Fulham 1-0 Hull City: result, goals, stats and reaction

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Fulham beat Hull City 1-0 in the Premier League at Craven Cottage, London, on Saturday 17 October. Alex Iwobi scored the only goal in the 33rd minute, with Sander Berge providing the assist. The Matchweek 7 game kicked off at 3pm and the score was 1-0 at half-time.

Chris Kavanagh was the referee. Fulham were without Hugo Larsson because of groin problems. Hull were without Eliot Matazo (cruciate ligament tear), Charlie Hughes (inguinal hernia), Ilyas Ansah (back problems), Jack Butland (elbow injury), Darko Gyabi (groin injury), Matt Targett (ankle problems) and Lucas Gourna-Douath (calf injury). Kieran Dowell and Óscar Zambrano had no eligibility.

How the goals came

The first booking of the match came in the 22nd minute, when Hull’s Lucas Herrington was cautioned for a foul. Fulham took the lead 11 minutes later. Berge set up Iwobi, who scored in the 33rd minute to make it 1-0.

There were no further goals before half-time or in the second half. Hull finished the match without a shot on target, according to the match statistics, and Fulham won by the single goal.

Match stats

Fulham had 76% of possession to Hull’s 24%. The home side had 18 shots to Hull’s five, and six of those were on target. Hull had none on target. Fulham were credited with four big chances and Hull with none.

Fulham won 10 corners to Hull’s two. Their pass accuracy was 91%, against 64% for Hull. Fulham made no saves, while Hull made five.

Fulham committed 13 fouls and Hull 11. Fulham were flagged offside once and Hull twice. Each side received two yellow cards, and Fulham also had one red card.

Cards and changes

Herrington was booked in the 22nd minute. In the 27th minute, Fulham’s Joshua David Steven King and Hull’s Regan Slater were both booked for fouls. Berge, who provided the assist for the goal, was booked for a foul in the 84th minute.

Ryan Sessegnon was sent off for a foul in the 90+4 minute, having come on in the 78th minute. Fulham finished the match with ten players.

Hull made their first change at half-time, with Tim Iroegbunam replacing Herrington in the 46th minute. In the 68th minute they made three changes: Joe Gelhardt came on for Sorba Thomas, Ryan Giles for Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy and Robinio Vaz for Matt Crooks. Hidemasa Morita replaced Slater in the 75th minute.

Fulham made two changes in the 78th minute. Tom Cairney replaced Oscar Bobb and Sessegnon replaced King. César Palacios came on for Gonzalo García Torres in the 85th minute.

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