Fulham vs Brentford

20 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Bobby Reid 1’
  • João Palhinha 20’
  • Aleksandar Mitrovic 90’
  • Christian Nørgaard 44’
  • Ivan Toney 71’

Match summary

Fulham won 3-2 at home to Brentford, with a late winner. Fulham led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Bobby Reid put Fulham ahead in the first minute, João Palhinha made it 2-0 with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Andreas Pereira, and Christian Nørgaard pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 44th minute, set up by Mathias Jensen. In the second half, Ivan Toney equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Yoane Wissa and Aleksandar Mitrovic won it with a header in the 90th minute, set up by Kevin Mbabu.

The chances backed that up: Fulham created 3.06 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Brentford's 1.59 from 13.

Match stats

Fulham Brentford
18 Shots 13
9 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.90 xG 1.59
2.90 Non-penalty xG 1.59
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Fulham Brentford
Kick-off
Bobby Reid1-0 (Fulham)
1’
João Palhinha
Assist: Andreas Pereira2-0 (Fulham)
20’
44’
Christian Nørgaard
Assist: Mathias Jensen2-1 (Brentford)
Half-time2-1
71’
Ivan Toney
Assist: Yoane Wissa2-2 (Brentford)
Aleksandar Mitrovic
Assist: Kevin Mbabu3-2 (Fulham)
90’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fulham
  • Kenny Tete
  • João Palhinha
  • Kevin Mbabu
Brentford
  • Ben Mee
  • Josh Dasilva

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.06 1.59 1’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), 1-0 1’ 20’ João Palhinha (Fulham), 2-0 20’ 44’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-1 44’ 71’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 2-2 71’ 90’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), 3-2 90’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.06 1.59 1’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), 1-0 Reid 1’ 20’ João Palhinha (Fulham), 2-0 Palhinha 20’ 44’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-1 Nørgaard 44’ 71’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 2-2 Toney 71’ 90’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), 3-2 Mitrovic 90’
Fulham 3.06 xGBrentford 1.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Fulham attacking 
1’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 71’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 66’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 37’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 89’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 44’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 15’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 1’ Jay Stansfield (Fulham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 69’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Jay Stansfield (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Ben Mee (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 24’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 75’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 71’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 82’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 66’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 89’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 37’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 44’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 15’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 1’ Jay Stansfield (Fulham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 69’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Jay Stansfield (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Rico Henry (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Ben Mee (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 24’ Harrison Reed (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 75’ Shandon Baptiste (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Ben Mee (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Kenny Tete DEF790 0.000.000
Tim Ream DEF900 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo DEF900 0.000.000
Antonee Robinson DEF900 0.000.122
João Palhinha MID9011 0.030.000
Harrison Reed MID903 0.170.000
Jay Stansfield MID792 0.170.061
Andreas Pereira MID9013 0.180.354
Bobby Reid MID9011 0.940.092
Aleksandar Mitrovic FWD9018 1.560.000
Kevin Mbabu Sub1110 0.000.562
Tom Cairney Sub110 0.000.291
Shane Duffy Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 36% Avg odds 2.67
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.38
Brentford win 35% Avg odds 2.73

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.