English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Craven Cottage · 27,626 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Bournemouth boost European hopes with 1-0 win over Fulham

Bournemouth took a giant stride towards qualifying for Europe for the first time as Rayan's second-half strike earned a 1-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage that extended their unbeaten run to 16 games.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
11
2
Saves
3
40.4
Possession
59.6
10
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
456
359
Passes
520
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
38
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
5
33
Effective Clearances
9
33
Clearances
9

Head to Head

BOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 20Sasa LukicRM
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF
  10. 19Samuel ChukwuezeAM-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonAM-R

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 23James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 22Junior KroupiAM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieLM
  8. 8Alex ScottRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 16Marcus TavernierAM-L
  11. 37RayanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 41' Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the red card.
  2. 43' Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Evanilson.
  3. 45'+7' Joachim Andersen (Fulham) is shown the red card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  5. 50' Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Goal! Fulham 0, Bournemouth 1. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Smith.
  7. 59' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 62' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  9. 62' Substitution, Fulham. Oscar Bobb replaces Harry Wilson.
  10. 65' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 76' Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Tom Cairney.
  12. 77' Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  14. 79' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Rayan.
  15. 79' Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Junior Kroupi.
  16. 82' Josh King (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' Substitution, Fulham. Jonah Kusi-Asare replaces Timothy Castagne.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Alex Scott.
  19. 90'+5' Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

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