Fulham 2-1 Sunderland (2017-18 Championship)

Fri 27 Apr 2018 19:45	Fulham	(1) 2-1 (1)	Sunderland	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 21,849 Referee: Peter Bankes
	Piazón  45' Mitrović  76'	Report	Asoro  29'

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FULHAM (4-3-3) GK 1 Marcus Bettinelli 90+3' DR 2 Ryan Fredericks DC 4 Denis Odoi DC 13 Tim Ream DL 21 Matt Targett 41' MRC 10 Tom Cairney (c) 90' MC 6 Kevin McDonald MLC 8 Stefan Johansen FR 20 Lucas Piazón 74' ST 32 Aleksandar Mitrović FL 3 Ryan Sessegnon Substitutes: GK 27 David Button DF 22 Cyrus Christie DF 26 Tomáš Kalas 90' MF 16 Oliver Norwood MF 36 Luca de la Torre FW 9 Rui Fonte 74' FW 47 Aboubakar Kamara 41' 90+6' Manager: Slaviša Jokanović

SUNDERLAND (4-1-2-1-2) GK 1 Jason Steele 62' DR 2 Billy Jones 46' DC 16 John O'Shea (c) 45' DC 23 Lamine Koné DL 36 Marc Wilson DM 4 Paddy McNair MRC 28 Ethan Robson 85' MLC 26 George Honeyman AMC 53 Ovie Ejaria 77' ST 9 Ashley Fletcher 61' ST 29 Joel Asoro Substitutes: GK 12 Lee Camp DF 21 Adam Matthews 46' DF 35 Jake Clarke-Salter MF 11 Kazenga LuaLua MF 13 Callum McManaman 77' 90+6' MF 37 Bali Mumba FW 20 Josh Maja 85' Manager: Chris Coleman

Assistant referees: Dan Leach Geoff Russell Fourth official: Steve Martin Previous Meeting: Sunderland 1-0 Fulham (2017-18 Championship) (16 Dec 2017) Following Meeting: Fulham 1-1 Sunderland (2022-23 FA Cup 4th Round) (28 Jan 2023) Trivia This match marked a new club record of 23 unbeaten league matches in a row Lucas Piazón makes his 50th league appearance for Fulham Statistics Fulham Sunderland Possession 61% 39% Shots on target 5 2 Shots off target 7 3 Shots blocked 2 3 Corner kicks 4 2 Fouls conceded 15 10 Offsides 1 5 Yellow cards 2 4 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 524 339 Passing success 84% 75% Tackles 30 14 Tackles success 60% 64% Total crosses 18 12 Successful crosses 17% 0% Interceptions 8 9 Clearances 28 24 Images 0-1: Sunderland took the lead just before hgalf an hour's play as Joel Asoro turned and found space, sending a low strike past Bettinelli from 25 yards 1-1: Following a penalty claim turned down at the other end, Fulham break quickly and Ryan Fredericks slides in a low cross which is palmed away by Steele but only into the path of Lucas Piazón who slots a finish into an unguarded net just before half time 2-1: Aleksandar Mitrović puts Fulham ahead with less than 15 minutes of play left after a floated free kick on the left was headed in with aplomb by Aleksandar Mitrović 2017-18 season Pre-season: Piast Gliwice (n) • Fastav Zlín (n) • QPR U23 (h) • Chelsea (a) • West Ham (n) • Darmstadt (a) • Wolfsburg (h) Additional friendlies: Southampton XI (a) • Southampton XI (a) Championship: Norwich (h) • Reading (a) • Leeds (a)) • Sheff Wed (h) • Ipswich (a) • Cardiff (h) • Hull (h) • Burton (a) • Middlesbrough (h) • Nottm Forest (a) • QPR (a) • Preston North End (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Bolton (h) • Bristol City (h) • Wolves (a) • Derby (h) • Sheff Utd (a) • Millwall (h) • Brentford (a) • Birmingham (h) • Sunderland (a) • Barnsley (h) • Cardiff (a) • Hull (a) • Ipswich (h) • Middlesbrough (a) • Burton (h) • Barnsley (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • Bolton (a) • Aston Villa (h) • Bristol City (a) • Wolves (h) • Derby (a) • Sheff Utd (h) • Preston (a) • QPR (h) • Norwich (a) • Leeds (h) • Sheff Wed (a) • Reading (h) • Brentford (h) • Millwall (a) • Sunderland (h) • Birmingham (a) Play-offs- Semi-final 1st Leg: Derby (a) • Semi-final 2nd Leg: Derby (h) • Final: Aston Villa (n) FA Cup: 3rd round: Southampton (h) EFL Cup: 1st round: Wycombe (a) • 2nd round: Bristol Rovers (h)