Fulham 1-0 Hull City: Iwobi's goal and a silent Hull attack
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 0 shots on target: Hull's lowest this season
- 18 shots, 1 goal; xG per shot 0.08
- 11 corners: a Fulham season high
One goal, never really threatened
Fulham beat Hull City 1-0 at Craven Cottage thanks to Alex Iwobi's opener in the 33rd minute. They spent roughly 57 minutes in front, and Hull never had a lead or a level scoreline to work with after the goal. It was a narrow win, but not a close contest, given how little the visitors produced.
Hull's attack hit season lows across the board
Hull did not manage a single shot on target, the fewest in any of their eight matches this season. Their five shots were also below the previous low of six. Lining up in a 5-4-1, they added bodies in defence, and the numbers suggest the price was almost no attacking threat once they had the ball.
Plenty of shots, but modest quality
Fulham fired 18 shots and still scored only once. Their xG per shot of 0.08 sat below their season average of 0.12, which points to chances of fairly modest quality. Konstantinos Tzolakis saved five of the six efforts on target, and the 11 corners were a season high. Timothy Castagne, back in at full-back, won nine of his 15 duels.
Iwobi's goal reshaped both sides' outlook
The 33rd-minute goal was worth +0.8 FN xPts to Fulham and cost Hull City −0.6 FN xPts, the largest change of the match. Iwobi also had five shots and three key passes, while Sander Berge supplied the assist. Ryan Sessegnon was sent off in the 94th minute, but by then the result was settled.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Alex Iwobi 8.5Dominant
He scored the 33rd-minute goal and added five shots and three key passes.
Our FN MOM earned most of his credit in attack: two of his five shots were on target, and his three key passes were the most on the pitch. In a match decided by a single goal, he scored it himself, and Fulham then spent roughly 57 minutes in front.
Game state
1-0
Fulham ahead 57 min · level 33 min · Hull City ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
33'
Alex Iwobi
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Sander Berge +0.2 · HUL −0.6
+0.8
90+4'
Ryan Sessegnon
Red card · HUL 0.0
0.0
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Hull City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
FulhamHull City
1.48Expected goals (xG)0.18
Compared with usual
Fulham
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.48 | 2 | |
| xG against | 0.18 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 18 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 5 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 76% | 57.6% | |
| Passes | 715 | 583 | |
| Corners | 11 | 5.9 | high |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.1 | |
Hull City
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.18 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.48 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 5 | 11.9 | low |
| On target | 0 | 3.9 | low |
| Shots faced | 18 | 13.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 24% | 37.1% | low |
| Passes | 218 | 333.9 | low |
| Corners | 2 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11 | |
Timeline
- 22'
Yellow
Lucas Herrington
- 27'
Yellow
Joshua King
- 27'
Yellow
Regan Slater
- 33'
Goal
Alex Iwobi league goal #1 assist Sander Berge
- 45'
Sub
Lucas Herrington → Tim Iroegbunam
- 68'
Sub
Matt Crooks → Robinio Vaz
- 68'
Sub
Sorba Thomas → Joe Gelhardt
- 68'
Sub
Brooke Norton-Cuffy → Ryan Giles
- 75'
Sub
Regan Slater → Hidemasa Morita
- 78'
Sub
Joshua King → Ryan Sessegnon
- 78'
Sub
Oscar Bobb → Tom Cairney
- 84'
Yellow
Sander Berge
- 85'
Sub
Gonzalo García → César Palacios
- 90+4'
Red
Ryan Sessegnon
Category leaders
- Key passesAlex Iwobi3
- Duels wonTimothy Castagne9/15
- DribblesTimothy Castagne4/5
- Defensive actionsShea Charles6
- ShotsAlex Iwobi5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJoshua King4
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This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.