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

WAT		FUL
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

Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Steven Benda (GK)
15	Jorge Cuenca
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, Joshua King, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney.

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
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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