Fulham vs. Man United final score: Premier League result, highlights, stats as Smith Rowe levels for Cottagers

Manchester United and Fulham remain in search of their first win of the new Premier League season after playing out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.

United impressed despite going down 1-0 at home to Arsenal on the opening weekend and they started sharply in west London, Mathias Cunha fizzing a venomous drive off target before hitting the post on the end of Mason Mount's pass.

The former Wolves star then almost opened the scoring from a raking ball forward by Altay Bayindir but the United goalkeeper — preferred to Andre Onana, who was back on the bench — suffered his now customary struggles under in-swinging corners.

United should have led in the 38th minutes after Calvin Bassey needlessly wrestled Mount to the ground in the box. A penalty was awarded following a VAR review, only for Bruno Fernandes to clatter his effort high and wide to the merriment of the locals.

The breakthrough came just before the hour, when Leny Yoro's header from a right-wing corner was diverted into his own net by Rodrigo Muniz.

Fulham striker Muniz equalised off the bench at Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend and it was another substitute, Emile Smith Rowe, who came on to earn a share of the spoils this time. The former Arsenal youngster caught Matthijs de Ligt napping and converted Alex Iwobi's left-wing cross with his first touch of a sparkling cameo.

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Fulham vs. Man United final score

Venue: Craven Cottage, London
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

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Lineups:

Fulham (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Bernd Leno (GK) — 2. Kenny Tete, 5. Joachim Andersen, 3. Calvin Bassey, 21. Timothy Castagne (33. Antonee Robinson) — 16. Sander Berge, 20. Sasa Lukic — 30. Ryan Sessegnon (8. Harry Wilson), 24. Josh King (32, Smith Rowe), 17. Alex Iwobi — 9. Rodrigo Muniz (7. Raul Jimenez)

Man United (3-4-3, right to left): 1. Altay Bayindir (GK) — 15. Leny Yoro, 4. Matthijs de Ligt, 3. Luke Shaw — 16. Amad Diallo (2. Diogo Dalot), 8. Bruno Fernandes, 18. Casemiro (30. Benjamin Sesko), 13. Patrick Dorgu — 19. Bryan Mbuemo, 7. Mason Mount (25. Manuel Ugarte), 10. Mathias Cunha

Fulham vs Man United stats

Fulham vs. Man United highlights and commentary

Fulltime

It ends honours even, which is about right on the balance of play, However, United will no doubt reflect upon Cunha's missed chances in the first half and Bruno Fernandes' wild penalty. Having failed to put themselves out of sight, Amorim's team took the lead anyway but could not hold on. Both United and Fulham remain waiting for the first win of the season.

90+3 mins: Smith Rowe darts into the box and has his shot deflected behind. Lucic's is travelling and Maguire does enough to put Andersen off.

90+1 mins: United's recently altered defence sees off the danger.

90 mins: Dorgu, for reasons best known to himself, boots Lucic and concedes a free-kick in a crossing position on the right flank. There will be five added minutes.

88 mins: Ohhhh, Maguire is a whisker away. He gets up at the back post and glances agonisingly wide.

86 mins: Maguire and Heaven on for a United corner. Almoat feels like a special teams play. When they're not attacking, it means United will have two new parts of their central defensive three for the final minutes.

85 mins: United spring into an increasingly rare attack. Bassey deposits Mbeumo onto his backside. The former Brenford man wants a free-kick but the referee sees it differently.

80 mins: Tete wins the ball back of Dorgu high up the field. United manage to clear the cross but these are nervy moments for the visitors.

73 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!! Emile Smith Rowe!!!!!

How's that for an instant impact? Dalot is slack and is dispossesed by Iwobi. He exchanges passes with Robinson to cross. It's a lovely delivery that De Ligt doesn't cut out and Smith Rowe gets there in front of Shaw to prob deftly into the net.

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Emile Smith Rowe equalises for Fulham!

"Magic first touch" 🪄 pic.twitter.com/Sc7tPgU7eB

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 24, 2025

71 mins: Smith Rowe replaces King as Fulham hunt for the equaliser.

69 mins: A Fulham set-piece is cleared to the edge of the box, where Iwobi can't keep his shot down. Ugarte comes on for Mount as United look to close down the midfield.

61 mins: Double change for Fulham and Wilson and the returning Robinson replace Castagne and Sessegnon.

58 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!! Rodrigo Muniz (OG)!!!!!

United lead from a corner, would you believe! Mbeumo's delivery is a belter and Yoro gets up to convert via a decisive deflection off Muniz's back. Replays show the United defender shoved Bassey in the back and might be a touch fortunate to get away with that one.

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Leny Yoro scores his first Premier League goal! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/hytl4QO0sN

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 24, 2025

54 mins: King goes dashing through but Yoro makes a superb recovery tackle. Very little margin for error there.

52 mins: Fulham want a corner and with good reason, as replays show that ball crashed off Luke Shaw's face and went behind. Goal kick..

Couple of changes for United, with Sesko and Dalot on for Casemiro and Amad. That means Mount will drop back into the midfield two alongside Fernandes, despite Ugarte and Mainoo being on the bench.

48 mins: Fulham half-clear a United corner, Amad overlaps down the right channel and Leno beats his shot away. A cross might have been a better option.

Kickoff: 2nd Half

We're back underway. No changes for either side.

Halftime

Its 0-0 at the break and United's wait for a Premier League goal this season goes on. It really shouldn't still be a thing after Cunha hit the post forced Leno into a sharp one-vs-one save. The Fulham goalkeeper didn't have to do a thing when Bruno Fernandes a penalty into orbit. After a rocky start, the hosts have held their own.

29 - Since the start of last season, Genoa (30) are the only team in Europe's big five leagues who have failed to score a first-half goal in more games than Manchester United (29). Empty-handed. pic.twitter.com/R1d1mqvtyc

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 24, 2025

45+1 mins: Into stoppage time. Oh Lord, it's another Fulham corner. Altay, my man, what are you doing? What's going on? Marco Silva will probably be pretty cranky that his side hasn't capitalised on this bizarre Achilles heel. It surely can't continue.

41 mins: Every Fulham left-wing corner feels a bit like a penalty at the moment. Bayindir again looking like a man who has not reckoned with a lofted in-swinger in all his days.

38 mins: BRUNO FERNANDES HAS WELLIED HIS PENALTY INTO THE RIVER THAMES!!! Okay, it might not have landed in the Thames, but my goodness. One of the best penalty takers in the league has blazed it way, way high and wide.

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CRAZY SEQUENCE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE. 🤯

After a lengthy VAR review, Man United are awarded a penalty—but Bruno Fernandes blazes it over and it remains 0-0. pic.twitter.com/o9GK2vjSyd

— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) August 24, 2025

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"That is an ugly one"

Bruno Fernandes SMASHES his penalty over the bar! 😲 pic.twitter.com/z5LKhftUxo

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 24, 2025

36 mins: Penalty to Manchester United! Chris Kavanagh breaks the news to Craven Cottage. It hasn't gone down well, but that was so stupid from Bassey.

34 mins: There's a VAR check for a penalty. Bassey chuncked Mount to the floor defending a corner. The ball wasn't especially nearby but this is exactly what referees are supposed to be clamping down on...

30 mins: United haven't had much midfield joy in the past few moments, but Mount snaffles a second ball smartly. his through ball looking for Mbeumo doesn't hit the mark, though, and Bassey can intercept.

22 mins: After all that initial excitement, the game has settled down quite a bit. Fulham seem to have more of a handle on what United are doing.

16 mins; Fulham corner partly cleared and Iwobi crashes a shot through a crowd of bodies. Bayindir sees it late but saves well. From the next corner, though, the Turkish goalkeeper gets into a mess again under an in-swinger. Bassey heads wide under pressure from Dorgu.

14 mins: Raking ball forward from Bayindir and Cunha takes a delicious touch to pull the ball out of the air. From that point you'd back him to score but Leno makes a fine save. From the corner, United are penalised for offside.

13 mins: Fulham just settling and Sessegnon threads a pass through for King. Bayindir gets out smartly to save with his boot.

10 mins: More sharp interplay from United, with Cunha laying off to Fernandes, whose bouncing low drive is pushed away by Leno.

5 mins: Fulham push up in pedestrian fashion and De Ligt launches a pass over the top for Dorgu. There's a bit too much on it and the wingback clatters in the side netting, but that might be something to exploit.

2 mins: Ooofff! Cunha enjoyed himself on this ground this season and fizzes a drive just over. Oh, and here's the Brazilian again after fine work from Mason Mount, slots through Bassey's legs and hits the post!

Kickoff

We're underway on the banks of the River Thames

5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams. Fulham have won only one of their past 19 Premier League games agaisnt United. Can they turn that statistic on its head today?

30 mins before kickoff: Ruben Amorim has been speaking to Sky Sports about the decision not to start Benjamin Sesko, who made his debut from the bench against Arsenal last weekend.

We tried to imagine what is going to happen during the game. Our team needs to be consistent in the way that we control the game and we need to have options to play a different game on the bench. Sesko has had two weeks for us, he is trying to understand everything. We need to wait a little bit to help the player. We just want to win the game and try to help all of our players.

1 hour before kickoff: Rodrigo Muniz scored Fulham's last-gasp equaliser at Brighton last weekend and is rewarded with a start at centre-forward. Ryan Sessegnon also returns for the hosts.

Marco Silva's Fulham. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/utKj9lFkYA

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 24, 2025

1 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The teams are in and still no Benjamin Sesko in the United starting XI. He's on the bench once more as Mason Mount continues false nine duties. Amad Diallo replaces Diogo Dalot in an attacking change at right wing-back. Altay Bayindir is retained in goal with Andre Onana on the bench.

Ruben makes one change to face the Cottagers 💪

⬅️ @DalotDiogo
➡️ @AmadDiallo_19

🤝 @Snapdragon

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 24, 2025

1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: As weekends have gone for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, the one just gone was one of the better ones. Yes, they lost, which perhaps tells its own story, but United outplayed one of the best teams in the Premier League over the past three years and could feel aggrieved to have lost 1-0 to Arsenal. There were signs of cohesion and collective purpose, which have been sorely lacking during Amorim's tenure to day. However, expectations this weekend are different. Rightly or wrongly, against a Fulham side who have been nobody's fools under Marco Silva, played well but didn't win won't cut it.

2 hours before kickoff: Will this be the day Benjamin Sesko gets his first Man United start? The Red Devils could certainly do with a goal or two from their new striker.

🚨🚨🎙️| Ruben Amorim: "I must be cautious because Benjamin Sesko will be our striker for many years. We need to instill this in his mind and let him adapt, stay calm, and enjoy, because he is truly obsessed." pic.twitter.com/xiM6X6xwEi

— centredevils. (@centredevils) August 23, 2025

Fulham vs. Man United kick off time

The match kicks off in London, UK at 4:30 p.m. local time.

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Fulham vs. Man United lineups, team news

Fulham continue to have Antonee Robinson out of action after the defender underwent knee surgery at the end of May. Ryan Sessegnon has recovered from a knock to start on the right wing ahead of Harry Wilson.

Rodrigo Muniz, netted Fulham's last-gasp equaliser at Brighton last weekend and is granted a start ahead of Raul Jimenez at centre-forward.

Fulham starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Leno (GK) — Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne — Berge, Lukic — Sessegnon, King, Iwobi — Muniz

Fulham subs: Lecomte (GK), Reed, Jiménez, Wilson, Cairney, Adama, Cuenca, Smith Rowe. Robinson.

Andre Onana is back on the bench for United but Altay Bayindir retains his starting place despite his blunder in the Arsenal defeat.

Noussair Mazraoui missed the Arsenal game due to an injury sustained early in preseason and remains out, along with long-term absentee Lisandro Martinez.

Benjamin Sesko is on the bench once again, while Amad Diallo could get the nod on the right ahead of Diogo Dalot after impressing off the bench against Arsenal.

Joshua Zirkzee is on the bench alongside Sesko, but Rasmus Hojlund is again omitted as he considers a move elsewhere.

Man United starting XI (3-4-3, right to left): Bayindir (GK) — Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw — Amad, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu — Mbuemo, Mount, Cunha

Man United subs: Onana, Dalot, Maguire, Zirkzee, Ugarte, Heaven, Sesko, Fredricson, Mainoo.

Fulham vs. Man United live stream, TV channel

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