West Ham United vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
West Ham edge Fulham in manager Potter's first league game in charge
West Ham United rode their luck to beat London rivals Fulham 3-2 in new manager Graham Potter's first Premier League match in charge on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Harry Wilson (Fulham) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 7': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 12': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 16': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Dangerous play by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 17': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 18': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 20': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 20': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 22': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 23': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a fast break.
- 26': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 26': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Offside, West Ham United. Maximilian Kilman is caught offside.
- 29': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 30': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 31': Goal! West Ham United 1, Fulham 0. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 33': Goal! West Ham United 2, Fulham 0. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 36': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 36': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham United).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 40': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 44': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Fulham 0.
- 46': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 47': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 47': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Goal! West Ham United 2, Fulham 1. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 52': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 53': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 53': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 57': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 58': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Guido Rodríguez.
- 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 59': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 59': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 62': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 62': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 63': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
- 63': Guido Rodríguez (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 65': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 66': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 66': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! West Ham United 3, Fulham 1. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 68': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 68': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 70': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 70': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Carlos Soler.
- 74': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 77': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 78': Goal! West Ham United 3, Fulham 2. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 80': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
- 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces Guido Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 84': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 85': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 85': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 85': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Harry Wilson.
- 87': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 87': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 89': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 89': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Josh King.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Fulham 2.
- 90'+7': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Fulham 2.
Statistics
 FUL |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 445 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 522 | Passes | 423 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 24 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 10 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,456
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,456
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | +28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | +22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | +10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | +15 | 38 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 24 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá  |
| 4 | Carlos Soler |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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