Fulham in seventh heaven AGAIN

FULHAM returned to second place in the Championship and ended a five-match winless league run with a devastating performance. Two goals from the excellent Harry Wilson, a brace from Aleksandar Mitrovic to make it 24 for the season and further strikes from Kenny Tete, Neeskens Kebano and Tosin Adarabioyo restored the promotion hopefuls to winning ways. Fulham replicated the 7-0 scoreline they achieved at Blackburn in November, becoming the first English team since Liverpool in 1895-96 to win two away league games by seven or more goals in the same season. Blackburn recovered and now sit alongside Fulham and Bournemouth as promotion candidates. You suspect Reading will not enjoy a similar revival, especially as this thrashing came days after the FA Cup humiliation at Kidderminster. Manager Veljko Paunovic said: ‘It was a horrible night. It is not an easy task but we have to keep going. I believe in miracles.’ Josh Laurent’s back pass gifted Wilson (right) a tap-in for the opener before Mitrovic added a penalty after Tom Holmes lunged in to bring down Wilson. Fulham’s third saw Wilson finish a divine passing move featuring Antonee Robinson and Mitrovic. Kenny Tete nodded in the fourth and Kebano slid in the fifth from another inviting Wilson cross. Adarabioyo thundered home a header for No 6 and Mitrovic rounded things off, tapping home after Rodrigo Muniz was denied. Fulham boss Marco Silva said: ‘It was a very good result, very impressive with some good goals. It was a happy night for us.’