Match Report Fulham (2) 2-0 (0) Sheffield Wednesday Carabao Cup: 2020/2021 Round Three at Craven Cottage Wednesday 23th September 2020     KO: 19:00 Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara

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Fulham will face west London rivals Brentford in the Carabao Cup fourth round after a comfortable 2-0 win over Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.

Close-range finishes from Aboubakar Kamara and Bobby Decordova-Reid put the Cottagers in charge in the first half.

The home side should have won by more but Anthony Knockaert pulled a good chance wide and hit the bar with a lob.

The derby in round four is a repeat of last season's Championship play-off final, won by Fulham.

That game returned the Cottagers to the Premier League, where they have found it tough going so far, suffering two defeats and conceding seven goals in the process.

Fulham Striker Bobby De Cordova-Reid

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However, they did score three at Leeds on Saturday and once again demonstrated their sharpness in front of goal on Wednesday, despite fielding a largely second-string side. Knockaert showed speed and awareness to set up Kamara for his goal, before Josh Onomah provided the cross for Decordova-Reid to poke in the second.

Wednesday had made an encouraging start to this season and contributed plenty to the tie, but found home goalkeeper Marek Rodak in fine form.

Adam Reach, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Moses Odubajo were all denied by good saves.

Fulham boss Scott Parker: "It's a derby in the next round of the cup so of course it's a big game for both sides.

"The last time we played, that game was certainly a lot bigger than the one we are going to be playing next week. That's not to put the game coming up down in any way, that's the reality.

Match Stats	Fulham	Sheff Wed
Goals	(2) 2	0 (0)
Scorers	Kamara 09
	De Cordova-Reid 32
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Goal attempts	10	9
On target	4	4
Shooting Accuracy	40%	44%
Possession	57%	43%
Passes	407	274
Passes Success	79%	70%
Crosses	14	12
Crosses Success	14%	25%
Corners	3	1
Tackles	10	17
Tackles Success	80%	59%
Saves	4	2
Fouls	13	11
Offsides	1	6
Yellows	1	1
Reds	0	0
source: SkySports

"As always when it's a London derby and you're up against your rivals there's always a little bit more of an edge to it.

"We're looking forward to playing against a very, very good Brentford side."

Fulham: Rodak, Odoi, Hector, Ream, Robinson, Onomah (Seri 62), Johansen, Knockaert (Carvalho 78), Reid, Kebano, Kamara (Francois 71)

Unused substitutes: Cavaleiro, Le Marchand, Bryan, Fabri,

Goals:
Kamara 9 (right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.)
De Cordova-Reid 32 (right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Onomah.)

Booked: Odoi (32,f),

Sheffield Wednesday : Wildsmith, Brennan, Shaw, Borner, Palmer (Penny 71), Dele-Bashiru, Pelupessy, Waldock (Rhodes 79), Odubajo, Reach, Kachunga (Hagan 82)

Unused substitutes: Dawson, Iorfa

Booked: Odubajo (83,f),

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

Attendance: 0