Fulham vs Middlesbrough, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round
· English FA Cup
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
About
Fulham are hosting Middlesbrough
at Craven Cottage, London, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 1': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 4': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Benjamin Lecomte (Fulham). Assisted by Sam Silvera with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
- 4': Jonah Kusi-Asare (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 9': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
- 9': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Adama Traoré (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Handball by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
- 14': Attempt saved. Jonah Kusi-Asare (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 18': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt missed. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 24': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 24': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Attempt saved. Harrison Reed (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 30': Goal! Fulham 0, Middlesbrough 1. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Silvera.
- 33': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Benjamin Lecomte (Fulham). Assisted by Sam Silvera.
- 36': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Gilbert.
- 37': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 37': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 42': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Middlesbrough 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Middlesbrough 1.
- 47': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 47': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 50': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 56': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Jonah Kusi-Asare.
- 56': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Harrison Reed.
- 57': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Adama Traoré.
- 60': Goal! Fulham 1, Middlesbrough 1. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough).
- 61': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Alex Gilbert.
- 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Tommy Conway.
- 64': Delay in match (Fulham).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Silvera.
- 66': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 66': Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
- 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Wilson.
- 68': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 68': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough).
- 68': Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 72': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
- 72': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 74': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 74': Attempt saved. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Goal! Fulham 2, Middlesbrough 1. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 79': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 79': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Luke Ayling.
- 80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.
- 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cruz Ibeh replaces Hayden Hackney.
- 85': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Matt Targett.
- 86': Foul by Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
- 86': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Goal! Fulham 3, Middlesbrough 1. Kevin (Fulham) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+4': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 3, Middlesbrough 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 3, Middlesbrough 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 20,675
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 20,675
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 15 | Jorge Cuenca |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 18 | Jonah Kusi-Asare |
| 22 | Kevin |
| 11 | Adama Traoré |
Middlesbrough (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Solomon Brynn (GK) |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 12 | Luke Ayling |
| 3 | Matt Targett |
| 16 | Alan Browne |
| 7 | Hayden Hackney |
| 18 | Aidan Morris |
| 9 | Tommy Conway |
| 11 | Morgan Whittaker |
| 14 | Alex Gilbert |
| 22 | Samuel Silvera |
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