Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United (2023-24 Premier League)

Sat 7 Oct 2023 15:00	Fulham	(0) 3-1 (0)	Sheffield United	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 24,361 Referee: Sam Barrott
	De Cordova-Reid  53' Foderingham  78' (og) Willian  90+2'	Report	Robinson  68' (og)

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FULHAM (4-3-3) GK 17 Bernd Leno DR 21 Timothy Castagne DC 31 Issa Diop 71' DC 13 Tim Ream (c) DL 33 Antonee Robinson MRC 22 Alex Iwobi 79' MC 26 João Palhinha 50' MLC 18 Andreas Pereira 71' FR 8 Bobby De Cordova-Reid 78' ST 30 Carlos Vinícius 78' FL 20 Willian Substitutes: GK 1 Marek Rodák DF 3 Calvin Bassey 71' DF 12 Fodé Ballo-Touré MF 6 Harrison Reed 79' MF 10 Tom Cairney 71' MF 28 Saša Lukić FW 7 Raúl Jiménez FW 8 Harry Wilson 78' FW 19 Rodrigo Muniz 78' Manager: Marco Silva

SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2) GK 18 Wes Foderingham DRC 6 Chris Basham (c) 35' DC 15 Anel Ahmedhodžić DLC 5 Auston Trusty WBR 20 Jayden Bogle MRC 21 Vinícius Souza MC 16 Oliver Norwood 90+1' MLC 8 Gustavo Hamer 66' WBL 14 Luke Thomas 66' ST 9 Oli McBurnie 73' ST 10 Cameron Archer 79' Substitutes: GK 1 Adam Davies DF 16 Jack Robinson 35' DF 27 Yasser Larouci 66' DF 38 Femi Seriki MF 4 John Fleck MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane MF 28 James McAtee 66' FW 7 Rhian Brewster 79' FW 11 Bénie Traoré Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

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Assistant referees: Simon Bennett Dan Robathan Fourth official: Anthony Taylor VAR: Paul Tierney Assistant VAR: Scott Ledger Previous Meeting: Sheffield United 4-0 Fulham (2021-22 Championship) (7 May 2022) Following Meeting: Sheffield United 3-3 Fulham (2023-24 Premier League) (30 Mar 2024) Trivia Tim Ream makes his 300th appearance in all competitions for Fulham There was a thirteen minute delay in the first half due to a serious leg injury to Chris Basham Statistics Fulham Sheffield United Possession 60% 40% Total shots 20 5 Shots on target 6 2 Shots off target 8 2 Shots blocked 6 1 Corner kicks 9 4 Fouls conceded 8 10 Offsides 2 1 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 517 342 Passing success 80% 69% Tackles 24 20 Tackles success 75% 59% Clearances 13 32 Images Chris Basham's ankle gave way underneath him midway through the first half, which led to a thirteen minute delay and saw him taken off to hospital 1-0: Bobby De Cordova-Reid opens the scoring a few minutes into the second half 1-1: After Issa Diop gained an innocuous injury and gave the ball away, Sheffield United counter and Antonee Robinson diverted a cross into his own net in the 68th minute 2-1: Eight minutes later, Fulham take the lead once more; a Tom Cairney strike which looped up and over Wes Foderingham hit the bar and back off of him into the goal 3-1: Willian seals the win with a powerful strike from the edge of the area that Wes Foderingham palmed into the bottom corner Highlights 2023-24 season Pre-season: Premier League Summer Series - Brentford (n) • Aston Villa (n) • Chelsea (n) Additional friendly - Hoffenheim (h) Premier League: Everton (a) • Brentford (h) • Arsenal (a) • Man City (a) • Luton (h) • Crystal Palace (a) • Chelsea (h) • Sheff Utd (h) • Tottenham (a) • Brighton (a) • Man Utd (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Wolves (h) • Liverpool (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • West Ham (h) • Newcastle (a) • Burnley (h) • Bournemouth (a) • Arsenal (h) • Chelsea (a) • Everton (h) • Burnley (a) • Bournemouth (h) • Aston Villa (h) • Man Utd (a) • Brighton (h) • Wolves (a) • Tottenham (h) • Sheff Utd (a) • Nottm Forest (a) • Newcastle (h) • West Ham (a) • Liverpool (h) • Crystal Palace (h) • Brentford (a) • Man City (h) • Luton (a) FA Cup: 3rd round: Rotherham (h) • 4th round: Newcastle (h) EFL Cup: 2nd round: Tottenham (h) • 3rd round: Norwich (h) • 4th round: Ipswich (a) • Quarter-final: Everton (a) • Semi-final 1st leg: Liverpool (a) • Semi-final 2nd leg: Liverpool (h)