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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 3 (setup 1, season 30)
Portsmouth
v.
Fulham
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Wojciech SZCZESNY71Robert GREEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
JUAN Guilherme Nunes Jesus2Luke WILKSHIRE
Ilkay GÜNDOGAN736George FRIEND
Miralem PJANIC4Tim CAHILL
Joshua KIMMICH856John O'SHEA
Aymeric LAPORTE766Matt BESLER
Osvaldo 'Nicolás' Fabián GAITÁN77Leon BRITTON
Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA8Neeskens KEBANO
Marco REUS9Tomás NECID
Juan BERNAT Velasco810Chris MARTIN
Romelu LUKAKU6116Robbie KEANE
Nigel BeckManager
Nicola SANSONE12Tyler BLACKETT
Jeroen ZOET13Cauley WOODROW
Jordy CLASIE14Ryan McLAUGHLIN
Marcelo BROZOVIC15RUBÉN Salvador PÉREZ del Marmol
Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar16Sam BALDOCK

Portsmouth 2 Fulham 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 54,132, Stadium: Fratton Park, Referee: Christian BEECK 6½)
35 Gaitán, 55 LukakuScorers62 Kebano
Substitutions
Sendings off
13 Lukaku, 47 KimmichBookings
1Corners2
8Fouls12
3Offsides1
13Shots on7
14Shots off2
27Total shots9
10Shots saved4
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Juan BERNAT Velasco
13LUKAKU booked.
14LUKAKU stepped inside O'SHEA but shot the ball into the arms of the Fulham 'keeper.
17The Portsmouth 'keeper parried a clever shot from NECID.
28O'SHEA rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Portsmouth 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
33NECID galloped through the Portsmouth defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
35GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of GAITÁN who nudged the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (1-0 Portsmouth)
43LUKAKU hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
 
47KIMMICH receives a yellow card by the ref.
49GAITÁN worked the ball to REUS, LUKAKU latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of GREEN.
51REUS was put clear by LAPORTE and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
52Uncertainty in the Portsmouth defence enabled NECID to hammer the ball over the bar.
55GOAL!! A wonderful shot from DI MARÍA was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as LUKAKU who knocked the ball past the stranded Fulham 'keeper. (2-0 Portsmouth)
62GOAL!! A long ball from FRIEND down the middle found the lurking KEBANO who blasted a deadly shot into the top corner. (2-1 Portsmouth)
66A neatly crafted pass from KEANE, was blasted goalbound by NECID only for SZCZESNY to palm clear.
72A cross from DI MARÍA left GAITÁN in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
73A free-kick from JUAN flew inches over.
75A great save prevented REUS from scoring an exceptional goal.
79A useful ball from LUKAKU on the left fell to GAITÁN who sliced his shot over.
82A good effort from GAITÁN scraped the outside of the righthand post.
83REUS beat O'SHEA and blasted the ball to KIMMICH who dragged his effort wide.
84GAITÁN brought the ball away from BESLER and stroked a poor shot well wide.
86A right foot effort from PJANIC was stopped by the 'keeper.