English FA Cup

Fulham vs Watford, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Third Round

· English FA Cup
Fulham
  • 26': Rodrigo Muniz
  • 49': Raúl Jiménez (P)
  • 65': Joachim Andersen
  • 85': Timothy Castagne
FT
4 - 1
Watford
  • 33': Rocco Vata

About

Fulham are hosting Watford at Craven Cottage, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 7': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 8': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Antonio Tikvic (Watford).
  • 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 18': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 20': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 20': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 22': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Dwomoh (Watford).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 26': Goal! Fulham 1, Watford 0. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 28': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Antonio Tikvic.
  • 29': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
  • 29': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
  • 30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Dwomoh (Watford).
  • 31': Substitution, Watford. Imrân Louza replaces Pierre Dwomoh because of an injury.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Goal! Fulham 1, Watford 1. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Tikvic.
  • 35': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
  • 38': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Hand ball by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 45'+3': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
  • 46': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 47': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
  • 47': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Penalty Fulham. Adama Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Antonio Tikvic (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Goal! Fulham 2, Watford 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 53': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
  • 53': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 55': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 55': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 56': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 63': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 63': Jonathan Bond (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 65': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
  • 65': Goal! Fulham 3, Watford 1. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Fulham. Issa Diop replaces Joachim Andersen.
  • 66': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 66': Substitution, Fulham. Martial Godo replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 67': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Tom Ince.
  • 67': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Rocco Vata.
  • 67': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 67': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martial Godo.
  • 70': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 70': Martial Godo (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 71': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 73': Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
  • 73': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Martial Godo (Fulham).
  • 74': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
  • 76': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sasa Lukic.
  • 80': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 81': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Goal! Fulham 4, Watford 1. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martial Godo with a cross.
  • 86': Edo Kayembe (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 89': Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 89': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 89': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Martial Godo (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh King with a through ball.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fulham 4, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 4, Watford 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 13
4 Saves 1
28.1 Possession 71.9
5 SHOTS 27
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
207 Accurate Passes 592
269 Passes 666
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
4 Crosses 33
0.0 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 43
25 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 13
25 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 3
34 Effective Clearances 7
34 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 15,981

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Steven Benda (GK)
15 Jorge Cuenca Yellow Card
5 Joachim Andersen
30 Ryan Sessegnon
21 Timothy Castagne
32 Emile Smith Rowe
20 Sasa Lukic
18 Andreas Pereira
9 Rodrigo Muniz
17 Alex Iwobi
11 Adama Traoré
Fulham Substitutes:
Harrison Reed, Martial Godo, Calvin Bassey, Issa Diop, Bernd Leno, Raúl Jiménez, Josh King, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney.

WAT Watford (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Jonathan Bond (GK)
21 Angelo Ogbonna
15 Antonio Tikivic
5 Ryan Porteous
37 Yasser Larouci
45 Ryan Andrews
39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
14 Pierre Dwomoh
11 Rocco Vata
7 Tom Ince
20 Mamadou Doumbia
Watford Substitutes:
Kwadwo Baah, Francisco Sierralta, James Morris, Imran Louza, Moussa Sissoko, Amin Nabizada, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Myles Roberts, Bayo Youssouf.

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