Sharing Figures With Burnley At Turf Moor, Fulham Remains In The Relegation Zone
JAKARTA - Fulham had to settle for sharing one point with Burnley when the two met in the 17th Premier League postponed match which took place at the Turf Moor Stadium, Wednesday local time (Thursday WIB).
In a match that ended at 1-1, the visitors took a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal by Ola Aina, but Fulham's lead lasted only three minutes when Ashley Barnes forced the position back to a draw.
For this result Fulham is still in the relegation zone or six points adrift of the safe zone, while Burnley remains in 15th place with 27 points, according to the official Antara Premier League record.
The game took place at moderate tempo, the two teams did not immediately press the heart of the defense and waited more until one of the teams made a mistake.
The first dangerous opportunity was created in the 25th minute. Burnley defender Kevin Long was close to breaking the lead if his header hadn't hit the crossbar in a corner kick situation.
Only two minutes later, Burnley again threatened through Ashley Westwood's long-range volley. Luckily Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was able to brush it off.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Fulham found it difficult to dismantle Burnley's defense. Every attack that is built is always raw when it will enter the heart of the host's defense, the first half is still goalless.
Fulham, who defended the most in the first half, were able to surprise the hosts four minutes after the first half's whistle started.
Starting from a corner kick, the ball was cheated by Joachim Andersen through his heel, but his direction then hit Ola Aina's chest and into Burnley's goal.
It's just that Fulham's advantage lasted only three minutes. Ashley Barnes made it back to level after completing Jay Rodriguez's mature cross.
After the equalizer scored Burnley's enthusiasm to score another goal. In the middle of two minutes, two dangerous opportunities can be created. First, when Jay Rodriguez's speculation kick was pushed over by the goalkeeper Areola, followed by Robbie Brady's header which only flew narrowly over the crossbar.
In the remaining minutes, Burnley continued to lock up the Fulham defense, but from a number of opportunities, they were unable to return to the winning goal. Until the score 1-1 broke out.