Misfiring Fulham striker finds net

Fulham’s Muniz repaying Silva’s faith: Without a Premier League goal to his name, Brazilian forward Muniz’s days at Fulham looked numbered in January with the club open to offers for the 22-year-old.

A remarkable transformation, however, has made him become one of the top-flight’s most in-form strikers with seven goals in his past seven league appearances.

His double helped Fulham to an impressive 3-0 win over Tottenham on Saturday and manager Marco Silva said Muniz, who hardly shone during a loan spell at Middlesbrough last season, was proving him right.

Postecoglou plays down top-four obsession: Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou does not buy into the Premier League obsession of a top-four finish, insisting achieving it does not keep him awake at night.

His side had the chance to move into fourth spot on Saturday but capitulated to a 3-0 defeat at Fulham.

Presented with a post-match question about Tottenham falling back into their old ways when a golden prize was at stake, the Australian bristled.

“I don’t see fourth as the prize,” he said. “I don’t want to finish fourth if we haven’t grown ... and developed as a team.”

FA Cup takes centre stage: The FA Cup’s lustre has steadily diminished during the march of the Premier League but the world’s oldest knockout competition offered a reminder of its magic at the weekend.

An intriguing Premier League title race was firmly on the back burner as three of the four quarterfinals produced classics with 18 goals between them.

Second-tier Coventry City’s extraordinary stoppage-time heist to win 3-2 at Wolves ensured one side from outside the top tier survived.

Chelsea also struck two stoppage-time goals to beat visiting Leicester City 4-2, while the best was saved to last with Man United pipping Liverpool 4-3 in extra time in one of the best ties of recent years.

Brentford’s poor form continues as drop zone looms: Brentford successfully avoided the so-called “second-season syndrome” last term as they appeared to consolidate their place in the top flight by finishing ninth. But rather than push on, Thomas Frank’s side are going backwards and are in the worst form of any club, picking up four points from the last 27 on offer.

A 2-1 away defeat by fellow strugglers Burnley at the weekend will set alarm bells ringing at Brentford.