Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 8

Oct 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

Craven Cottage

Fulham
3 - 1
Sheff Utd

Reid (53'), Foderingham (76' og.), Willian (90+2')
Palhinha (50')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Robinson (68' og.)
McBurnie (73'), Norwood (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Fulham return to victorious ways in the Premier League with a 3-1 triumph over winless Sheffield United in a game that is overshadowed by a horror injury to Chris Basham.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Fulham and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Fulham

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Fulham 0-2 Chelsea
Monday, October 2 at 8pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: West Ham 2-0 Sheff Utd
Saturday, September 30 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fulham win with a probability of 44.39%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 30.43% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.45%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (7.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fulham would win this match.

Result
Fulham	Draw	Sheffield United
44.39% ( -0.01)	25.18% ( -0)	30.43% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 55.32% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.97% (

0.01)

48.04% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.8% (

0.01)

70.2% (

-0.01)

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.36% (

21.64%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.24% (

54.77% (

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.6% (

0.01)

29.41% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.6% (

0.02)

65.4% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Fulham 44.39%

Sheffield United 30.43%

Draw 25.18%

Fulham	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 9.74% ( -0) 2-1 @ 9.12% 2-0 @ 7.45% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.66% 3-0 @ 3.8% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.85% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.78% 4-0 @ 1.46% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.09% Other @ 2.44% Total : 44.39%	1-1 @ 11.92% 0-0 @ 6.36% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.58% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.16% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.18%	0-1 @ 7.79% ( -0) 1-2 @ 7.3% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.77% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.98% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.28% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.95% ( 0) 1-4 @ 0.91% ( 0) Other @ 2.47% Total : 30.43%