Ryan Sessegnon hit the astonishment against his former club, while Fulham increased their hope in the European qualification with a 2-0 win over Tottenham without a toothless tooth in Cottage Craven to move to the Eighth Premier League.
Sessegnon scored his first goal since October 2022. Against Wolves last month, adding another in a nice way just a minute after he came to seal this victory, surpassing Ben Davies before beating the ball at the end corner. It was special for Tottenham, because it only came for a few moments after Lucas Bergvalla was denied a sentence despite the rough challenge of Calvin Bassey.
Rodrigo Muniz, another replacement, put Fulham 10 minutes earlier with the exact end to the lower corner after a sharp touch and passing from Andreas Pereira, and these goals made Marco Silvi celebrate in their 200th game of the Premier League as a manager.
The home side dominated the first half without cutting a clear opening, but in the second half he passed the Spurs reinforcement to score three points. Now there are only three points from the fifth placement. The race for Europe is firmer than ever – and Fulham is in it.
Spurs’s own aspirations in the league have long been over, and this has signaled seven changes that Ange Postecoglou made from a team that earned the Europa League progress against the AZ Alkmaar on Thursday. Nevertheless, this was a bad display on his part, which has now lost 15 top games in this term, and Mathys Tel has left inviting fans to go out behind the team after the last whistle in exchanges with fans.
He will point to a penalty call, left by Judge Andy Madley motionless, but only three touches in Fulham Box in the first half. The Son with half-time Subnjes of Heung-Mom and Bergvall added some momentum, but Dominic Solance started several headers and then ventured out of the best chance of Spurs because of James Maddison’s smart touch.
They remain lowered at the 13th and go on an international break with thinking about the quarterfinals of Europe against Eintracht Frankfurt first of all.
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