Leicester City v Fulham, 30 November 2020

Score2-1 to Fulham
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Kick-off: 5.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Leicester City won: 1 Drawn: 3 Fulham won: 3 Leicester City scored: 5 Fulham scored: 8 Fulham had now won five of the last nine meetings in all competitions since April 2002 (lost two).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

2 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 86 G

Goals:

Ademola Lookman 30 G
Ivan Cavaleiro penalty 38 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Ivan Cavaleiro Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Dennis Praet 46
Cengiz Ünder for Luke Thomas 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Nampalys Mendy 70

Substitutions:

Mario Lemina for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 77
Aleksandar Mitrović for Ivan Cavaleiro 87
Joe Bryan for Ademola Lookman 90

Cards:

Cards:

Harrison Reed 18 Y
Tosin Adarabioyo 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Tom Cairney

Comments:

League position: 4th Leicester City had now lost three of their last four home games in the Premier League. None of the Foxes' last 14 games in the Premier League had now ended in a draw (won seven); the longest current such run in the division. City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 400 games in the Premier League (played 546).

Comments:

League position: 17th Fulham were awarded a penalty after 37 minutes following a VAR review for a foul. As it was converted by Ivan Cavaleiro, they avoided becoming the first-ever team to miss a penalty in three consecutive games in the Premier League. The Whites led by two goals or more at half-time in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 3-0 win at Bolton Wanderers on 7 April 2012. They had now conceded one goal in each of their last four away games in the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Dennis Praet 46
Cengiz Ünder for Luke Thomas 46
Kelechi Iheanacho for Nampalys Mendy 70

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes

Comments:

League position: 4th Leicester City had now lost three of their last four home games in the Premier League. None of the Foxes' last 14 games in the Premier League had now ended in a draw (won seven); the longest current such run in the division. City had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 400 games in the Premier League (played 546).

2 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Ademola Lookman 30 G
Ivan Cavaleiro penalty 38 P

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Ivan Cavaleiro Forward
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Mario Lemina for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 77
Aleksandar Mitrović for Ivan Cavaleiro 87
Joe Bryan for Ademola Lookman 90

Cards:

Harrison Reed 18 Y
Tosin Adarabioyo 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Tom Cairney

Comments:

League position: 17th Fulham were awarded a penalty after 37 minutes following a VAR review for a foul. As it was converted by Ivan Cavaleiro, they avoided becoming the first-ever team to miss a penalty in three consecutive games in the Premier League. The Whites led by two goals or more at half-time in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 3-0 win at Bolton Wanderers on 7 April 2012. They had now conceded one goal in each of their last four away games in the Premier League.