FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Huddersfield Town (Fri Aug 16) Fulham | Huddersfield Town 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-1-2-1-2 C Joe Brown | Guillaume Rousseau | A_Lunin GK | GK L_Nicholls M_Cash DF | DF B_Jackson W_Orban DF | DF J_Victor J_Matip DF | DF E_Laird L_Kelly DF | DF R_Andrews P_Barrios DM | DM J_Hogg J_Veretout MF | MF K_Taylor M_Pjanic MF | MF J_Rowe Joelinton AM | AM P_R_Mpanzu E_Ferguson FW | FW L_Foster N_Fraser FW | FW J_Bowen | D_Ward SUB | SUB J_Stolarczyk S_Posch SUB | SUB Y_Nakayama J_Wallace SUB | SUB M_Doue H_Wilson SUB | SUB T_Gouveia K_Corredor SUB | SUB T_Bradshaw Min. 3 :(hud) R_Andrews slides it through the middle to P_R_Mpanzu ... Well executed sliding challenge from W_Orban ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Hogg dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Victor makes a firm connection with his head ... A_Lunin makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 4 :(ful) L_Kelly pass splits open the defence and finds N_Fraser ... N_Fraser tries to catch the keeper out! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Fulham have snatched the lead! ... Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 5 :(ful) Joelinton breaks free from J_Bowen ... Joelinton drives the shot in! ... L_Nicholls with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 6 :(hud) R_Andrews looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Rowe ... J_Rowe with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 8 :(ful) Joelinton finds himself with plenty of time ... Joelinton hits a great shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... L_Nicholls never had a chance! Min. 11 :(ful) W_Orban chips the ball forward to J_Veretout ... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Laird Min. 12 :(ful) N_Fraser beats his marker ... N_Fraser with the goal bound shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 23 :(ful) Joelinton spots his team mate making a run ... He finds E_Ferguson with a lovely pass! ... E_Ferguson with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... L_Nicholls parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 33 :(hud) E_Laird feeds the ball to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen shoots towards goal! ... But A_Lunin makes an easy save Min. 34 :(ful) M_Cash sidesteps B_Jackson ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Cash curls it towards the top corner! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... W_Orban floats the ball in! ... L_Nicholls easily claims the ball! Min. 34 :(hud) R_Andrews gets possession in his own half ... L_Kelly beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 38 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Rowe ... J_Matip clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 39 :(ful) M_Pjanic is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... N_Fraser latches onto the end of it ... N_Fraser hits a crisp volley! ... L_Nicholls gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 40 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu beats L_Kelly with absolute ease! ... But J_Matip clears the ball to safety Min. 41 :(ful) J_Veretout drives the ball across field ... It comes to W_Orban ... W_Orban with a low drive through the rain! ... L_Nicholls watches it sail safely wide! Min. 41 :(hud) R_Andrews unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Hogg ... J_Matip body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(hud) L_Foster beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... L_Foster runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield Town Min. 46 :(hud) J_Hogg slips past his marker M_Cash ... The ball is whipped into K_Taylor ... A left-footer by K_Taylor! ... A_Lunin just watches it drift out of play! Min. 51 :(hud) R_Andrews squares it to L_Foster ... J_Matip wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 53 :(hud) J_Rowe lobs it over the defender ... J_Rowe aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Huddersfield Town are back level! ... Fulham 1-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: T_Bradshaw ... COMING OFF: J_Bowen Min. 65 :(hud) L_Foster slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... L_Kelly fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 66 :(ful) J_Matip with the cross-field pass to W_Orban ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Hogg ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 67 :(ful) M_Pjanic changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Joelinton ... J_Hogg with a pull on the shirt Min. 69 :(hud) R_Andrews cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... R_Andrews with his head down lets it go! ... A_Lunin makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 70 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: M_Doue ... COMING OFF: P_R_Mpanzu Min. 72 :(ful) Joelinton takes possession on the edge of the box ... J_Victor with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 72 :(hud) L_Foster jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Joelinton fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 72 :(hud) T_Bradshaw races into the box ... He sees M_Doue lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Doue with a thundering volley! ... A_Lunin gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: Y_Nakayama ... COMING OFF: J_Victor Min. 75 :(ful) P_Barrios looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Joelinton ... Joelinton rises above the defence to head the ball! ... L_Nicholls gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 77 :(ful) N_Fraser rushes through the defence ... Y_Nakayama with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 78 :(ful) M_Pjanic looks like he's injured. He's signaled to the bench, he's coming off ... Let's hope it's not his ACL! Min. 78 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: J_Wallace ... COMING OFF: M_Pjanic Min. 78 :(hud) E_Laird with a probing pass to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor attempts to drive it home! ... A_Lunin falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... A_Lunin looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... E_Laird hits it into the box! ... A_Lunin comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Doue gets to it! ... A_Lunin makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 83 :(ful) P_Barrios curls the ball out wide to Joelinton ... Joelinton goes for the top corner! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... J_Matip swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Nicholls ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 83 :(hud) J_Hogg holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Bradshaw ... T_Bradshaw drives it towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Doue curls it into the box! ... A_Lunin easily claims the ball! Min. 84 :(ful) J_Veretout sidesteps J_Hogg ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Veretout runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 85 :(ful) J_Wallace is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... N_Fraser latches onto the ball ... B_Jackson goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 86 :(hud) B_Jackson spots E_Laird who is in acres of space ... E_Laird with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 87 :(ful) L_Kelly with the through ball to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ful) Joelinton knocks it past M_Doue and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Joelinton unleashes a pile driver! ... L_Nicholls won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... What a moment to score! ... That must surely be the winner!! ... Fulham 2-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 91 :(hud) K_Taylor is spitting at L_Kelly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 92 :(ful) W_Orban turns nicely onto the ball ... W_Orban fires the shot in! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 95 :(ful) N_Fraser slips past Y_Nakayama ... B_Jackson knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Craven Cottage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Joelinton (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Fraser (4), Joelinton (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : M_Pjanic (78) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Rowe Scorers : J_Rowe (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Fulham 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 23 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 M_Cash DF 1 20 15 12 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 W_Orban DF 1 20 16 11 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 28 J_Matip DF 1 21 17 13 29 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 11 0 L_Kelly DF 1 21 14 11 23 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 46 0 P_Barrios DM 1 18 20 14 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Veretout MF 1 13 19 11 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 M_Pjanic MF 1 12 21 12 26 | 80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Joelinton AM 1 6 18 16 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 64 E_Ferguson FW 1 2 18 21 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 N_Fraser FW 1 6 14 18 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 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_Wallace MF 1 10 19 12 22 | 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 H_Wilson AM 1 3 16 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Corredor FW 1 5 12 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 24 1 1 1 31 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 20 13 12 26 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 J_Victor DF 1 19 15 4 25 | 77 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 22 E_Laird DF 1 19 16 10 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 24 15 R_Andrews DF 1 17 16 8 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 J_Hogg DM 1 13 19 9 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 K_Taylor MF 1 12 18 14 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 J_Rowe MF 1 8 17 13 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 P_R_Mpanzu AM 1 7 19 13 25 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 L_Foster FW 1 8 14 19 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Bowen FW 1 6 12 20 20 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Nakayama DF 1 16 14 8 28 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doue AM 1 8 14 12 27 | 25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 T_Gouveia MF 1 6 14 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bradshaw FW 1 5 13 18 28 | 30 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 1723846721 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40