Fulham vs Southampton 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
Late penalty sees Southampton book FA Cup quarterfinal spot at Fulham's expense
Southampton scored a stoppage-time penalty to defeat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to cause an FA Cup fifth-round upset.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Southampton 0.
- 62': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Tom Cairney.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
- 73': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
- 89': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 90'+1': Goal! Fulham 0, Southampton 1. Ross Stewart (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Harrison Reed.
- 90'+3': Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Southampton 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,974
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 21,974
Statistics
 SOU |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.1 | Possession | 67.9 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 283 | Passes | 604 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 13 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 34 | Clearances | 24 |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 15 | Jorge Cuenca  |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 19 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 14 | Oscar Bobb |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Daniel Peretz (GK) |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 14 | James Bree |
| 10 | Finn Azaz |
| 20 | Caspar Jander |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 9 | Cyle Larin |
| 13 | Léo Scienza |
| 18 | Tom Fellows |
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