Fulham v Burnley, 23 December 2023

Score2-0 to Burnley
RefereeRebecca Welch
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance23,598
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Fulham won: 2 Drawn: 2 Burnley won: 3 Fulham scored: 10 Burnley scored: 10 . Burnley had now won on three consecutive visits to Fulham for the first time. . Rebecca Welch had now become the first female referee to take charge of a game in the Premier League.

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

2 Burnley

Manager: Vincent Kompany

Goals:

Goals:

Wilson Odobert 47 G
Sander Berge 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Jordan Beyer Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Vitinho Defender
Sander Berge Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Jacob Bruun Larsen Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Odobert Midfielder/Forward
Zeki Amdouni Forward
Lyle Foster Forward

Substitutions:

Carlos Vinícius for Rodrigo Muniz 64
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Andreas Pereira 65
Fodé Ballo-Touré for Antonee Robinson 82
Harrison Reed for João Palhinha 82

Substitutions:

Mike Trésor for Jacob Bruun Larsen 46
Jay Rodriguez for Lyle Foster 65
Nathan Redmond for Zeki Amdouni 80
Connor Roberts for Wilson Odobert 80
Hannes Delcroix for Mike Trésor 89

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 25 Y
João Palhinha 58 Y

Cards:

Jordan Beyer 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Fodé Ballo-Touré
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Luke Harris
Midfielder Saša Lukić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Hannes Delcroix
Defender/Midfielder Connor Roberts
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Anass Zaroury
Forward Michael Obafemi
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 12th . Fulham failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games within the same Premier League season for the first time since February 2006. . The Whites failed in their attempt to become the third team in the Premier League to win three consecutive home games by a margin of five or more goals; previously Chelsea and Manchester City. . They had now failed to score in six of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley's two previous wins in this Premier League season had been against their fellow newly-promoted teams, Luton Town and Sheffield United. . The Clarets kept a clean sheet in an away league game for the first time since their 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 25 April 2023 which confirmed that they had clinched the League Championship title. . They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 23 games in the Premier League.

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Substitutions:

Carlos Vinícius for Rodrigo Muniz 64
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Andreas Pereira 65
Fodé Ballo-Touré for Antonee Robinson 82
Harrison Reed for João Palhinha 82

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 25 Y
João Palhinha 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Fodé Ballo-Touré
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Luke Harris
Midfielder Saša Lukić

Comments:

League position: 12th . Fulham failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games within the same Premier League season for the first time since February 2006. . The Whites failed in their attempt to become the third team in the Premier League to win three consecutive home games by a margin of five or more goals; previously Chelsea and Manchester City. . They had now failed to score in six of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

2 Burnley

Manager: Vincent Kompany

Goals:

Wilson Odobert 47 G
Sander Berge 66 G

Starting lineup:

James Trafford Goalkeeper
Jordan Beyer Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Vitinho Defender
Sander Berge Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Jacob Bruun Larsen Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Odobert Midfielder/Forward
Zeki Amdouni Forward
Lyle Foster Forward

Substitutions:

Mike Trésor for Jacob Bruun Larsen 46
Jay Rodriguez for Lyle Foster 65
Nathan Redmond for Zeki Amdouni 80
Connor Roberts for Wilson Odobert 80
Hannes Delcroix for Mike Trésor 89

Cards:

Jordan Beyer 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Hannes Delcroix
Defender/Midfielder Connor Roberts
Midfielder Josh Cullen
Midfielder Mike Trésor
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Anass Zaroury
Forward Michael Obafemi
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 19th . Burnley's two previous wins in this Premier League season had been against their fellow newly-promoted teams, Luton Town and Sheffield United. . The Clarets kept a clean sheet in an away league game for the first time since their 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on 25 April 2023 which confirmed that they had clinched the League Championship title. . They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 23 games in the Premier League.