Dec 06, 2024 04:09 AM IST
The Cottagers moved as much as sixth with a 3-1 win towards Brighton.
Marco Silva vowed Fulham will maintain pushing for extra after they leapt as much as sixth within the Premier League following a 3-1 win over Brighton. Alex Iwobi scored twice to catapult the Cottagers six locations from twelfth in a congested desk. Fulham had been pegged again after Iwobi’s quickfire opener by Carlos Baleba’s positive strike early within the second half. However Matt O’Riley’s personal objective gifted them the lead once more and Iwobi hit his second to make sure Brighton have nonetheless by no means crushed Fulham within the Premier League. Silva stated: “They are a really tough team to play against, top quality individuals, not losing many games. “We started the game the best way possible but the first half was really difficult for us. They had chances to equalise and were the better team. “The second half was completely different. Even when they equalised we were the best team on the pitch and we reacted well. It’s a big three points for us against top opposition. Credit to Brighton but I think we deserved the win. “We are pleased with the position, we know our reality and we are going to push ourselves.” Simply three minutes had elapsed when Brighton handed Fulham the lead after taking part in the ball again to their goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, just a few yards to the left of his objective. The Dutchman was underneath minimal stress, however his cross out in direction of Baleba on the sting of the field was intercepted by Iwobi who strode ahead and tucked the ball into an empty internet earlier than Verbruggen might scramble again. The equaliser got here moments later, and for all Brighton’s slick quick passing it got here from Jan Paul Van Hecke’s easy ball excessive. Joao Pedro did brilliantly to cushion the ball into the trail of Baleba, with the Cameroon teen bludgeoning a low shot from the sting of the field previous Bernd Leno into the nook. However Fulham went forward once more with 11 minutes remaining when substitute Andreas Pereira swung in a nook. The ball skimmed off the pinnacle of Calvin Bassey and went in off the again of the unlucky O’Riley. Then, with three minutes left, Iwobi spun away from two Brighton defenders earlier than curling previous Verbruggen into the far nook to safe victory for the upwardly-mobile Cottagers. It was an uncomfortable look ahead to Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler, albeit excessive up in Fulham’s plush new Riverside Stand whereas he served a touchline ban. “It’s not the best feeling to watch in the stand,” he stated. “I think we all know that’s not the result we deserved. “We created a lot of chances and gave away a goal with an error in the build-up and an own goal. “But it’s football. That’s exactly what I demand from Bart, to find solutions on the ground. We will give him feedback and the players will improve. “But mistakes happen. If there were no mistakes there would be no goals.”
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