Match Report
Swansea City, 15th on 61 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Fulham (1st, 90). The last five rounds placed Fulham no better than 10th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Swansea City were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.48, Fulham 2.3 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Fulham had won three straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by Swansea City, 4 by Fulham, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Swansea.com Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,827. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Swansea City: Joël Piroe (75') · Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrović (46'), Ben Cabango (52' og), Bobby De Cordova-Reid (73'), Neco Williams (77'), Neco Williams (85')
Key stats
Possession: Swansea City 38% · Fulham 62% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 2-5