Stoke vs Fulham 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
Introduction
Stoke City are hosting Fulham
at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! Stoke City 1, Fulham 0. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
- 45'+1': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Fulham 0.
- 55': Goal! Stoke City 1, Fulham 1. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 74': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
- 77': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Josh King.
- 78': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Tomás Rigo.
- 78': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Milan Smit.
- 84': Goal! Stoke City 1, Fulham 2. Harrison Reed (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Aaron Cresswell replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
- 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
- 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Nzonzi replaces Tatsuki Seko.
- 90': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Harrison Reed.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Fulham 2.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 14,871
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 14,871
Statistics
 FUL |
STK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 67.6 | Possession | 32.4 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 507 | Accurate Passes | 216 |
| 587 | Passes | 279 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 25 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 32 | Clearances | 33 |
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Tommy Simkin (GK) |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 40 | Maksym Talovierov |
| 17 | Eric Bocat |
| 26 | Ashley Phillips |
| 10 | Bae Jun-Ho |
| 19 | Tomás Rigo |
| 12 | Tatsuki Seko |
| 49 | Milan Smit |
| 29 | Lamine Cisse |
| 7 | Sorba Thomas |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 15 | Jorge Cuenca |
| 31 | Issa Diop  |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 24 | Josh King |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 22 | Kevin |
| 14 | Oscar Bobb |
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