Fulham vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFulham fight back to win derby with Brentford
Fulham stung Brentford with two rapid first-half goals to fight back and win 3-1 against their west London rivals at Craven Cottage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 5': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 15': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 16': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 16': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 20': Goal! Fulham 0, Brentford 1. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
- 22': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 28': Bernd Leno (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 30': Bernd Leno (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 31': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 31': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
- 33': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 33': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 33': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
- 38': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 38': Goal! Fulham 1, Brentford 1. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 40': Goal! Fulham 2, Brentford 1. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Josh King (Fulham) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 43': Josh King (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 45'+5': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Fulham 2, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 2, Brentford 1.
- 46': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 46': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Michael Kayode.
- 47': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 50': Own Goal by Ethan Pinnock, Brentford. Fulham 3, Brentford 1.
- 53': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 53': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 53': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 54': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 59': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 59': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Fulham 3-1 Brentford.
- 63': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 63': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 65': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Igor Thiago.
- 66': Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 67': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Josh King.
- 67': Offside, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 68': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 68': Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 72': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 72': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Ethan Pinnock.
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 75': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 75': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 79': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 81': Bernd Leno (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 85': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Jorge Cuenca replaces Harry Wilson.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 87': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 87': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 90': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 90'+1': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Kevin (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 90'+3': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Brentford).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 382 |
| 398 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 18 | Clearances | 39 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,113
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,113
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 24 | +29 | 53 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | +26 | 47 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 24 | +9 | 46 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 24 | +8 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK)  |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 24 | Josh King |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 6 | Jordan Henderson |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
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