Southampton vs Fulham

15 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Che Adams 27’
  • Nathan Tella 60’
  • Theo Walcott 82’
  • Fabio Carvalho 75’

Match summary

Southampton beat Fulham 3-1. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 27th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse. In the second half, Nathan Tella made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Kyle Walker-Peters, Fabio Carvalho pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 75th minute, set up by Bobby Reid, and Theo Walcott made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute, set up by Nathan Tella.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Fulham's 0.88 from 10.

Match stats

Southampton Fulham
11 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.29 xG 0.88
2.29 Non-penalty xG 0.88
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Southampton Fulham
Kick-off
Che Adams
Assist: James Ward-Prowse1-0 (Southampton)
27’
Half-time1-0
Nathan Tella
Assist: Kyle Walker-Peters2-0 (Southampton)
60’
75’
Fabio Carvalho
Assist: Bobby Reid2-1 (Fulham)
Theo Walcott
Assist: Nathan Tella3-1 (Southampton)
82’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Fulham
  • Joachim Andersen

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 0.88 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 27’ 60’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), 2-0 60’ 75’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), 2-1 75’ 82’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), 3-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 0.88 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 Adams 27’ 60’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), 2-0 Tella 60’ 75’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), 2-1 Carvalho 75’ 82’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), 3-1 Walcott 82’
Southampton 2.29 xGFulham 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Southampton attacking 
27’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.64 xG, goal 60’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 59’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 12’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 75’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 30’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 36’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 84’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 82’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 73’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 9’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 72’ Ademola Lookman (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Josh Onomah (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Che Adams (Southampton), set piece, 0.64 xG, goal 60’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 59’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 12’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 75’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 30’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 36’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 84’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 82’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 72’ Ademola Lookman (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ Bobby Reid (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 9’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Takumi Minamino (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Josh Onomah (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Joe Bryan (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Fabio Carvalho (Fulham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF9010 0.000.431
Jannik Vestergaard DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Stephens DEF900 0.000.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF900 0.000.000
Takumi Minamino MID771 0.080.251
James Ward-Prowse MID9011 0.150.722
Stuart Armstrong MID791 0.070.000
Nathan Redmond MID903 0.610.071
Che Adams FWD9011 0.640.513
Danny Ings FWD591 0.080.061
Nathan Tella Sub31112 0.560.101
Theo Walcott Sub1311 0.100.000
Ibrahima Diallo Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.74
Fulham win 23% Avg odds 4.21

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

Form going into the game

Southampton LLDLW
Fulham LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Fulham 0-0 Southampton, 26 Dec 20 Next meeting: Fulham 2-1 Southampton, 31 Dec 22  All Southampton vs Fulham 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.