Fulham 0-1 Southampton (2019-20 EFL Cup 2nd Round)

Tue 27 Aug 2019 19:45	Fulham	(0) 0-1 (0)	Southampton	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 8,467 Referee: Robert Jones
		Report	Obafemi  57'

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FULHAM (4-3-3) GK 12 Marek Rodák DR 22 Cyrus Christie DC 6 Kevin McDonald (c) DC 20 Maxime Le Marchand 71' DL 23 Joe Bryan MRC 33 Matt O'Riley MC 25 Josh Onomah MLC 8 Stefan Johansen 47' 80' FR 47 Aboubakar Kamara 90+2' ST 14 Bobby Reid FL 36 Luca de la Torre 90' Substitutes: GK 32 Magnus Norman DF 4 Denis Odoi DF 34 Jerome Opoku DF 43 Steven Sessegnon MF 35 Tyrese Francois 80' MF 38 Ben Davis 90' FW 39 Martell Taylor-Crossdale 90+2' Manager: Scott Parker

SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-2-2) GK 1 Alex McCarthy DR 2 Cédric Soares DC 35 Jan Bednarek 60' DC 38 Kevin Danso 6' DL 23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (c) MC 14 Oriol Romeu MC 16 James Ward-Prowse 8' AMRC 19 Sofiane Boufal AMLC 12 Moussa Djenepo ST 20 Michael Obafemi 68' ST 22 Nathan Redmond 76' Substitutes: GK 28 Angus Gunn DF 3 Maya Yoshida 60' DF 5 Jack Stephens DF 43 Yan Valery MF 17 Stuart Armstrong FW 7 Shane Long 76' FW 9 Danny Ings 68' Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Assistant referees: Nigel Lugg Michael George Fourth official: Alan Dale Previous Meeting: Southampton 2-0 Fulham (2018-19 Premier League) (27 Feb 2018) Following Meeting: Fulham 0-0 Southampton (2020-21 Premier League) (26 Dec 2020) Trivia Josh Onomah, Tyrese Francois, Ben Davis & Martell Taylor-Crossdale are all handed debuts Statistics Fulham Southampton Possession 60% 40% Shots on target 1 7 Shots off target 6 7 Shots blocked 0 5 Corner kicks 1 7 Fouls conceded 11 11 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 579 378 Passing success 83% 79% Tackles 15 20 Tackles success 73% 70% Total crosses 4 15 Successful crosses 25% 33% Interceptions 13 8 Clearances 10 6 Images 0-1: Southamton forward Michael Obafemi score the only goal of the match midway through the second half to hand the Saints' a victory in what was a rather drab affair 2019-20 season Pre-season: Cambridge Utd (h) • Burnley (n) • Porto (n) • Brighton (h) • Oxford Utd (a) • West Ham (h) Championship: Barnsley (a) • Blackburn (h) • Huddersfield (a) • Millwall (h) • Nottm Forest (h) • Cardiff (a) • West Brom (h) • Sheff Wed (a) • Wigan (h) • Reading (a) • Charlton (h) • Stoke (a) • Luton (h) • Middlesbrough (a) • Hull (h) • Birmingham (a) • QPR (h) • Derby (h) • Swansea (a) • Bristol City (h) • Preston (a) • Brentford (a) • Leeds (h) • Luton (a) • Stoke (h) • Reading (h) • Hull (a) • Middlesbrough (h) • Charlton (a) • Huddersfield (h) • Blackburn (a) • Millwall (a) • Barnsley (h) • Derby (a)) • Swansea (h) • Preston (h) • Bristol City (a) • Brentford (h) • Leeds (a) • QPR (a) • Birmingham (h) • Nottm Forest (a) • Cardiff (h) • West Brom (a) • Sheff Wed (h) • Wigan (a) Play-offs- Semi-final 1st Leg: Cardiff (a) • Semi-final 2nd Leg: Cardiff (h) • Final: Brentford (n) FA Cup: 3rd round: Aston Villa (h) • 4th round: Man City (a) EFL Cup: 2nd round: Southampton (h)