Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Fulham 0.
06 Nov 2018
Huddersfield score first home goal since April to beat Fulham
Huddersfield ended their long home scoring drought as Timothy Fosu-Mensah's headed own goal gave them their first win of the season and sent Fulham bottom of the Premier League table.
Fosu-Mensah got the final touch of the ball to send it into his own net as he jumped with Christopher Schindler to try to head away a Chris Lowe left-wing delivery.
It had been 659 minutes since Huddersfield found the net on home soil - through Tom Ince's injury-time winner against Watford on 14 April - and it was reward for a performance that showcased energy and endeavour in the first half and discipline and commitment in the second.
Fulham weren't in the game before the break and while they improved, they have now conceded a record-equalling 29 goals in the opening 11 games of the campaign.
Monday's defeat exacerbates what has already been the Cottagers' worst ever start to a top-flight season.
This is represented in their new league position, which sees them level on five points with Cardiff and 20th courtesy of the league's worst goal difference.
Huddersfield remain in the bottom three and are just a point and two places above Fulham, but will be buoyed by their dominance over a relegation rival and the confidence boost of a first victory in 15 top-flight matches.
- Relive Huddersfield's win over Fulham
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- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Huddersfield
- 1Lössl
- 25M Jorgensen
- 26Schindler
- 5KongoloSubstituted forBacunaat 90'minutes
- 33Hadergjonaj
- 8BillingBooked at 89mins
- 6Hogg
- 15Löwe
- 10Mooy
- 24MounieSubstituted forDepoitreat 56'minutes
- 21PritchardSubstituted forMbenzaat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Smith
- 7Bacuna
- 12Hamer
- 14Sobhi
- 17van La Parra
- 18Mbenza
- 20Depoitre
Fulham
- 25Rico
- 21Fosu-MensahBooked at 34minsSubstituted forChristieat 45'minutes
- 4Odoi
- 20Le Marchand
- 3R Sessegnon
- 29Zambo Anguissa
- 10Cairney
- 24Seri
- 19ViettoSubstituted forMcDonaldat 45'minutesSubstituted forJohansenat 65'minutes
- 9MitrovicBooked at 76mins
- 14Schürrle
Substitutes
- 1Bettinelli
- 5Chambers
- 6McDonald
- 8Johansen
- 13Ream
- 22Christie
- 26Mawson
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 17,082
Match Stats
Home TeamHuddersfieldAway TeamFulham
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away1
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Fulham 0.
Offside, Fulham. Sergio Rico tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Fulham).
Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
Attempt blocked. Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Juninho Bacuna replaces Terence Kongolo.
Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Fulham).
Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town).
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield Town).
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Terence Kongolo.
Attempt missed. Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philip Billing following a fast break.
Substitution
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Isaac Mbenza replaces Alex Pritchard.
Attempt missed. André Schürrle (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zanka (Huddersfield Town).
Booking
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
Offside, Fulham. Maxime Le Marchand tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Stefan Johansen replaces Kevin McDonald because of an injury.
Delay in match Kevin McDonald (Fulham) because of an injury.
Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
Foul by André Schürrle (Fulham).
Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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