Thursday , 2 July 2026

Fulham FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Fulham FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 19 Apr 2022 · 18:45 UTC Craven Cottage HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Cairney 20' Y
Y 45' Ben Whiteman

Overview

Match Preview

Fulham FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Craven Cottage.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Fulham FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC 2020-02-29 Fulham FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-12-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Derby County FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Coventry City FC H 1–3 L
06 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
02 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
15 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Fulham FC A 0–3 L
15 Apr Millwall FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
05 Apr Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
02 Apr Derby County FC A 0–1 L
16 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Craven Cottage. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 9' Aleksandar Mitrovic puts Fulham FC on the lead.
  • 14' Fulham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alistair McCann made 251 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Cairney on 20.
  • 25' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Sean Maguire on 25 minute.
  • 30' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Goal! Fabio Carvalho scores his 28 goal in 341 matches.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Lindsay suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Goal! Aleksandar Mitrovic scores his 114 goal in 341 matches.
  • 45' Ben Whiteman is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Bambo Diaby. He replaces Joshua Earl on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' It’s high time Marco Silva made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' Neeskens Kebano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Brad Potts is replaced by Scott Sinclair.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Fulham FC team. Harrison Reed is replaced by Jean Michael Seri on 70 minute.
  • 75' Bobby Reid is replacing Fabio Carvalho for the Fulham FC side.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Fulham FC team. Aleksandar Mitrovic is replaced by Rodrigo Muniz on 77 minute.
  • 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Archer, as he is very good at scoring at Craven Cottage with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Another three points for Fulham FC.

Lineups

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 3
David Nugent 2
Ched Evans 1
Tim Ream 1
Fabio Carvalho 1
Sean Maguire 1
Aboubakar Kamara 1

Head to Head

2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC 2020-02-29 Fulham FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-12-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Fulham FC

Fulham FC Form

2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2022-04-15 Derby County FC 2–1 Fulham FC L 2022-04-10 Fulham FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2022-04-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Fulham FC W 2022-04-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Fulham FC W 2022-03-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Fulham FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-04-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2022-04-09 Preston North End FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2022-04-02 Derby County FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77 Fulham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Fulham FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC57% Draw25% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Fulham FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Preston North End FC
43%
Fulham FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fulham FC40% Draw46% Preston North End FC14%
Actual: Fulham FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Fulham FC

Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.