English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 24, 2024
Leicester City WLLLD 1
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Fulham DDLWL 2
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LEI101
FUL112
Craven Cottage · 25,401 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Smith Rowe, Iwobi on target as Fulham beat Leicester 2-1

Goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi gave Fulham a 2-1 home victory over promoted Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
3
45.8
Possession
54.2
10
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
381
Accurate Passes
459
454
Passes
538
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
47
17
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
8
30
Effective Clearances
7
30
Clearances
7

Head to Head

FUL leads series 3-2

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 20Sasa LukicLM
  8. 18Andreas PereiraRM
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 11Adama TraoréAM-R

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mads HermansenG
  2. 3Wout FaesCD-L
  3. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM
  7. 6Wilfred NdidiLM
  8. 8Harry WinksRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Fulham 1, Leicester City 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  2. 38' Goal! Fulham 1, Leicester City 1. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 59' Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  5. 69' Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  6. 69' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Adama Traoré.
  7. 70' Goal! Fulham 2, Leicester City 1. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
  8. 71' Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Jamie Vardy.
  9. 71' Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  10. 72' Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
  12. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  13. 86' Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Andreas Pereira.
  14. 90'+2' Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+5' Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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