Fulham vs Burnley

26 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee David Coote

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 3–2

Jean Michael Seri 4’
Aleksandar Mitrovic 36’, 38’
André Schürrle 83’

Jeff Hendrick 10’
James Tarkowski 41’

Match summary

Fulham beat Burnley 4-2. Fulham led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Jean Michael Seri put Fulham ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Luciano Vietto, Jeff Hendrick equalised in the 10th minute, Aleksandar Mitrovic put Fulham back in front with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Tom Cairney, Mitrovic made it 3-1 with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Luciano Vietto, and James Tarkowski pulled one back to make it 3-2 from a corner in the 41st minute, set up by Ben Mee. In the second half, André Schürrle made it 4-2 in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fulham created 1.93 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots, Burnley 1.64 from 12.

Match stats

25 Shots 12

12 Shots on Target 2

6 Corners 4

2 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.92 xG 1.57

1.92 Non-penalty xG 1.57

10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Fulham Burnley

Kick-off

Jean Michael Seri
Assist: Luciano Vietto

1-0

4’

10’

Jeff Hendrick

1-1

Aleksandar Mitrovic
Assist: Tom Cairney

2-1

36’

Aleksandar Mitrovic
Assist: Luciano Vietto

3-1

38’

41’

James Tarkowski
Assist: Ben Mee

3-2

Half-time3-2

André Schürrle

4-2

83’

Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Fulham

Marcus Bettinelli
André Schürrle

Burnley

James Tarkowski

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.

Fulham 1.93 xGBurnley 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Burnley attacking Fulham attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Marcus Bettinelli	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Timothy Fosu-Mensah	DEF	90			2	0.05	0.01	1
Denis Odoi	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Maxime Le Marchand	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Joe Bryan	DEF	75			1	0.03	0.05	2
Kevin McDonald	MID	90			1	0.03	0.02	1
Jean Michael Seri	MID	90	1		1	0.02	0.13	4
Tom Cairney	MID	81		1	0	0.00	0.45	2
André Schürrle	FWD	90	1		11	0.51	0.17	3
Aleksandar Mitrovic	FWD	90	2		4	1.00	0.08	1
Luciano Vietto	FWD	90		2	3	0.24	0.74	5
Calum Chambers	Sub	15			0	0.00	0.00	0
Franck Zambo	Sub	9			2	0.06	0.05	1
Ryan Sessegnon	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.07	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Joe Hart	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matthew Lowton	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.05	1
James Tarkowski	DEF	90	1		2	0.70	0.00	0
Ben Mee	DEF	90		1	2	0.06	0.65	1
Stephen Ward	DEF	69			0	0.00	0.00	0
Aaron Lennon	MID	90			0	0.00	0.11	1
Jack Cork	MID	90			1	0.04	0.00	0
Ashley Westwood	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Johann Berg Gudmundsson	MID	18			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jeff Hendrick	MID	90	1		4	0.74	0.02	1
Chris Wood	FWD	69			0	0.00	0.03	1
Charlie Taylor	Sub	72			1	0.02	0.12	3
Ashley Barnes	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sam Vokes	Sub	21			1	0.05	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 49% Bet365 odds 2.00

Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40

Burnley win 22% Bet365 odds 4.33

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fulham L L

Burnley D L

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