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PREMIER LEAGUE Matchweek 5

Fulham vs Manchester United

Match data · Craven Cottage Updated

Fulham host Manchester United in Premier League matchweek 5: Sun 20 Sep, 16:30 BST (21 Sep 00:30 KST) at Craven Cottage. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Fulham 1 wins, 2 draws, Man Utd 7 wins; the most recent was Man Utd 3–2 Fulham in 2026/02. Last five games in all competitions: Fulham W2 D1 L2, Man Utd W2 D1 L2. Man Utd have won 30.4% (7W 5D 11L) of 23 games under the condition "Forecast temperature band", below their 49.7% over the same window. Man Utd have won 30.4% (7W 5D 11L) of 23 games under the condition "Temperature 20°C or more", below their 49.7% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings1 · 2 · 7Fulham W · D · Man Utd WLast meeting Man Utd 3–2 Fulham (2026.02)
H2H 12 games, average2.67 goals3+ goals 58.3% · red cards 1x · league average 2.84 goals
Win rate this season0.0% / 25.0%Fulham / Man Utd0W 1D 3L / 1W 1D 2Llast season 39.5% / 52.6%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitFulhamMan Utd
Positionpoints18th · 113th · 4
W–D–L4 games0–1–31–1–2
Goals for / againstper game1.00 / 1.751.75 / 1.75
xG / xGAper game1.53 / 1.882.02 / 1.28
Possession%57.260.5
Shots / on targetper game15 / 421 / 5.5
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record39.5% 15–7–1652.6% 20–11–7
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-181–2–99–2–1

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Fulham -0.13, Man Utd +0.47 (per game)

  • ManagersAlvaro Arbeloa — league 4 games · 0W 1D 3L · win rate 0.0% · M. Carrick — league 3 games · 1W 1D 1L · win rate 33.3% · first league meeting between the two managers
  • Last matchFulham 5 days ago EFL Cup away West Ham 3–2 · Man Utd 4 days ago EFL Cup home Brighton 2–3
  • Last season's top scorerFulham H. Wilson (last season 10 goals) has not featured this season

Last five games

Fulham

2W 1D 2L
Scored 8Conceded 6Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
West HamEFL Cupaway3–2W
Liverpoolaway0–0D0.70
Palacehome2–3L3.14
Sunderlandaway0–1L0.95
AFC WimbledonEFL Cuphome3–0W4.21

Manchester United

2W 1D 2L
Scored 13Conceded 8Clean sheets 1
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
BrightonEFL Cuphome2–3L
Man Cityhome0–1L1.00
Sabah FAUCLhome4–0W
Evertonaway2–2D0.69
Ipswichhome5–2W4.56

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Man Utd3–2Fulham
  2. Fulham1–1Man Utd
  3. Fulham0–1Man Utd

Craven Cottage H2H 6 games Fulham 0W 1D 5L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 12-game profile
H2H 12 games (since 2017-18)Value
Goals per game2.67
Games with 3+ goalsshare %58.3
Both teams scoredshare %66.7
Average time of first goalmin39.8
Goalless at half-timeshare %41.7

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 30.4%Forecast temperature band Man Utd win rate23 games · 7W 5D 11L · usual 49.7%
  2. 30.4%Temperature 20°C or more Man Utd win rate23 games · 7W 5D 11L · usual 49.7%
  3. 33.3%Forecast: clear Man Utd away win rate27 games · 9W 5D 13L · usual 49.7%
  4. 40.4%Forecast: clear Man Utd win rate47 games · 19W 9D 19L · usual 49.7%
  5. 43.9%Bruno Fernandes not scoring: Man Utd win rate114 games · 50W 22D 42L · scored in 33 games: 66.7% (22W 8D 3L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Fulham 14.7%, Man Utd 21.4%.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionFulhamMan Utd
After a match Fulham 5 days · Man Utd 4 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions +13.8p25 games · 11W 1D 13L · usual 30.2% -9.4p67 games · 27W 18D 22L · usual 49.7%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies -9.6p34 games · 7W 7D 20L · usual 30.2% -5.3p117 games · 52W 30D 35L · usual 49.7%
Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies -1.6p21 games · 6W 1D 14L · usual 30.2% +7.0p30 games · 17W 5D 8L · usual 49.7%
Sunday 16:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 -7.1p13 games · 3W 2D 8L · usual 30.2% -7.2p73 games · 31W 15D 27L · usual 49.7%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Fulham 37.2% (58W 32D 66L) / Man Utd 46.8% (73W 33D 50L)

Game management
itemsFulhamMan Utd
After scoring firstWin rate66.2%71 games · 47W 10D 14L73.4%79 games · 58W 17D 4L
After conceding firstWin rate14.7% -22.5p75 games · 11W 12D 52L · usual 37.2%21.4% -25.4p70 games · 15W 9D 46L · usual 46.8%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate82.4%51 games · 42W 7D 2L87.1%62 games · 54W 7D 1L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames26 / 1224 / 15
Goals by substitutes% of team goals19.4 40/20613.7 31/227

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsFulhamMan Utd
Shots inside / outside the boxper game11 / 411.5 / 9.5
Shots blockedper game6.27.5
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game13.5 / 4.5 / 9.510.2 / 4.2 / 6.8
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented2.8 / 0.052.5 / -0.28

Order is always home team (Fulham) then away team (Man Utd) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Man Utd · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Fulham · when playing

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
Premier League 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.09.20 14:18 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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