Fulham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon: Match Recap and Result

Match: 27 August 2026, 19:00 UTC · Published: 27 August 2026 · 337 words

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Fulham beat AFC Wimbledon 3-0 in the EFL Cup at Craven Cottage, taking charge with two goals late in the first half before G. Garcia scored in the 90th minute. The home side led 2-0 at the interval and never let the visitors back into the contest.

Match Summary

For much of the opening half the match stayed goalless even as Fulham pressed. That changed in the 37th minute. E. Smith Rowe scored, with R. Sessegnon providing the assist, and the EFL Cup tie finally had a lead. Rodrigo Muniz added the second in the 42nd minute. K. Tete supplied that one, and Fulham went in at the interval 2-0 up after a short, decisive burst.

The second half followed the same pattern. K. Tete was shown a yellow card in the 48th minute, a booking that did not slow the home side. AFC Wimbledon remained on the back foot and created little. Z. Nelson was booked in the 82nd minute. G. Garcia then scored in the 90th minute, M. Zepa with the assist, and the official result was 3-0.

Key Moments

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The five-minute burst before half-time decided the tie. Until then AFC Wimbledon were still in a scoreless cup match. Two quick goals left them two down at the interval, and they never built a response.

K. Tete's night captured that pressure. He assisted the second goal, then received a yellow card in the 48th minute as Fulham continued to push rather than sit on the lead.

The 90th-minute goal, created by M. Zepa, removed any remaining doubt after a second half in which the visitors could not reduce the deficit. The late strike stretched the lead to three and made the scoreboard match the control Fulham had held for so long.

Match Statistics

Possession told the same story. Fulham had 80 percent of the ball and fired 27 shots, 6 of them on target, while AFC Wimbledon managed 5 shots and 2 on target. The home side also won 10 corners to 4. Each team collected one yellow card, and neither side saw a red.