
Fulham vs Cambridge United, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, Third Round
· English Carabao CupAbout
Fulham are hosting Cambridge United
at Craven Cottage, London, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Adam Mayor (Cambridge United).
- 1': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 2': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
- 8': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 8': Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 9': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 21': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 25': Handball by Zeno Rossi (Cambridge United).
- 27': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeno Rossi.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 29': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Raúl Jiménez.
- 30': Attempt missed. Korey Smith (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shane McLoughlin with a headed pass following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 32': Shane McLoughlin (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 36': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 39': Foul by Adam Mayor (Cambridge United).
- 39': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
- 42': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
- 42': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 44': Pelly Mpanzu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 45'+2': Foul by Korey Smith (Cambridge United).
- 45'+2': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Korey Smith (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Cambridge United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Cambridge United 0.
- 46': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Brophy.
- 46': Attempt saved. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United). Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 47': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
- 51': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United).
- 55': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Cuenca.
- 57': Offside, Cambridge United. Pelly Mpanzu is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United).
- 58': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Eastwood.
- 58': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Harrison Reed.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Adama Traoré.
- 61': Foul by Zak Bradshaw (Cambridge United).
- 61': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Pelly Mpanzu.
- 64': Substitution, Cambridge United. Dominic Ball replaces Korey Smith.
- 64': Substitution, Cambridge United. Sullay Kaikai replaces Adam Mayor.
- 64': Substitution, Cambridge United. Kylian Kouassi replaces Shayne Lavery.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 64': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 65': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Kylian Kouassi (Cambridge United).
- 66': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United). Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Fulham 1, Cambridge United 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 68': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 69': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
- 70': Attempt saved. Issa Diop (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United). Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 70': Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zak Bradshaw following a fast break.
- 72': Substitution, Cambridge United. Ben Knight replaces James Brophy.
- 72': Substitution, Cambridge United. Elias Kachunga replaces Pelly Mpanzu.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Kylian Kouassi (Cambridge United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai.
- 78': Foul by Shane McLoughlin (Cambridge United).
- 78': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Bennett.
- 86': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Cambridge United).
- 86': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United).
- 87': Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Kevin.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 90'+4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Zeno Rossi.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Cambridge United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Cambridge United 0.
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,254
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,254
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
15 | Jorge Cuenca |
31 | Issa Diop |
33 | Antonee Robinson |
21 | Timothy Castagne |
32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
6 | Harrison Reed ![]() |
10 | Tom Cairney |
7 | Raúl Jiménez |
22 | Kevin |
11 | Adama Traoré |
Cambridge United (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jake Eastwood (GK) |
16 | Zeno Rossi |
23 | Mamadou Jobe |
22 | Zak Bradshaw |
2 | Liam Bennett |
21 | Shane McLoughlin |
8 | Korey Smith ![]() |
15 | Adam Major |
7 | James Brophy |
17 | Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu |
19 | Shayne Lavery |
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