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Bristol City v Fulham (FA Cup Third Round)

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FULHAM<br />

CLUB <strong>FA</strong>CTS<br />

GROUND<br />

CRAVEN COTTAGE<br />

THE EMIRATES <strong>FA</strong> CUP IS BACK<br />

– THE COTTAGERS RETURN TO<br />

BS3 FOR THE FIRST OF TWO<br />

BACK-TO-BACK FIXTURES<br />

AGAINST MARCO SILVA’S SIDE.<br />

Today's teams have met only<br />

once before in the <strong>FA</strong> <strong>Cup</strong>, the<br />

Robins winning a home second<br />

round tie 2-1 in December 1989.<br />

Joe Jordan's side went on to<br />

reach the last 16 that season,<br />

memorably beating Chelsea 3-1<br />

in the fourth round at Ashton<br />

Gate.<br />

V<br />

HEAD TO HEAD<br />

64<br />

MATCHES PLAYED<br />

Best victory: 6-0, March 1969<br />

Worst defeat: 0-5, March 1928<br />

Last match: 1-1, September 2021<br />

2021/22 IN NUMBERS<br />

CITY v COTTAGERS<br />

W<br />

22<br />

34 %<br />

WIN RATE<br />

D 17<br />

L<br />

25<br />

FORMED<br />

1879<br />

HEAD COACH<br />

MARCO SILVA<br />

NICKNAMES<br />

THE COTTAGERS,<br />

THE WHITES<br />

HONOURS<br />

Best league finish<br />

7th, Premier League 2007/08<br />

(under Roy Hodgson, pictured)<br />

UE<strong>FA</strong> Europa League runners-up<br />

2009/10<br />

<strong>FA</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> runners-up<br />

1974/75<br />

League <strong>Cup</strong> best finish<br />

Quarter-finalists x 5<br />

Second tier winners<br />

1948/49, 2000/01<br />

<strong>Third</strong> tier winners<br />

1931/32, 1998/99<br />

Clockwise from top: Head Coach Marco Silva; USA international Tim Ream;<br />

Jamaican international defender Michael Hector; former Robins stars<br />

Joe Bryan and Bobby Decordova-Reid Pic: Shutterstock Editorial/Rex Features Ltd<br />

LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP<br />

32<br />

GOALS<br />

SCORED<br />

12<br />

TOP SCORER<br />

ANDI<br />

WEIMANN<br />

POSSESSION<br />

43.8 %<br />

41<br />

GOALS<br />

CONCEDED<br />

PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />

68.1 %<br />

TACKLE SUCCESS<br />

68 %<br />

AVERAGE AERIAL<br />

DUELS WON<br />

26.2<br />

LEAGUE<br />

POSITION<br />

R3 v<br />

FULHAM,<br />

JAN 2022<br />

15 TH<br />

YELLOW<br />

45 1<br />

CARDS<br />

6.93<br />

BEST AVERAGE<br />

RATING (OPTA)<br />

CHRIS<br />

MARTIN<br />

R1<br />

RED<br />

CARDS<br />

4<br />

MOST<br />

ASSISTS<br />

CHRIS MARTIN,<br />

AND WEIMANN<br />

53<br />

GOALS<br />

SCORED<br />

19<br />

GOALS<br />

CONCEDED<br />

22<br />

TOP SCORER<br />

ALEKSANDAR<br />

MITROVIC<br />

7.80<br />

BEST AVERAGE<br />

RATING (OPTA)<br />

ALEKSANDAR<br />

MITROVIC<br />

POSITION<br />

3 RD<br />

YELLOW<br />

38 2<br />

CARDS<br />

POSSESSION<br />

58.8 %<br />

7<br />

MOST<br />

ASSISTS<br />

HARRY<br />

WILSON<br />

PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />

83.7 %<br />

TACKLE SUCCESS<br />

65 %<br />

AVERAGE AERIAL<br />

DUELS WON<br />

16.1<br />

R3 v<br />

BRISTOL C,<br />

JAN 2022<br />

R2<br />

RED<br />

CARDS<br />

8 | THE ROB NS Millwall <strong>Fulham</strong> <strong>FA</strong> <strong>Cup</strong><br />

THE ROB NS <strong>Fulham</strong> <strong>FA</strong> <strong>Cup</strong> | 9

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