Fulham v Leicester City, 03 February 2021

Score2-0 to Leicester City
RefereeRobert Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Fulham won: 3 Drawn: 3 Leicester City won: 2 Fulham scored: 8 Leicester City scored: 7 This was Leicester City's first win at Craven Cottage since 23 April 1983 in League Division Two.

0 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 17 G
James Justin 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Ademola Lookman

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Kenny Tete 46
Mario Lemina for André-Frank Zambo Anguissa 46
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 71

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 61
Nampalys Mendy for Hamza Choudhury 61
Daniel Amartey for Harvey Barnes 76

Cards:

Harrison Reed 24 Y
Ola Aina 59 Y
Ivan Cavaleiro 89 Y

Cards:

Nampalys Mendy 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Khanya Leshabela
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy

Comments:

League position: 18th Fulham remained without a win in the Premier League since their visit to Leicester City on 30 November 2020; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Whites had now remained without a win in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2008. While being a Premier League or Football League club, they had now lost their first four home games of a year in all competitions for the first time.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had now scored two goals in each of six of their last nine games in the Premier League (one in the other three). The Foxes remained unbeaten in eight consecutive away games in all competitions (won six). Only Jamie Vardy (229) had now made more appearances in the Premier League for City than Kasper Schmeichel (223).

0 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Forward Ademola Lookman

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Kenny Tete 46
Mario Lemina for André-Frank Zambo Anguissa 46
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 71

Cards:

Harrison Reed 24 Y
Ola Aina 59 Y
Ivan Cavaleiro 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Michael Hector
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

Comments:

League position: 18th Fulham remained without a win in the Premier League since their visit to Leicester City on 30 November 2020; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Whites had now remained without a win in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2008. While being a Premier League or Football League club, they had now lost their first four home games of a year in all competitions for the first time.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 17 G
James Justin 44 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ayoze Pérez 61
Nampalys Mendy for Hamza Choudhury 61
Daniel Amartey for Harvey Barnes 76

Cards:

Nampalys Mendy 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Khanya Leshabela
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had now scored two goals in each of six of their last nine games in the Premier League (one in the other three). The Foxes remained unbeaten in eight consecutive away games in all competitions (won six). Only Jamie Vardy (229) had now made more appearances in the Premier League for City than Kasper Schmeichel (223).