Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Fulham FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Fulham FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 31 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Craven Cottage HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Mohamed Elyounoussi

Overview

Match Preview

Fulham FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Craven Cottage.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Fulham FC 9 games · Avg 2.2 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-31 Fulham FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2021-05-15 Southampton FC 3–1 Fulham FC 2020-12-26 Fulham FC 0–0 Southampton FC 2019-02-27 Southampton FC 2–0 Fulham FC 2018-11-24 Fulham FC 3–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Dec Southampton FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 3–0 W
13 Nov Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
29 Oct Everton FC H 0–0 D
23 Oct Leeds United FC A 3–2 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Dec Fulham FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–3 L
12 Nov Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
06 Nov Newcastle United FC H 1–4 L
29 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct Arsenal FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Fulham FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fulham FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fulham FC
Joshua King 2 G
Gonzalo Garcia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Craven Cottage will turn into a battlefield for Fulham FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' Bernd Leno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 416 appearances.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Fulham FC in their trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact .
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Fulham FC is showing some good football. However, Fulham FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Fulham FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Joao Palhinha, a Portugal midfielder, has 70 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' Goal! Andreas Pereira scores his 25 goal in 411 matches.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andreas Pereira makes it 2-0.
  • 38' It’s high time Marco Silva made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Fulham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Silva might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' James Ward-Prowse has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' Tom Cairney has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harrison Reed on 62 minute.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Joe Aribo as he leaves the pitch. Stuart Armstrong steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 70' The referee shows Southampton FC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' Romain Perraud has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel Edozie on 77 minute.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at Craven Cottage. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Aleksandar Mitrovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' Brilliant from the midfielder! Joao Palhinha makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 89' The Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 4-1!
  • 90' Southampton FC ring the changes. Mohammed Salisu has done his job and it is now time for Romeo Lavia to step up.
  • Southampton FC will have plenty to reflect on. Fulham FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 3
Stuart Armstrong 2
James Ward-Prowse 2
Theo Walcott 2
Andreas Pereira 2
Joao Palhinha 2
Emile Smith Rowe 1
Ryan Sessegnon 1

Head to Head

2022-12-31 Fulham FC 2–1 Southampton FC 2021-05-15 Southampton FC 3–1 Fulham FC 2020-12-26 Fulham FC 0–0 Southampton FC 2019-02-27 Southampton FC 2–0 Fulham FC 2018-11-24 Fulham FC 3–2 Southampton FC

Fulham FC Form

2022-12-31 Fulham FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2022-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Fulham FC W 2022-11-13 Fulham FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2022-11-05 Manchester City FC 2–1 Fulham FC L 2022-10-29 Fulham FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2022-10-23 Leeds United FC 2–3 Fulham FC W

Southampton FC Form

2022-12-31 Fulham FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2022-12-26 Southampton FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2022-11-06 Southampton FC 1–4 Newcastle United FC L 2022-10-29 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2022-10-23 Southampton FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Fulham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC47% Draw27% Southampton FC26%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Fulham FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Southampton FC
53%
Fulham FC or Southampton FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fulham FC30% Draw48% Southampton FC22%
Actual: Fulham FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Fulham FC

Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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