Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSpurs' Champions League qualification hopes dented by Fulham
Fulham put a sizeable dent in Tottenham's Champions League qualification hopes as Rodrigo Muniz's double earned them a 3-0 home victory on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 4': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
- 9': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 10': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Cristian Romero is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 12': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 17': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham).
- 23': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 23': Willian (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Maddison following a fast break.
- 25': Attempt saved. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 26': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 27': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 29': Attempt missed. Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Romero with a headed pass.
- 32': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 33': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 33': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 39': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 41': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Goal! Fulham 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 45'+2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 46': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 46': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 49': Goal! Fulham 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 52': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 55': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 61': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
- 61': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by João Palhinha following a corner.
- 61': Goal! Fulham 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz because of an injury.
- 64': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 66': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces James Maddison.
- 66': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces Pape Sarr.
- 67': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 68': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 69': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 69': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 69': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 71': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 71': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 78': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 78': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 79': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Kenny Tete replaces Timothy Castagne.
- 83': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 85': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a headed pass.
- 87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 89': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 90': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez with a through ball.
- 90': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+1': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 90'+6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Offside, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
 TOT |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 459 | Accurate Passes | 305 |
| 546 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 23 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 20 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,410
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,410
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 28 | Sasa Lukic |
| 26 | João Palhinha  |
| 19 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 20 | Willian |
| 22 | Alex Iwobi |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 6 | Radu Dragusin |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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