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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 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Fulham FC welcome Southampton FC for this crunch clash at Craven Cottage.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Fulham FC in their trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact .
  • 10' Kyle Walker-Peters needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Aribo, as he is very good at scoring at Craven Cottage with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Samuel Edozie, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fulham FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' What a strike from Andreas Pereira! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' What a strike from Andreas Pereira! The score is 2-0.
  • 38' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Adam Armstrong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romain Perraud made 435 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Bobby Reid is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fulham FC tonight.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Ward-Prowse makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Fulham FC! Tom Cairney comes on to replace Harrison Reed.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Joe Aribo is replaced by Stuart Armstrong on 67 minute.
  • 70' Mohamed Elyounoussi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Samuel Edozie exits the field as Romain Perraud enters on 77.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Fulham FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Joao Palhinha does the damage! The net is bulging and Fulham FC surge ahead!
  • 89' Joao Palhinha makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Fulham FC are in front.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Romeo Lavia. He replaces Mohammed Salisu on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Fulham FC.

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
Theo Walcott 2
Andreas Pereira 2
Joao Palhinha 2
Stuart Armstrong 2
James Ward-Prowse 2
Fabio Carvalho 1
Che Adams 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.