Fulham 2-1 Southampton: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 31 December 2022
Result
Fulham 2-1 Southampton
Premier League · Saturday 31 December 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Fulham 2-1 Southampton: match report
Fulham defeated Southampton 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 31 December 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Fulham's goals came from an own goal by James Ward-Prowse (32') and João Palhinha (88'). Southampton scored through James Ward-Prowse (56').
Discipline: Fulham received no yellow cards; Southampton received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Fulham were 10th on 22 points from 16 and Southampton 20th on 12 points from 16. Fulham went on to finish that season 10th with 52 points, and Southampton 20th with 25.
Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Southampton in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to João Palhinha of Fulham (8.0), ahead of Kenny Tete (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Fulham wins, 4 draws and 4 for Southampton.
Going into the match Fulham's last five read W-L-L-D-W and Southampton's L-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 32'Own goal · James Ward-Prowse
- 56'Goal · James Ward-Prowse
- 70'Yellow card · Mohamed Elyounoussi
- 88'Goal · João Palhinha
- 90+6'Missed penalty · Aleksandar Mitrović
Head-to-head
Team news
Fulham line-up (4-2-3-1)
Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Harrison Reed, João Palhinha, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Willian, Aleksandar Mitrović
Southampton line-up (3-4-2-1)
Gavin Bazunu, Lyanco, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Mohammed Salisu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Ward-Prowse, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Kyle Walker-Peters, Joe Aribo, Samuel Edozie, Ché Adams