Fulham Close In On Europe After Crucial Burnley Victory

Fulham boosted their European hopes as they fought back to beat Premier League strugglers Burnley at Craven Cottage.

A rather uninspiring affair was sparked into life when Burnley forward Zian Flemming swept home Lyle Foster’s cross on the hour mark.

But Fulham scored two goals in the space of six minutes to turn the match around.

First teenage midfielder Josh King levelled the contest with this first league goal for the Cottagers, after Burnley keeper Martin Dubravka had been unable to collect Sander Berge’s speculative delivery into the penalty area.

Then Wales midfielder Harry Wilson put Marco Silva’s side in control of the encounter, cutting in off the right and firing a low left-footed effort into the bottom right corner past Dubravka for his 10th Premier League goal of the season.

Substitute Raul Jimenez rounded off the scoring late on for the hosts from the penalty spot after Josh Laurent was sent off for a foul on the Mexico international.

The result lifts Fulham up from 12th to eighth in the table on 44 points, while Burnley remain in 19th on 20 points, nine points from safety.