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FA Cup 25/26, Round 5 · 8 Mar 2026

Fulham 0–1 Southampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.2 – 0.7
Actual xG
2.0 – 1.5
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Fulham favourites at 72%.

Southampton won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Peretz, 69.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Peretz +19.4, Harrison Reed +15.2, Leo Scienza +10.8.

Well below it: Samuel Chukwueze −16.9, Oscar Bobb −11.0, Ryan Sessegnon −8.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Fulham

4 Mar 2026L 0–1v West Ham United Premier League
1 Mar 2026W 2–1v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
22 Feb 2026W 3–1at Sunderland Premier League
15 Feb 2026W 2–1at Stoke City FA Cup
11 Feb 2026L 0–3at Manchester City Premier League

Southampton

28 Feb 2026W 3–1at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
24 Feb 2026W 5–0v Queens Park Rangers Championship
21 Feb 2026D 1–1v Charlton Athletic Championship
14 Feb 2026D 1–1v Leicester City FA Cup
10 Feb 2026W 4–3at Leicester City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Fulham

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Raúl Jiménez Forward100–100.0–
Harrison Reed Midfielder89000.1264.9+15.2
Joachim Andersen Defender90000.1057.9+5.0
Jorge Cuenca Defender90000.0551.2−1.8
Tom Cairney Midfielder65000.0849.4−1.9
Benjamin Lecomte Goalkeeper9000–48.4−1.3
Alex Iwobi Midfielder25000.0748.4–
Rodrigo Muniz Forward90000.8945.8+2.6
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder8900–43.7−5.0
Timothy Castagne Defender90000.0840.5−5.8
Oscar Bobb Midfielder90000.1736.9−11.0
Samuel Chukwueze Midfielder90000.0236.1−16.9
Ryan Sessegnon Defender90000.4032.3−8.3
Josh King Midfielder1000–21.4–

Southampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ross Stewart Forward19100.76100.0–
Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper9000–69.3+19.4
Leo Scienza Midfielder82000.3555.0+10.8
Cameron Bragg Midfielder1900–51.6–
Finn Azaz Midfielder90000.2148.4+10.7
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender9000–45.4+1.6
Nathan Wood Defender9000–44.8−1.0
James Bree Defender9000–44.7+8.3
Cyle Larin Forward7100–44.5−0.8
Ryan Manning Midfielder9000–39.8+0.0
Flynn Downes Midfielder9000–39.7−4.0
Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder800–39.5–
Tom Fellows Midfielder82000.1536.8−3.7
Caspar Jander Midfielder7100–34.2−7.3
Samuel Edozie Midfielder800–24.0–