Fulham vs Leicester City, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
5 - 3
5 - 3
Leicester's relegation worries deepen after thrilling 5-3 loss at Fulham
Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice to help Fulham beat relegation-threatened Leicester City 5-3 at home on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 1': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 2': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 2': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 2': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
- 10': Goal! Fulham 1, Leicester City 0. Willian (Fulham) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 17': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Goal! Fulham 2, Leicester City 0. Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 19': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 19': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 23': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 24': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 25': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 27': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
- 29': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 29': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 31': Attempt saved. Kenny Tete (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 31': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 32': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 33': Offside, Leicester City. Wout Faes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 42': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 44': Goal! Fulham 3, Leicester City 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Vinícius.
- 45'+1': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 45'+1': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 3, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 3, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Tetê replaces Dennis Praet.
- 47': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 47': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 49': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 49': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 50': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 50': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Goal! Fulham 4, Leicester City 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 53': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 53': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 56': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 56': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 56': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 58': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Goal! Fulham 4, Leicester City 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 61': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 61': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 62': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 64': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Bernd Leno (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Penalty saved! Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 67': Hand ball by Willian (Fulham).
- 70': Goal! Fulham 5, Leicester City 1. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 70': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 71': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 74': Offside, Leicester City. Victor Kristiansen tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 74': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Tetê (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 77': Substitution, Fulham. Shane Duffy replaces Issa Diop.
- 77': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Harrison Reed.
- 78': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 78': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 79': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinícius is caught offside.
- 80': Penalty Leicester City. James Maddison draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by João Palhinha (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Goal! Fulham 5, Leicester City 2. James Maddison (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Willian.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Tom Cairney.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Harry Wilson.
- 84': Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
- 86': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 86': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo following a set piece situation.
- 89': Goal! Fulham 5, Leicester City 3. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Carlos Vinícius (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 90'+3': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 90'+5': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 5, Leicester City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 5, Leicester City 3.
Statistics
 LEI |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 380 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 4 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,442
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,442
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | Kenny Tete |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 30 | Carlos Vinícius |
| 20 | Willian |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 10 | James Maddison  |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 26 | Dennis Praet |
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