Fulham 3-1 Burnley: Cottagers surge to comeback victory
Fulham scored three times in the final 25 minutes to secure a much-needed victory against Burnley.
Fulham beat Burnley 3-1 on Saturday at Craven Cottage as they fell behind but that woke them up as their quality oozed through in the end. WATCH โ Full match replay Zian Flemming put Scott Parker's Burnley ahead in the second half as they pushed for a big win in their scrap against relegation but that goal only served to anger Fulham. Josh King made the most of a Martin Dubravka error to make it 1-1 then six minutes later King set up the excellent Harry Wilson who scored a fine goal to make it 2-1.
Raul Jimenez clinched the win in stoppage time with a penalty kick he won as Josh Laurent was sent off for taking down Jimenez as the last defender. With the win Fulham's push for European qualification is back on as they sit on 44 points, while Burnley remain on 20 points and are edging closer to relegation with just seven games to go. European push hinges on Wilson and King The individual brilliance of Josh King and Harry Wilson is the key to Fulham finishing the season strongly and qualifying for Europe.
Marco Silva is out of contract and so is Wilson and Fulham will probably need to qualify for Europe to keep both. Silva has to be brave with his team selection between now and May and that means playing King and Wilson together as often as possible. They have the magic touch and creativity to win Fulham games, just like they did against Burnley.
Fulham are a stodgy, solid team but if there's one criticism of Silva's brilliant time in charge of the Cottagers it is his aversion to take more risks and go all-out attack from the start of games. Fulham have some tough games in their final seven but they shouldn't fear this situation. They have absolutely nothing to lose and should go for it.
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