Fulham vs 27.08.26 19:003 – 0Full Time
AFC Wimbledon — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Fulham brush aside AFC Wimbledon to reach League Cup last 32
Fulham eased into the next round of the League Cup with a 3-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Craven Cottage, dominating from start to finish in a Round of 64 tie that never looked in doubt after the opening half-hour. Alvaro Arbeloa's side made home advantage count in front of their own supporters.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Emile Smith Rowe broke the deadlock in the 37th minute, converting a chance created by Ryan Sessegnon, before Rodrigo Muniz doubled the lead five minutes later with an assist from Kenny Tete, sending Fulham in 2-0 up at half-time. Wimbledon, managed by Johnnie Jackson, struggled to get a foothold in the contest throughout.
The scoring was completed deep into stoppage time when Gonzalo García added a third in the 90+3rd minute, latching onto a pass from M. Zepa to round off the rout. Fulham controlled possession and territory for the entire ninety minutes, leaving the visitors with little response.
Rodrigo Muniz scored and earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, capping a productive night alongside fellow scorers Smith Rowe and García.
Fulham's dominance was underlined by their 79% share of possession, leaving Wimbledon with just a fifth of the ball.
Fulham beat AFC Wimbledon 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Fulham met AFC Wimbledon in the League Cup (Round of 64). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Craven Cottage. Referee: Anthony Backhouse.
Team pages: Fulham · AFC Wimbledon · League Cup
Key moments
- 37' Goal: Emile Smith Rowe (assist: Ryan Sessegnon) — 1–0 · Watch Emile Smith Rowe's goal video (37')
- 42' Goal: Rodrigo Muniz (assist: Kenny Tete) — 2–0
- 90' Goal: Gonzalo García (assist: M. Zepa) — 3–0 · Watch Gonzalo García's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
AFC Wimbledon (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Fulham 76%, the draw 15%, AFC Wimbledon 9%. It finished Fulham 3–0 AFC Wimbledon.
Fulham's rating gap decides it — Fulham are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Fulham's 76%. The draw at 15% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Fulham at 76%?
Fulham sit 330 points higher on our strength rating — 1816 to 1487. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.7% of 5,090 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 77–14–9.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 76% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 15% and AFC Wimbledon at 9%.
Why is the draw only 15%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 13.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,133. The goals environment adds 1.8 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Fulham average 9 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 330 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the Fulham vs AFC Wimbledon final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Emile Smith Rowe's goal against AFC Wimbledon (37').
- Watch Gonzalo García's goal against AFC Wimbledon (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Fulham 3–0 AFC Wimbledon. Explore more on the Fulham and AFC Wimbledon team pages or the League Cup page.