Difference between Monday and tonight's performances

All stats are Monday's figure - tonight's figure

Selected stats:

Tackles made: 26-35
Tackle success: 50%-69%
Attacking aerial challenges won: 25-40
Fulham dispossessed: 8-13
Total shots: 6-13
Shots on target: 3-6

We also had slightly more possession tonight, though we had less touches of the ball and our passing accuracy was lower.

In short, getting in Fulham's faces, abandoning to an extent the better passing game we'd been trying, worked better. Not saying it's the blueprint going forward and I welcome changes next season.

We stopped Fulham playing it short from goal kicks which was a big factor.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

We stopped Fulham playing it short from goal kicks which was a big factor.

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Fulham's passing accuracy was well down tonight btw.