Fulham 3-2 Brentford (2022-23 Premier League)

Sat 20 Aug 2022 15:00	Fulham	(2) 3-2 (1)	Brentford	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 21,798 Referee: Peter Bankes
	Decordova-Reid  1' Palhinha  20' Mitrović  90'	Report	Nørgaard  44' Toney  71'

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FULHAM (4-2-3-1) GK 17 Bernd Leno DR 2 Kenny Tete 31' 77' DC 4 Tosin DC 13 Tim Ream (c) DL 33 Antonee Robinson DM 6 Harrison Reed DM 26 João Palhinha 29' AMR 65 Jay Stansfield 77' AMC 18 Andreas Pereira AML 14 Bobby Decordova-Reid ST 9 Aleksandar Mitrović 90+2' Substitutes: GK 1 Marek Rodák DF 5 Shane Duffy 90+2' DF 27 Kevin Mbabu 77' 90+4' DF 31 Issa Diop MF 10 Tom Cairney 77' MF 12 Nathaniel Chalobah MF 35 Tyrese Francois MF 38 Luke Harris FW 37 Terry Ablade Manager: Marco Silva

BRENTFORD (4-3-3) GK 1 David Raya DR 2 Aaron Hickey 60' DC 18 Pontus Jansson (c) DC 16 Ben Mee 80' DL 3 Rico Henry MRC 10 Josh Dasilva 56' 74' MC 6 Christian Nørgaard MLC 8 Mathias Jensen 60' FR 19 Bryan Mbeumo ST 17 Ivan Toney FL 11 Yoane Wissa 83' Substitutes: GK 22 Thomas Strakosha DF 29 Mads Bech Sørensen DF 30 Mads Roerslev MF 14 Saman Ghoddos 83' MF 15 Frank Onyeka MF 26 Shandon Baptiste 74' MF 27 Vitaly Janelt 60' FW 21 Halil Dervişoğlu FW 23 Keane Lewis-Potter 60' Manager: Thomas Frank

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Assistant referees: Eddie Smart Nick Greenhalgh Fourth official: Dean Whitestone VAR: David Coote Assistant VAR: Wade Smith Previous Meeting: Brentford 3-0 Fulham (2020-21 EFL Cup 4th Round) (1 Oct 2020) Following Meeting: Brentford 3-2 Fulham (2022-23 Premier League) (6 Mar 2023) Trivia Bernd Leno makes his Fulham debut Jay Stansfield makes his first ever league start for Fulham This match marked the first time the two sides had ever met in the first tier of English football Statistics Fulham Brentford Possession 44% 56% Total shots 18 13 Shots on target 9 5 Shots off target 4 4 Shots blocked 5 4 Corner kicks 6 3 Fouls conceded 13 7 Offsides 5 7 Yellow cards 3 2 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 311 417 Passing success 70% 76% Tackles 12 12 Tackles success 60% 75% Clearances 22 9 Images 1-0: In the very first minute of the match, Bobby Decordova-Reid scores a scrappy goal from close range following a diverted Jay Stansfield effort that rebounded off the crossbar 2-0: João Palhinha scores a second for Fulham in the 20th minute with a header direct from an Andreas Pereira corner kick on the right 2-1: Christian Nørgaard grabs one back for Brentford a minute before half time with a first time volley direct from a corner kick 2-2: After increasing pressure, Brentford equalise an Ivan Toney converts from close range from a low cross 3-2: Aleksandar Mitrović rises highest at the far post to score the winner in the 90th minute of the match, sending the Fulham faithful into raptures Highlights 2022-23 season Pre-season: Nice (n) • Benfica (n) • Estoril (a) • Villarreal (h) Additional friendlies: Portimonense (a) • West Ham (h) Premier League: Liverpool (h) • Wolves (a) • Brentford (h) • Arsenal (a) • Brighton (h) • Tottenham (a) • Nottm Forest (a) • Newcastle (h) • West Ham (a) • Bournemouth (h) • Aston Villa (h) • Leeds (a) • Everton (h) • Man City (a) • Man Utd (h) • Crystal Palace (a) • Southampton (h) • Leicester (a) • Chelsea (h) • Newcastle (a) • Tottenham (h) • Chelsea (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • Brighton (a) • Wolves (h) • Brentford (a) • Arsenal (h) • Bournemouth (a) • West Ham (h) • Everton (a) • Leeds (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Man City (h) • Liverpool (a) • Leicester (h) • Southampton (a) • Crystal Palace (h) • Man Utd (a) FA Cup: 3rd round: Hull (a) • 4th round: Sunderland (h) | Replay: Sunderland (a) • 5th round: Leeds (h) • Quarter-final: Man Utd (a) EFL Cup: 2nd round: Crawley (a)