Fulham v Leicester City, 24 August 2024

Score2-1 to Fulham
RefereeDarren Bond
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance25,401

View Fulham v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Fulham won: 6 Drawn: 3 Leicester City won: 2 Fulham scored: 16 Leicester City scored: 11 . Fulham had now won eight of the last 13 meetings with Leicester City in all competitions since April 2002 (lost three).

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

1 Leicester City

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 18 G
Alex Iwobi 70 G

Goals:

Wout Faes 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Abdul Fatawu Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Adama Traoré 69
Harry Wilson for Emile Smith Rowe 69
Raúl Jiménez for Rodrigo Muniz 80
Harrison Reed for Andreas Pereira 86

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Bobby Decordova-Reid 63
Stephy Mavididi for Jamie Vardy 71
Oliver Skipp for Facundo Buonanotte 71
Kasey McAteer for Victor Kristiansen 85

Cards:

Harry Wilson 72 Y
Tom Cairney 90+2 Y

Cards:

Victor Kristiansen 59 Y
Jannik Vestergaard 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Raúl Jiménez
Forward Jay Stansfield

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now won their first home game in their last six seasons in the Premier League. . The Whites had now won eight of their last 15 home games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now scored more than one goal in 16 of their last 41 games of the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leicester City had now won their opening away game in one of their last eight season in the Premier League. . The Foxes had now conceded the opening goal in 21 of their last 24 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in all but one of their last 24 games in the Premier League. . Wout Faes’ goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 18 G
Alex Iwobi 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Adama Traoré 69
Harry Wilson for Emile Smith Rowe 69
Raúl Jiménez for Rodrigo Muniz 80
Harrison Reed for Andreas Pereira 86

Cards:

Harry Wilson 72 Y
Tom Cairney 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Raúl Jiménez
Forward Jay Stansfield

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now won their first home game in their last six seasons in the Premier League. . The Whites had now won eight of their last 15 home games in the Premier League (lost four). . They had now scored more than one goal in 16 of their last 41 games of the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Wout Faes 38 G

Starting lineup:

Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper
Wout Faes Defender
Victor Kristiansen Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Abdul Fatawu Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Facundo Buonanotte Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Bobby Decordova-Reid 63
Stephy Mavididi for Jamie Vardy 71
Oliver Skipp for Facundo Buonanotte 71
Kasey McAteer for Victor Kristiansen 85

Cards:

Victor Kristiansen 59 Y
Jannik Vestergaard 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leicester City had now won their opening away game in one of their last eight season in the Premier League. . The Foxes had now conceded the opening goal in 21 of their last 24 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in all but one of their last 24 games in the Premier League. . Wout Faes’ goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.