Marco Silva’s difficulties on the outside continued while Fulham underwent a 1-0 defeat in Bournemouth in the last match of the 32nd day of the Premier League. This defeat marked Fulham’s fourth consecutive game without outside victory, with a draw and three defeats during this period.
Bournemouth took the advantage from the start, with Antoine Semenyo marking in the first minute of the match. The goal occurred after Semenyo intercepted a pass from Antonee Robinson, dribblored Calvin Bassey, and fired a low shot which passed the Fulham goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, thus offering a perfect departure to the local team.
The Cherries could have doubled their advance in the 17th minute when Evanilson’s head, following a center of Alex Scott, hit the crossbar. Fulham also had his chances, Ryan Sessegnon approaching equalization with a head at the second post on a center of Alex Iwobi.
The first half was also marked by a certain controversy, when Marcos Senesi de Bournemouth made a hard tackle on Joachim Andersen. The referee, Michael Oliver, distributed a yellow card, which was maintained after a Var exam. Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola reacted by replacing the warned defender at halftime.
As the second half advanced, Silva carried out three substitutions in order to change the course of the match. Fulham began to find a certain rhythm, but the defense of Bournemouth remained solid. Fulham’s best chance occurred when Kepa Arrizabalaga was forced to make a stop on an Iwobi shot. Despite their efforts, Fulham could not find equalization.
With this result, Bournemouth exceeded Fulham to climb to eighth place in the Premier League, thanks to a better goal difference. Fulham, on the other hand, remains blocked in the lower half of the ranking, unable to overcome his matches of matches outside.
