Fulham 1-0 Leicester City: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Mitrović
LEICESTER. Fulham prevails over Leicester City 1-0 after A. Mitrović scored just 1 goal (18').
LEICESTER. Fulham defeats Leicester City 1-0 after A. Mitrović scored just 1 goal (18′). Leicester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Daniel Cook and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.07 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Fulham was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Leicester City was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Fulham succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Leicester City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fulham shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Wilfred Ndidi and Timothy Castagne). On the opposite side, Fulham received 6 yellow cards (Tosin Adarabioyo, João Palhinha, Tom Cairney, Kenny Tete , Aleksandar Mitrović and Bernd Leno).
After playing this encounter, Leicester City will stay with 17 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Fulham will have 25 points like Chelsea to move down in the 8th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
Marc Albrighton
Boubakary Soumaré
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18'18'
Aleksandar Mitrović
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52'52'
Tosin Adarabioyo
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59'59'
Tom Cairney
Andreas Pereira
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60'60'
João Palhinha
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61'61'
Wilfred Ndidi
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62'62'
Tom Cairney
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66'66'
Harry Wilson
Bobby Reid
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68'68'
Kenny Tete
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72'72'
Nampalys Mendy
Wilfred Ndidi
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72'72'
Kelechi Iheanacho
Luke Thomas
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74'74'
Timothy Castagne
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78'78'
Aleksandar Mitrović
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82'82'
Issa Diop
Willian
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90'90'
Bernd Leno
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82'82'
Issa Diop
Willian
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90'90'
Bernd Leno
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Leicester City will play away with Nottingham Forest on the 14th of January with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (4 draws).
Fulham will host Chelsea on the 12th of January with a 14-1 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (7 draws).
Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers chose to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Wout Faes , Luke Thomas , Wilfred Ndidi , Boubakary Soumaré , Ayoze Pérez , Youri Tielemans , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy .
Substitutes
Leicester City made 5 changes: Boubakary Soumaré for Marc Albrighton (8′), Luke Thomas for Kelechi Iheanacho (72′), Wilfred Ndidi for Nampalys Mendy (72′), for (72′) and for (73′).
Top player: Youri Tielemans
Probably the most impressive player in Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.
His rating is with 61 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Bobby Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian , Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 5 changes: Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (59′), Bobby Reid for Harry Wilson (66′), Willian for Issa Diop (82′), for (82′) and for (83′).
Best player: Bernd Leno
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 7.91. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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Tanishq Sharma
October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.
