A rain-soaked Craven Cottage witnessed a thrilling 2-2 draw between Fulham and Premier League new boys Ipswich Town.
The Tractor Boys were pressed back into their own half by an energetic home side during the opening exchanges, but they always looked capable on the counter-attack. That threat materialized into the opening goal when Calvin Bassey’s horribly scrappy shot – which followed Ben Johnson’s header on the crossbar – fell at the feet of Sammie Szmodics – the former Blackburn Rovers star who fired past Bernd Leno from close range.
Fulham felt Leif Davis should have seen red for a foul on Harry Wilson before half-time – a decision that left Marco Silva fuming on the touchline – and the latter was the victim of Sam Morsy’s trip just over 20 minutes from time.
VAR advised referee Darren Bond to reconsider his decision to miss the penalty, allowing Raul Jimenez to equalize from 12 yards. Just a few minutes later, Ipswich had a spot-kick of their own as Timothy Castagne brought down Liam Delap and the in-form striker smashed his effort into the corner of Leno’s net.
Substitute Jack Clarke rattled the post as Ipswich tried to put the game beyond doubt but conceded another penalty in agony as Davis’ back foot tripped Jimenez. The Mexican made another cool switch, sending goalkeeper Christian Walton the wrong way as his effort flew into the top corner.
Fulham to remain 9th in the table, while Ipswich remained in the bottom three on goal difference.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
|
Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Bernd Leno |
6.0/10 |
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CB: Joachim Andersen |
6.9/10 |
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CB: Issa Diop |
6.4/10 |
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CB: Calvin Bassey |
7.8/10 |
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RWB: Timothy Castagne |
6.6/10 |
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CM: Saša Lukić |
6.7/10 |
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CM: Tom Cairney (c) |
7.3/10 |
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LWB: Antonee Robinson |
6.8/10 |
|
in the morning: Harry Wilson |
8.2/10 |
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in the morning: Alex Iwobi |
7.1/10 |
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ST: Raul Jimenez |
9.2/10 |
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UNDER: Emile Smith Rowe (46′ for Diop) |
6.7/10 |
|
UNDER: Andreas Pereira (64′ for Iwobi) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Rodrigo Muniz (64′ for Cairney) |
6.0/10 |
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UNDER: Adam Traore (80′ for Lukić) |
6.5/10 |
Subs not used: Steven Benda (GK), Jorge Cuenca, Ryan Sessegnon, Joshua King, Martial Godo
|
Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Christian Walton |
6.2/10 |
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RB: Ben Johnson |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Dara O’Shea |
7.3/10 |
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CB: Luke Woolfenden |
6.6/10 |
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CB: Jacob Greaves |
7.2/10 |
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LB: Leif Davis |
6.5/10 |
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RM: Sammie Szmodics |
7.5/10 |
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CM: Sam Morsy (c) |
6.3/10 |
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CM: Jens-Lys Cajuste |
6.8/10 |
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LM: Nathan Broadhead |
7.6/10 |
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ST: Liam Delap |
7.8/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Taylor (73′ for Szmodics) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Kalvin Phillips (73′ for Cajuste) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Clarke (80′ for Broadhead) |
6.6/10 |
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UNDER: Wes Burns (80′ for Johnson) |
6.4/10 |
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UNDER: Ali Al Hamadi (88′ for Delap) |
ON |
Unused substitutes: Arijanet Murić (GK), Cameron Burgess, Conor Townsend, Harry Clarke
Player of the match – Raul Jimenez (Fulham)
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