FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Brighton (Wed Oct 30) Fulham | Brighton 4-1-2-1-2 P | 5-3-2 C Joe Brown | Mike Willett | A_Lunin GK | GK R_Sanchez M_Cash DF | DF Yeray J_Matip DF | DF H_Bellerin W_Orban DF | DF J_Angelino L_Kelly DF | DF J_Bednarek P_Barrios DM | DF J_Muller J_Wallace MF | MF M_Kovacic M_Pjanic MF | MF I_Bennacer Joelinton AM | MF A_Guler E_Ferguson FW | FW T_Conway K_Corredor FW | FW T_Dago | D_Ward SUB | SUB A_Gomis S_Posch SUB | SUB M_Etuin J_Veretout SUB | SUB L_Jackson H_Wilson SUB | SUB Y_Bissouma J_Proctor SUB | SUB D_Sinani Min. 1 :(ful) W_Orban crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Ferguson in the box ... A glorious effort by E_Ferguson! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 5 :(ful) W_Orban with a long pass to L_Kelly ... L_Kelly hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... J_Wallace swings it in! ... That's a poor one ... Yeray clears the danger Min. 5 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a neat pass into J_Bednarek ... J_Bednarek hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Lunin with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 7 :(ful) Joelinton plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Joelinton with a screamer of a shot! ... R_Sanchez with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Joelinton swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... R_Sanchez catches it with ease Min. 9 :(ful) J_Wallace sidesteps Yeray ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A left-footer by J_Wallace! ... R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 13 :(bri) A_Guler boots it towards J_Muller ... A powerful shot by J_Muller! ... A_Lunin with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 19 :(ful) E_Ferguson with electric pace ... He eases past H_Bellerin ... E_Ferguson bears down on goal! ... R_Sanchez parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 21 :(ful) M_Cash controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Joelinton gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Angelino gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Barrios drives it into the box! ... K_Corredor loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Brighton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 30 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Jackson ... COMING OFF: J_Angelino Min. 33 :(ful) K_Corredor beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... K_Corredor hits a curling shot! ... But R_Sanchez makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 40 :(ful) P_Barrios sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Joelinton ... Joelinton hits the ball first time! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ful) K_Corredor runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 44 :(bri) I_Bennacer looks up ... He swings the ball right towards T_Dago ... T_Dago aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Lunin makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 45 :(ful) J_Matip with the heel pass to K_Corredor ... T_Dago body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 47 :(ful) M_Pjanic drives the ball across field ... It comes to P_Barrios ... But Yeray sweeps up the threat ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Fulham 0-0 Brighton Min. 48 :(bri) H_Bellerin flicks it over M_Cash and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Cash redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 50 :(ful) J_Wallace runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to W_Orban ... J_Muller intercepts the pass Min. 53 :(ful) J_Wallace sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Wallace rises above the defence to head the ball! ... R_Sanchez heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 57 :(bri) I_Bennacer finds T_Conway with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Conway with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Lunin parries it Min. 58 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! ... T_Conway is through! ... What a mistake by P_Barrios! ... M_Cash is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Etuin ... COMING OFF: J_Muller Min. 61 :(ful) E_Ferguson plays a first time ball through the defence to Joelinton ... Joelinton blasts the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... J_Matip dinks the ball into the area! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... K_Corredor with the shot! ... R_Sanchez makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 61 :(bri) H_Bellerin with a 50-yard pass to J_Bednarek ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Cash ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... T_Dago chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Lunin comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Yeray with the shot! ... But A_Lunin reaches the ball. Good save Min. 62 :(ful) J_Matip sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... J_Matip rifles it at the goal! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 65 :(ful) K_Corredor beats T_Conway ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Etuin cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 66 :(ful) J_Matip plays a long ball to Joelinton ... Joelinton rifles it to the far post! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Sanchez dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Sanchez beaten! ... CORNER! ... M_Cash with an outswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 67 :(bri) H_Bellerin has broken clear! Just A_Lunin to beat! ... K_Corredor brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(bri) A_Guler spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Conway! ... Joelinton with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(ful) Joelinton back heels to find L_Kelly in space ... Good sliding challenge from Yeray Min. 76 :(ful) J_Wallace gets to the byline and finds J_Matip with a beautiful cross ... J_Matip with a thundering drive! ... Looks like it should be easy for R_Sanchez ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... R_Sanchez looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 77 :(ful) E_Ferguson takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Corredor ... J_Bednarek makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 77 :(bri) J_Bednarek looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Conway ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Kelly ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 79 :(bri) J_Bednarek slides the ball across to T_Conway ... P_Barrios gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... H_Bellerin dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Lunin comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 80 :(ful) W_Orban is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson ... A_Guler clears with a diving header Min. 82 :(ful) L_Kelly with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... M_Etuin with a nasty foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 84 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a bad back pass ... M_Kovacic with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Lunin makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 85 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Sinani ... COMING OFF: A_Guler Min. 85 :(ful) M_Cash sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... W_Orban gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Bellerin ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 86 :(ful) J_Wallace with a precise pass to W_Orban ... W_Orban flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Sanchez dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Sanchez beaten! Min. 87 :(bri) M_Kovacic sprints past J_Wallace ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Cash!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ful) J_Wallace is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Cash ... M_Cash hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 89 :(ful) L_Kelly unselfishly heads the ball back to K_Corredor ... K_Corredor with a screamer of a shot! ... The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 92 :(ful) L_Kelly spots a team mate in space ... He finds K_Corredor with a lovely pass! ... Yeray wins it well ... Perfectly timed! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Craven Cottage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cash Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Corredor (67), Joelinton (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Sanchez (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 18 | 6 Off target : 6 | 0 On target : 12 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 18 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Fulham 0 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lunin GK 23 1 1 1 23 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 M_Cash DF 1 21 15 12 28 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 26 14 J_Matip DF 1 22 17 13 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 25 W_Orban DF 1 21 16 11 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 L_Kelly DF 1 21 15 11 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 26 15 P_Barrios DM 1 18 20 14 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 0 J_Wallace MF 1 11 19 12 22 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 28 M_Pjanic MF 1 12 21 12 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Joelinton AM 1 6 18 16 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 6 35 E_Ferguson FW 1 2 18 21 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 K_Corredor FW 1 5 12 15 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 12 38 D_Ward GK 12 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Posch DF 1 15 11 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Veretout MF 1 13 19 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wilson AM 1 3 16 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Proctor FW 1 3 7 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 22 13 10 33 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 16 H_Bellerin DF 1 22 15 9 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 J_Angelino DF 1 21 15 8 22 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 20 15 12 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 26 14 J_Muller DF 1 16 12 7 26 | 62 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 22 16 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 I_Bennacer MF 1 14 21 8 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Guler MF 1 10 19 17 27 | 87 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 18 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 18 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 T_Dago FW 1 6 15 18 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Etuin DF 1 15 12 3 25 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 L_Jackson DF 1 14 10 3 28 | 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 20 11 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 16 5 22 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1730315351 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40