"Southampton scored a stoppage-time penalty to defeat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to cause an FA Cup fifth-round upset. An intriguing tie looked bound for extra-time until the 90th minute when Saints' Finn Azaz smartly kept himself onside and was tripped by the trailing boot of Joachim Andersen inside the box. From the spot, Ross Stewart hammered the ball hard and low into the corner beyond the fingertips of goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte."
"Fulham were without Harry Wilson, out with the ankle problem that forced him off during the home win against Tottenham, and in the absence of their best player there was a noticeable diminishing of creative output. Nine changes made by Marco Silva from the midweek defeat to West Ham also seemed to contribute to a lack of fluency and bite in possession, with Southampton carrying arguably the greater threat."
Southampton secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over Fulham in the FA Cup fifth round at Craven Cottage with a stoppage-time penalty. In the 90th minute, Finn Azaz was fouled by Joachim Andersen inside the box after smartly keeping himself onside. Ross Stewart converted the penalty, striking it hard and low past goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte. Fulham, missing key player Harry Wilson due to an ankle injury and fielding nine changes from their midweek loss to West Ham, lacked creative output and fluency. Southampton maintained greater threat for much of the match, with Fulham's reinforcements in the second half unable to prevent the upset.
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