': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
    • 20': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town).
    • 21': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 24': Offside, Luton Town. Albert Sambi Lokonga tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Brown with a headed pass.
    • 27': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 27': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 27': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 29': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
    • 32': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
    • 32': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town).
    • 35': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 37': Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
    • 40': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
    • 40': Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 43': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
    • 44': Jacob Brown (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Brown with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
    • 52': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
    • 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Reece Burke.
    • 60': Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
    • 60': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
    • 62': Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces Raúl Jiménez.
    • 62': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Harrison Reed.
    • 63': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
    • 63': Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Goal! Fulham 1, Luton Town 0. Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
    • 68': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
    • 72': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
    • 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty replaces Jacob Brown.
    • 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Carlton Morris.
    • 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Elijah Adebayo replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 74': Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 76': Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
    • 78': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Andreas Pereira.
    • 80': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Luton Town).
    • 80': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 81': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
    • 81': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Reece Burke.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 82': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
    • 83': Bernd Leno (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Luton Town).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Carlos Vinícius (Fulham).
    • 87': Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Fulham. Calvin Bassey replaces Willian.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 90'+5': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Luton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 2
    22.4 Possession 77.6
    7 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    150 Accurate Passes 733
    222 Passes 809
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    12 Crosses 24
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    39 Long Balls 45
    12 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    20 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 7
    17 Effective Clearances 10
    17 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Craven Cottage
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 24,467

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 16 +20 36
    2 Manchester City 16 +22 34
    3 Aston Villa 16 +8 33
    4 Chelsea 16 +12 28
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    Line-Ups

    FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    17 Bernd Leno (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    31 Issa Diop Yellow Card
    21 Timothy Castagne Yellow Card
    2 Kenny Tete
    26 João Palhinha
    18 Andreas Pereira
    6 Harrison Reed
    7 Raúl Jiménez
    20 Willian
    8 Harry Wilson
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Tyrese Francois, Marek Rodák, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Calvin Bassey, Tom Cairney, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Alex Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz, Carlos Vinícius.

    LTN Luton Town (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    24 Thomas Kaminski (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Tom Lockyer
    5 Mads Andersen
    16 Reece Burke
    29 Amari'i Bell
    12 Issa Kaboré
    13 Marvelous Nakamba
    14 Tahith Chong Yellow Card
    28 Albert Sambi Lokonga
    9 Carlton Morris
    19 Jacob Brown
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Cauley Woodrow, Alfie Doughty, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Tim Krul, Chiedozie Ogbene, Luke Berry, Elijah Adebayo, Teden Mengi, Ryan Giles.

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