Fulham vs Southampton

31 December 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • James Ward-Prowse 32’ (og)
  • João Palhinha 88’
  • James Ward-Prowse 56’

Match summary

Fulham beat Southampton 2-1, with a late winner. Fulham led 1-0 at half-time.

Ward-Prowse's own goal put Fulham ahead from a corner in the 32nd minute, James Ward-Prowse equalised with a direct free kick in the 56th minute, and João Palhinha won it with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Kenny Tete.

The chances backed that up: Fulham created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Southampton's 0.70 from 9. Aleksandar Mitrovic had a penalty saved for Fulham.

Match stats

Fulham Southampton
8 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.49 xG 0.70
0.73 Non-penalty xG 0.70
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Fulham Southampton
Kick-off
James Ward-Prowse
Own goal1-0 (Fulham)
32’
Half-time1-0
56’
James Ward-Prowse1-1 (Southampton)
João Palhinha
Assist: Kenny Tete2-1 (Fulham)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Mohamed Elyounoussi

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.70 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Fulham) own goal, 1-0 32’ 56’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 1-1 56’ 88’ João Palhinha (Fulham), 2-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.70 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Fulham) own goal, 1-0 Ward-Prowse 32’ 56’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 1-1 Ward-Prowse 56’ 88’ João Palhinha (Fulham), 2-1 Palhinha 88’
Fulham 1.49 xGSouthampton 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Fulham attacking 
90+6’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 88’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 52’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 37’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ João Palhinha (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Lyanco (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), own goal 90+6’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 88’ João Palhinha (Fulham), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 52’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 73’ Kenny Tete (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 20’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Willian (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 37’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Andreas Pereira (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ João Palhinha (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Lyanco (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), own goal
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 DEF9011 0.080.391
Issa Diop DEF900 0.000.000
Tim Ream DEF900 0.000.000
Antonee Robinson DEF900 0.000.000
João Palhinha MID9012 0.410.000
Harrison Reed MID640 0.000.000
Bobby Reid MID640 0.000.131
Andreas Pereira MID902 0.150.000
Willian MID901 0.060.052
Aleksandar Mitrovic FWD902 0.790.000
Tom Cairney Sub260 0.000.000
Daniel James Sub260 0.000.000
Tosin Adarabioyo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fulham win 53% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.80
Southampton win 22% Avg odds 4.36

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

Form going into the game

Fulham WDLLW
Southampton DLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 3-1 Fulham, 15 May 21 Next meeting: Southampton 0-2 Fulham, 13 May 23  All Fulham vs Southampton meetings

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.