Fulham vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSmith 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 2': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 4': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 5': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a headed pass.
- 7': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 7': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 9': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 10': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 12': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 16': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
- 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.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 23': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 30': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 32': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
- 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 36': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 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.
- 40': VAR Decision: Goal Fulham 1-1 Leicester City (Wout Faes).
- 42': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
- 42': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 44': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Leicester City 1.
- 46': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 48': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 49': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 51': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 51': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 53': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 54': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 56': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 59': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 59': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 61': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 64': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 64': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Offside, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 66': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 67': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 69': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Adama Traoré.
- 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.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 71': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 72': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 72': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 74': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
- 75': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 76': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 76': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 79': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 80': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
- 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 82': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 84': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Wout Faes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 90'+2': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Tom Cairney (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
LEI | FUL | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Game Information
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,401
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
3 | Calvin Bassey |
31 | Issa Diop |
33 | Antonee Robinson |
2 | Kenny Tete |
32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
20 | Sasa Lukic |
18 | Andreas Pereira |
9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
17 | Alex Iwobi |
11 | Adama Traoré |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
3 | Wout Faes |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
2 | James Justin |
40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
8 | Harry Winks |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
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