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Fulham 0-2 Burnley: Cottagers relegated to Championship

By Alex BysouthBBC Sport

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Chris Wood has scored 18 more goals for Burnley than any other player since his debut in August 2017
Chris Wood has scored 18 more goals for Burnley than any other player since his debut in August 2017

Fulham were relegated from the Premier League after a defeat by clinical Burnley at Craven Cottage that secured the Clarets' survival.

All the relegation spots have now been confirmed, with the Cottagers joining Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion as the three clubs to drop into the Championship.

The damage was done before the break as Burnley struck twice in the final 10 minutes of the first half.

First the Clarets hit their hosts on the counter-attack as Matej Vydra showed neat footwork before picking out Ashley Westwood to roll the ball into an empty net.

Chris Wood then lashed in a second from the edge of the area to score his 50th goal for Burnley and consign Fulham to the drop.

It leaves Scott Parker's side 10 points from safety with three games remaining and heading back to the Championship at the first time of asking.

Burnley, who will play Premier League football for the sixth successive season, climb to 14th in the table.

More to follow.

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Fulham

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameAreola
    Average rating

    5.23

  2. Squad number2Player nameTete
    Average rating

    4.98

  3. Squad number5Player nameAndersen
    Average rating

    5.07

  4. Squad number16Player nameTosin
    Average rating

    5.04

  5. Squad number33Player nameRobinson
    Average rating

    4.86

  6. Squad number29Player nameZambo Anguissa
    Average rating

    4.90

  7. Squad number18Player nameLemina
    Average rating

    4.85

  8. Squad number17Player nameCavaleiro
    Average rating

    4.59

  9. Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
    Average rating

    4.42

  10. Squad number19Player nameLookman
    Average rating

    5.06

  11. Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
    Average rating

    4.85

Substitutes

  1. Squad number15Player nameLoftus-Cheek
    Average rating

    4.23

  2. Squad number25Player nameOnomah
    Average rating

    4.35

  3. Squad number27Player nameMaja
    Average rating

    4.62

Burnley

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player namePope
    Average rating

    7.76

  2. Squad number2Player nameLowton
    Average rating

    7.35

  3. Squad number5Player nameTarkowski
    Average rating

    7.91

  4. Squad number6Player nameMee
    Average rating

    7.69

  5. Squad number3Player nameTaylor
    Average rating

    7.44

  6. Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
    Average rating

    7.29

  7. Squad number18Player nameWestwood
    Average rating

    7.68

  8. Squad number4Player nameCork
    Average rating

    7.03

  9. Squad number11Player nameMcNeil
    Average rating

    6.92

  10. Squad number27Player nameVydra
    Average rating

    7.65

  11. Squad number9Player nameWood
    Average rating

    8.10

Substitutes

  1. Squad number10Player nameBarnes
    Average rating

    7.03

  2. Squad number19Player nameRodriguez
    Average rating

    7.09

Line-ups

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Areola
  • 2TeteSubstituted forMajaat 54'minutes
  • 5Andersen
  • 16TosinSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 74'minutes
  • 33Robinson
  • 29Zambo AnguissaBooked at 40mins
  • 18LeminaBooked at 83mins
  • 17Cavaleiro
  • 14De Cordova-ReidSubstituted forOnomahat 66'minutes
  • 19Lookman
  • 9Mitrovic

Substitutes

  • 3Hector
  • 12Rodák
  • 13Ream
  • 15Loftus-Cheek
  • 23Bryan
  • 25Onomah
  • 27Maja
  • 34Aina
  • 48Carvalho

Burnley

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Pope
  • 2Lowton
  • 5Tarkowski
  • 6Mee
  • 3Taylor
  • 8Brownhill
  • 18Westwood
  • 4Cork
  • 11McNeil
  • 27VydraSubstituted forRodriguezat 67'minutes
  • 9WoodSubstituted forBarnesat 86'minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Gudmundsson
  • 10Barnes
  • 15Peacock-Farrell
  • 16Stephens
  • 19Rodriguez
  • 23Pieters
  • 25Norris
  • 26Bardsley
  • 34Dunne
Referee:
David Coote

Match Stats

Home TeamFulhamAway TeamBurnley
Possession
Home68%
Away32%
Shots
Home21
Away14
Shots on Target
Home3
Away5
Corners
Home8
Away4
Fouls
Home11
Away10

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Fulham 0, Burnley 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Burnley 2.

  3. Post update

    Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Tarkowski.

  4. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.

  5. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  6. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  7. Post update

    André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).

  11. Post update

    James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Post update

    Hand ball by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Chris Wood.

  14. Post update

    Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).

  16. Post update

    Offside, Fulham. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.

  17. Booking

    Mario Lemina (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  18. Post update

    Offside, Burnley. Jack Cork tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.

  19. Post update

    Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Mee.

  20. Post update

    Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.

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123 comments

  • Comment posted by The Spin Doctor, today at 21:55

    Another successful season for Burnley. Well done.

    • Reply posted by bobby smith, today at 21:59

      bobby smith replied:
      Yes Sean dyche had done brilliant with the budget he is on

  • Comment posted by wemarchon, today at 21:56

    Get in Burnley and thank you from a Saints fan
    See you 22/23 Fulham

    • Reply posted by bobby smith, today at 22:00

      bobby smith replied:
      Will you be relegated or will Fulham come up

  • Comment posted by James tomkinz, today at 21:56

    Hey...look on the brightside. The parachute payments are pretty good!!!!

    Worked for Norwich and Watford 👍🏼

    • Reply posted by SilverFoxxx, today at 22:01

      SilverFoxxx replied:
      A reward for failure, which skews the Championship race…IMO.

  • Comment posted by TardiGrade, today at 21:57

    Arise Scott Parker Spurs manager

  • Comment posted by Burnley Cowboy, today at 21:56

    UTC another season in the Premier League

  • Comment posted by RayCee, today at 21:55

    The three teams that go down are the poorest in the EPL.

    • Reply posted by CJS, today at 21:56

      CJS replied:
      Fulham are richer than lots of clubs.

  • Comment posted by a_b_manyowa, today at 21:55

    Fulham are rubbish.

    • Reply posted by FFC65EBOURNE, today at 22:03

      FFC65EBOURNE replied:
      We’re just double checking this comment.

  • Comment posted by DrNige, today at 22:00

    The table and the stats don't lie. An obvious statement but the bottom three have been really poor. Take Brewster from Sheff Utd, unproven at £20m, what payback have Sheff Utd had? Then take Wilson from Newcastle, same price but look at his record for a player in the bottom half of the league.

  • Comment posted by Time Scarred Pelican, today at 21:58

    I won't miss Parker looking like he's about to burst into tears every week.

    Well played Burnley.

  • Comment posted by a_b_manyowa, today at 21:58

    Don't particularly like Burnley but they were far better than Fulham tonight. Fulham were rubbish.

  • Comment posted by Stop woke madness now, today at 21:57

    Goodbye to The Borrowers. Fulham will struggle next season when all the loan players return to their parent clubs.

  • Comment posted by CJS, today at 21:56

    We’ve just simply not been good enough throughout the whole season. Looking forward to the championship. Come on you whites!

  • Comment posted by Lagavulin16, today at 21:55

    Well done Burnley!

    Not so much of a relegation battle this year.
    West Brom and Fulham were brothers in arms.
    Saw them relegated right after the first game of this campaign.

    • Reply posted by steve42, today at 22:00

      steve42 replied:
      Do you also see the lottery numbers 8 months in advance too?

  • Comment posted by DonaldTrumpsWig, today at 21:55

    Unlucky Fulham, incredibly difficult to stay up first season in the Premier. Learn from Burnley, we were relegated first season but didn’t panic stuck with Dyche and tonight have secured another season in the Prem. Good luck next season.

    • Reply posted by steve42, today at 21:58

      steve42 replied:
      Leeds have managed it with ease and without both first choice Central defenders for most of it.

  • Comment posted by Landlova, today at 21:57

    Been coming for months

    • Reply posted by VanImpe, today at 21:59

      VanImpe replied:
      Get the mop then.

  • Comment posted by Mike Frank, today at 21:57

    Tough on Fulham, but only scoring 9 goals all season at home tells the story. That said, I think they played the better football of the 3 relegated sides. Wish them well for next season.

  • Comment posted by CoffeeHound, today at 21:56

    Well, that's going to be an exciting end to the season...!

  • Comment posted by LilNige, today at 22:03

    Fulham were pretty forunate to come up last season anyway. They learnt from last time and didn't spend 100 million plus on players but ultimately they weren't good enough.

  • Comment posted by Nelson Banana, today at 22:02

    This has got to be the worst bottom 3 ever.

    It doesn't look like any of them will get to 30 points.

    • Reply posted by VanImpe, today at 22:06

      VanImpe replied:
      Well spotted, all those English players in the bottom three.

  • Comment posted by WAYLON MERCY, today at 21:59

    Gone forever - Brentford should have gone up last season.
    Ya know what I mean !

    • Reply posted by moochinabout, today at 22:02

      moochinabout replied:
      Yes!! Totally agree.

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