English Premier League

Fulham vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 32': James Ward-Prowse (OG)
  • 88': João Palhinha
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2 - 1
  • 56': James Ward-Prowse

Palhinha nets late as Fulham beats Southampton 2-1 in EPL

— Joao Palhinha's late goal gave Fulham a 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday, leaving the visitors stranded at the bottom of the Premier League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Hand ball by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 9': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 9': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 14': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
  • 16': Offside, Fulham. Tim Ream tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 19': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Armel Bella-Kotchap.
  • 27': Hand ball by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
  • 29': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lyanco.
  • 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Armel Bella-Kotchap.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian following a corner.
  • 32': Own Goal by James Ward-Prowse, Southampton. Fulham 1, Southampton 0.
  • 35': Hand ball by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Willian.
  • 38': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 39': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
  • 41': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
  • 45'+2': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Southampton 0.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid with a cross.
  • 54': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
  • 56': Goal! Fulham 1, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
  • 61': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed.
  • 62': Substitution, Fulham. Dan James replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Joe Aribo.
  • 68': Hand ball by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
  • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 70': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
  • 70': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 71': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
  • 72': Foul by Willian (Fulham).
  • 72': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Lyanco (Southampton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 75': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 75': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Southampton. Romain Perraud replaces Samuel Edozie because of an injury.
  • 79': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 79': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Dan James (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
  • 84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 88': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 88': Goal! Fulham 2, Southampton 1. João Palhinha (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Roméo Lavia replaces Mohammed Salisu.
  • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 90'+5': Penalty Fulham. Dan James draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Penalty saved! Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, Fulham. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Andreas Pereira.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Southampton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Southampton 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
37.5 Possession 62.5
9 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
224 Accurate Passes 464
342 Passes 579
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 73
21 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 23
16 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,344

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Bernd Leno (GK)
13 Tim Ream
31 Issa Diop
33 Antonee Robinson
2 Kenny Tete
18 Andreas Pereira
26 João Palhinha
6 Harrison Reed
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
20 Willian
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid

SOU Southampton (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
37 Armel Bella-Kotchap
22 Mohammed Salisu
4 Lyanco
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi Yellow Card
8 James Ward-Prowse
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
3 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
10 Ché Adams
23 Samuel Edozie
7 Joe Aribo

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