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0¹	A weak strike from OSULA rolled agonisingly wide.
2¹	Uncertainty in the Fulham defence enabled JAVI GUERRA to hammer an effort wide.
3¹	KOSTIC rushed through the Fulham defence but shot straight at SZCZESNY.
5¹	GOAL!! FRED drove a wicked shot against the woodwork with ÁVILA tapping in the rebound. (1-0 Fulham)
7¹	BOVE shot wide.
8¹	A shot from REVAN held no problem for AKINFEEV.
11¹	A lovely effort from KOSTIC scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
14¹	A corner bobbled toward VIDOVIC who flicked an effort just beyond the near post.
15¹	ÁVILA beat KOSTIC but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
18¹	JAVI GUERRA beat BOVE and hit the ball to KOSTIC who dragged his shot wide.
20¹	GOAL!! A one-handed save from the Fulham 'keeper enabled KOSTIC to force the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
29¹	SZCZESNY did well to hold onto a powerful shot from OSULA.
32¹	A penalty box meleé resulted in VIDOVIC cracking a low shot over.
36¹	GOAL!! A cross from IGOR was headed away by WITSEL only for ALMIRON to crack the ball back into the box for GÜNDOGAN to force into the net. (2-1 Fulham)
43¹	A right foot shot from KOSTIC was saved by the 'keeper.
44¹	A shot from VIDOVIC seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
44¹	A delightful shot from ÁVILA was dealt with by a good parry from the WBA 'keeper.
2²	The 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from WBA's WITSEL.
3²	BOVE was put clear by ÁVILA and he stepped inside the 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
10²	KOSTIC scuffed a simple chance.
14²	GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was skillfully slammed into the net by KOSTIC. (2-2)
24²	JAVI GUERRA beat three Fulham players and fired a golden opportunity wide.
32²	The bemused Fulham 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from BOATENG fell just wide.
34²	GOAL!! A long ball from ÁVILA down the middle found the lurking BOVE who drove a left foot shot into the top corner. (3-2 Fulham)
40²	GÜNDOGAN booked for a high foul on GUERREIRO.
47²	BOVE kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.

WBA

League position:

Home league form:

WXWL

Overall league form:

WXLXWLLL

Formation:

4-3-3

Line-ups

Igor AKINFEEV	5½	1	6	Wojciech SZCZESNY
Craig DAWSON	6½	2	6½	Iván FRESNEDA
Raphaël GUERREIRO	7½	3	7½	Sebastian REVAN
Kenan YILDIZ	8	4	7½	Ilkay GÜNDOGAN^(c)
^(c)Axel WITSEL	7½	5	7½	IGOR Julio
Ben GODFREY	7	6	7½	Jérôme BOATENG
JAVI GUERRA	5½	7	7	Miguel ALMIRON
Filip KOSTIC	7	8	7½	Edoardo BOVE
^(p)William OSULA	6½	9	6	Gabriel VIDOVIC^(p)
^(f)Marcos ACUÑA	5½	10	6½	FRED^(f)
Luis MURIEL	6	11	6½	Ezequiel ÁVILA
	Manager
Daniel WASS		12		Josip ILICIC
Sam JOHNSTONE		13		Elia CAPRILE
MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza		14		Bobby THOMAS
OKAY Yokuslu		15		Xherdan SHAQIRI
Isaac PRICE		16		Robert NAVARRO

Fulham

League position:

Away league form:

XLLO

Overall league form:

WXLOOLOX

Formation:

4-3-3

Statistics

WBA 2 Fulham 3

(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 26,832, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Rob Shoebridge 5½)

Kostic 20¹, Kostic 14²

Scorers

Substitutions

Sent off

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Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Shots on

Shots off

Total shots

Shots saved

Possession

Ávila 5¹, Gündogan 36¹, Bove 34²

Gündogan 40²

48%

52%

¶ Man of the match: Kenan Yildiz ¶