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Should have really been 3 or 4 in the end, but in fine Fulham fashion, we let Spurs back in it on the 66th minute, to make it another nervy ending.

Either way, it's a 2-1 win with goals from Harry Wilson and Alex Iwobi, taking our points tally up to 40 for the season now.

Based on that, what were your Post Match thoughts, let us know below.

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Diop was huge today. Probably on his day our best pure defender.

Didn't watch or listen to it sadly due to other commitments but heard smith rowe missed a relatively straightforward chance.
Wondering how he did and whether people think it may be time to rest him for a bit and give king a go back at 10?

Pleased we won. Seemed like it was unnecessarily nervy as we should have been out of sight. Also reports bobb played well?

Bobb, Diop, Iwobi all excellent. We made a meal of it in the end, and as said elsewhere Leno was all at sea on the goal, Sunday league positioning

Not been a fan but Diop had a very good game and is my MOTM. Cairney brought some class to the midfield and Chuk looked sharp but they played so few minutes. Iwobi's goal was a thing of beauty.

Quote from: KentFulham on March 01, 2026, 04:20:54 PMBobb, Diop, Iwobi all excellent. We made a meal of it in the end, and as said elsewhere Leno was all at sea on the goal, Sunday league positioning

First time I got to watch Bobb play for us. Very tidy. So excited we landed him.

Diop.Great game.

I was surprised to see Diop in the Starting XI and Andersen not even on the bench.  In the end it didn't really matter as Diop did an excellent job. 

Fantastic goals from both Wilson and Iwobi.  I thought VAR was going to cancel Wilson's goal for sure. 

Huge win for Fulham today and now in 9th place.  UP THE FULHAM!  ::scarf::

I thought ESR's chance was a very good save; perhaps he could have hit it earlier. Overall thought he played well.

Diop for me..... great game

Lovely to do the double over them. Back in the 60's (19) I only recall one win at the Cottage, 4-1 with Johnny Key scoring 2. Well played Fulham! Diop my MotM.   :claping20hands:  ::scarf::   

Diop clear MOTM for me.

Diop was superb, can't fault anyone in first half, for a short period in 2nd half was a little bit off, Spurs were always going to have a decent spell.

Diop for that tackle!

Diop was fantastic, but I think we dominated upfield so I've lent my vote to Bobb, who caused them serious problems and crossed for the first goal.

Spurs are absolutely rubbish and that scoreline flattered them badly. We should have won it at least 4-0.

I really think Spurs are going down.
Leeds, West Ham & Forest have something about them, some grit..... Spurs are pushovers, we really should have won by 3 or 4 today....

Quote from: Rambler on March 01, 2026, 04:19:54 PMDidn't watch or listen to it sadly due to other commitments but heard smith rowe missed a relatively straightforward chance.
Wondering how he did and whether people think it may be time to rest him for a bit and give king a go back at 10?

Pleased we won. Seemed like it was unnecessarily nervy as we should have been out of sight. Also reports bobb played well?

He was very good outside of taking his chances
Got about the pitch , won the ball and harassed in the press , moved things around well

TC was the right sub at the time to settle the game but would absolutely start esr again next game

Bobb is a baller, Iwobi played well and took his finish brilliantly...funny song bassey digging him out for always side footing it in the celebrations 🤣

Iwobi, easily. Obviously the goal was excellent, but led us in chances created...again (and should have had an assist for that beautiful pass to ESR). He also had the second most defensive contributions. Excellent performance.

Diop. Fantastic performance, only found out he was playing this morning and he's fasting too. So good!

Really good performance overall. Tete, Iwobi, Bobb, Sess and Bassey all very good

Went for Iwobi ,but Bobb looks a great signing also thought Diop was very good ,I think him and Bassey work better

Diop's positioninng, timing and decison msking was top notch. They were aĺl good but Sesses defending is still a big concern

Should have been out of sight, some great attacking moves. You got to expect the tension though playing Spurs. Probably do them a favour beating West Ham next.

I wouldn't mind giving three points to Spam if it helped sending Spurs down!

Quote from: FFC007 on March 01, 2026, 05:05:52 PMI wouldn't mind giving three points to Spam if it helped sending Spurs down!

I would. I'd rather Spurs stay up and we get Europe than the other way around.

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Didn't realise that Diop for Andersen was pretty much a last minute decision. Makes Diop's performance even more impressive.

Quote from: Moussa Dembele the 3rd on March 01, 2026, 04:18:56 PMDiop was huge today. Probably on his day our best pure defender.

Still managed quite an error and some passive defensive play in the final 10 but yeah, agree overall hade Kolo Muani in his back pocket

Id say
1. Iwobi
2. Diop
3. Wilson
4. Bassey
5. Bobb

Iwobi for me.

Typical Fulham performance. Dominated, should have been 5-0 up before they scored & defending deep to hold on at the end. 

Few more minutes off my life but delighted for only our second ever double over Spurs.

Quote from: ffc73 on March 01, 2026, 05:20:54 PMFew more minutes off my life but delighted for only our second ever double over Spurs.

3 wins in a row now, and 4 wins in last 5 (the only one we've not won was a draw) as well.

I knew I'd be almost on my own and I accept diop was good but I thought berge by a country mile he looks so casual but rarely loses the ball , im not 100% sure but i dont think he lost possession today .

Bobbo - i was about to post the same. Really surprised nobody else mentioned Berge - he was excellent today.

Thought it was an interesting parallel of our hero JP up against Berge and Berge looked miles better on the day tbh. The system Spurs play makes poor Palhinha somewhat redundant, I often wonder what a midfield with a younger TC and prime Palhinha could've been capable of with them offsetting each others shortcomings.

Only slight concern for me is that we keep conceding via LB at the moment. Love Sess but unfortunately its the second week running where he's not covered himself in glory for the goal. Real shame because I thought our left side build up play between he, ESR & Bobb was superb at times.

Also think it's worth a convo of Diop v Andersen because for some reason I just feel safer with Diop at CB as he's more mobile. I know we lose the passing ability but from a pure "who would you prefer at CB to defend" question I think I'd have to go with Diop

Should have killed that game off , made it hard for ourselves not getting enough quality crosses into the box . We move on - bag 3 points and up to 9th for now and two on the bounce . Wet Spam , Forrest and Burnley next including two home games in the three , need to wallop all of them if we want Europe

Spurs are truly awful, we should have battered them but didn't.  That said, it wasn't really nervy I think we had it well under control.

Iwoby was MoM for me, although Diop was excellent. Fair play to him, what a top pro.

Nothing more to add regarding FFC, a fantastic three points.

Why Spurs left out their two best players, Tel & Richarlison is a mystery to me.

Diop for me

The number of times Diop is left out of the squad completely after a decent performance, shows what a true professional he is.

Marco will have quite the choice to make when Andersen is recovered. I am glad he specifically praised him post match too.

He got my vote, particularly forthat perfect sliding tackle/block in the first half.

That tackle inside the box by Diop was outstanding  - MOM performance

Quote from: bobbo on March 01, 2026, 05:25:18 PMI knew I'd be almost on my own and I accept diop was good but I thought berge by a country mile he looks so casual but rarely loses the ball , im not 100% sure but i dont think he lost possession today .

Gave the ball away one time, trying to pass forward, and the other time he was dispossessed, but recovered. I've given my fair share of support, but wanted to note that the broadcast commentator could not stop singing his praises for how much good he did to protect our backline.

MOTM for me is a toss up between Diop and Iwobi. Iwobi scored the winner, set up multiple chances for us, and had to play in various positions when we made our subs. Diop's reading of the game was supreme, followed by the necessary physicality without being reckless. He was called upon late due to Andersen's sickness, and stepped up where needed. Just how Cuenca has forced competition for Bassey, so has Diop for Andersen now. Granted, Andersen is on-field captain, so I can't imagine he'll be replaced so easily.

Based on that, Iwobi takes the MOTM for me. Having to play the 8, then the LM/LCM and still keep the same quality in our attacks and ball security - then scoring the winning goal - which was incredible.

Diop was absolutely immense today. One of his tackles reminded me of the spurs No6 when he was in his pomp with us!!!! I have said for a while he should be starting, quite possibly instead of Anderson.

Diop, Bassey, Berge, Iwobi, all outstanding. Special mention to Bobb as well who really grew into the game with some lovely touches and link up play.

Diop for me however!

Quote from: FFC007 on March 01, 2026, 05:05:52 PMI wouldn't mind giving three points to Spam if it helped sending Spurs down!

Would love spurs to go down but they won't. West Ham most likely and Forest cannot get a result at moment.

Quote from: FFC007 on March 01, 2026, 05:05:52 PMI wouldn't mind giving three points to Spam if it helped sending Spurs down!

I wouldn't want to give WHU anything at anytime.

Diop was brilliant today and gets my vote.  With two strikers up top there was a job to be done, he got the better striker to mark and he bossed it.

Berge looked great for sure, but Spurs midfield was extraordinarily bad, individually and structurally.  Palhinha, great in midfield but they put him in a three at the back to help the hapless Dragusin out.  Simons, most effective through the middle, so they put him wide left. Gallagher, bought for extravagant money as a centre mid, see that right touch line, go stick to it son.  What the heck was Igor Tenpole Tudor thinking? Spurs walked out like eleven men going to the gallows and are in a lot of trouble based on that performance.

Back to us, Oscar Bobb is the footballer we are willing Josh King to become.  Iwobi made hay with the space, as did Cairney who followed him.  Jiminez clever as usual, ESR got into great positions.  Harry Wilson, when he makes that body shape for the first, you know it's going in, he's so reliably skillful.

We played well and deserved the win. 

Quote from: bobbo on March 01, 2026, 05:25:18 PMI knew I'd be almost on my own and I accept diop was good but I thought berge by a country mile he looks so casual but rarely loses the ball , im not 100% sure but i dont think he lost possession today .

Agree 100%, Berge just makes things tick over but often overlooked because he just keeps things simple.

Diop for me. He was a Tower of Strength.

All really good but Issa got my vote

Wait til Kevin returns, could be a big end to the season.

We can't afford to be on the beach towards the end of the season...

We are safe now, but that shouldn't detract from what could happen.

European footie could mean Silva stays.

Great team effort  ::wine::
With Lukic out and TC not starting, Berge and Iwobi had to step up to the plate.
And boy, did they!

Bobb and Raul very lively up front and Diop tremendous covering the back. Not only that telescopic tackle but heading danger away at every corner.

Might have to give Anderson a rest as I think Diop is more of a guarantee defending corners and stopping opposition players getting physical with Leno !

Quote from: Deeping_white on March 01, 2026, 05:38:27 PMThought it was an interesting parallel of our hero JP up against Berge and Berge looked miles better on the day tbh. The system Spurs play makes poor Palhinha somewhat redundant, I often wonder what a midfield with a younger TC and prime Palhinha could've been capable of with them offsetting each others shortcomings.

Only slight concern for me is that we keep conceding via LB at the moment. Love Sess but unfortunately its the second week running where he's not covered himself in glory for the goal. Real shame because I thought our left side build up play between he, ESR & Bobb was superb at times.

Also think it's worth a convo of Diop v Andersen because for some reason I just feel safer with Diop at CB as he's more mobile. I know we lose the passing ability but from a pure "who would you prefer at CB to defend" question I think I'd have to go with Diop

Leno major fault for the goal, got lost like a Sunday league goalie leaving the goal wide open. Hr really is becoming sub par

Berge for me. Did an excellent job of protecting the back line. Faultless display.

Quote from: HV71 on March 01, 2026, 06:19:44 PMThat tackle inside the box by Diop was outstanding  - MOM performance

This.  I was preparing to applaud (or bemoan) what looked a certain (attempted) save by Leno when out of nowhere came Diop to make the best tackle I've seen for many a year.

Quote from: bog on March 01, 2026, 04:28:09 PMLovely to do the double over them. Back in the 60's (19) I only recall one win at the Cottage, 4-1 with Johnny Key scoring 2. Well played Fulham! Diop my MotM.   :claping20hands:  ::scarf::   

That was my first ever Fulham match. I was 11 years old. Most exciting thing I'd ever seen in my young life.

Diop was an absolute rock today! I went for Wilson because of his 2 g/a but otherwise it would've been Diop. No one put a foot wrong today (except for maybe Leno who couldn't save the only shot on target).

Diop for me today.

Bobb, Wilson and Berge played really well as usual.

Thought Iwobi had a particularly good game today and it somewhat eclipsed me paying attention to Diop unfortunately, so he got my vote

It's odd in such an attacking performance to go for a defender but it has to be Diop. Honorable mentions to ESR,Bobb and Iwobi. Can't imagine why Tel was only a sub for Spurs, he looked something else when he came on.

Not often we are 2 up at half time but we could and should have won 4-0.

And the drive back to Ludlow was quick tonight. Listened to 606 and lots of grumbling Spurs fans.

You could make the case for almost the whole team getting MoTM. However has to be Iwobi as he ran the show.

Not all that relevant to this thread but it was notable how frequently Leno kicked long today. Meant that Bobb in particular was able to pick up flicks from Jiminez and put pressure on Spurs' dreadful back line.

According to Silva, Diop was still chilling at home (and not the team hotel) when he got a late call-up to fill in for Andersen last night.

One more reason to give him MoM.

Quote from: v on March 01, 2026, 09:32:58 PMAccording to Silva, Diop was still chilling at home (and not the team hotel) when he got a late call-up to fill in for Andersen last night.

One more reason to give him MoM.

What do you mean the team hotel? You mean the starting XI stays at the stadium's hotel the night before?

Quote from: demeant0r on March 01, 2026, 09:52:08 PM

Quote from: v on March 01, 2026, 09:32:58 PMAccording to Silva, Diop was still chilling at home (and not the team hotel) when he got a late call-up to fill in for Andersen last night.

One more reason to give him MoM.

What do you mean the team hotel? You mean the starting XI stays at the stadium's hotel the night before?

No, the players in the matchday squad stay at the Chelsea Harbor Hotel the night before (most/all?) home matches.

Quote from: Chi_FFC on March 01, 2026, 10:07:35 PM

Quote from: demeant0r on March 01, 2026, 09:52:08 PM

Quote from: v on March 01, 2026, 09:32:58 PMAccording to Silva, Diop was still chilling at home (and not the team hotel) when he got a late call-up to fill in for Andersen last night.

One more reason to give him MoM.

What do you mean the team hotel? You mean the starting XI stays at the stadium's hotel the night before?

No, the players in the matchday squad stay at the Chelsea Harbor Hotel the night before (most/all?) home matches.

Interesting, that's the first time I've heard about this ritual. I suppose it makes sense as some players could live far away.

Diop for me - what a rock. Up against 2 quick physical strikers in Solanke and Kolo Muani and came out on top. His pace makes us a lot more solid at the moment IMO. Has really earned a start in the next game even if Andersen is fit - CB position needs to be decided on merit like ever other spot under Silva.

Iwobi's best game in CM. 2 good games there in a row now, let's hope that continues.

Bobb - what a player we have in our hands. Great close control, good passing weight and range, rarely loses it.

One thing I've learned about ESR over time is he doesn't drive forward with the ball as much as I'd hoped, but he thrives off of quick 1-2s and/or beating players with his first touch. He's not a player who will run a game but will also up his level when he has good players to bounce off of / combine with for things like 1/2s. We now have a lot of better/clever and dynamic technical players around him so I think his game will improve too.

Spurs were woeful - they went to pieces any time we went long, hardly saw them contest a first or second ball, let alone win one. Wet Spam are improving so IMO their only hope is if Forest are slightly more woeful than them.

Quote from: Count Flapula on March 01, 2026, 10:40:19 PMHis pace

I've always said, he's our fastest centreback. Obviously he's not as fast as the fastest cbs in the world like e.g. Micky van de Ven, but he's got decent pace. Especially over longer distances. There were numerous instances over the years since he joined us where he managed to come back when the opposition has a counter attack and then stop that attack. He's a very valuable asset to our club.

I went Diop but there were many excellent performances all over the pitch.
Agree that Sess has looked a bit unsure the last couple of games.
ESR was unlucky for both his chances - was slightly offside for the first, and second was a good save. Other than that I thought he continued to play really well - great link up play and pressing.

TC was great overall - just what we needed at the time. Muniz is aching for a goal, ent?

Quote from: KentFulham on March 01, 2026, 07:32:14 PM

Quote from: Deeping_white on March 01, 2026, 05:38:27 PMThought it was an interesting parallel of our hero JP up against Berge and Berge looked miles better on the day tbh. The system Spurs play makes poor Palhinha somewhat redundant, I often wonder what a midfield with a younger TC and prime Palhinha could've been capable of with them offsetting each others shortcomings.

Only slight concern for me is that we keep conceding via LB at the moment. Love Sess but unfortunately its the second week running where he's not covered himself in glory for the goal. Real shame because I thought our left side build up play between he, ESR & Bobb was superb at times.

Also think it's worth a convo of Diop v Andersen because for some reason I just feel safer with Diop at CB as he's more mobile. I know we lose the passing ability but from a pure "who would you prefer at CB to defend" question I think I'd have to go with Diop

Leno major fault for the goal, got lost like a Sunday league goalie leaving the goal wide open. Hr really is becoming sub par

What? He's covering the near post angle based on where the ball is in the box - if he was stood in the middle as I assume you're insinuating then he leaves the front post open for a snapshot he can't cover. Bassey & Sess should've been covering the back post better from marking the only 2 players there, and Sess is caught in no mans land in the end

Diop was immense especially given the situation. Bobb was impressive and it makes the loss of Kevin less severe. Berge showed up in a big way. win the next 3 and we are in business.

I liked the press in the first half, particularly ESR but they all contributed.  I liked that we mixed up the playing out and the long balls, it never looked like we couldn't play through Spurs as there were great runs being made with passing to find them.  The long balls were also paying some dividends.  Also good to see we were playing much quicker, better teams than Spurs would have struggled to handle that 1st half performance. Leno also looked better at corners, was that to Diop's credit?  Berge was class and Iwobi also had a great game but special mentions could go to many.  My MOTM was Diop, bossed the Spurs forward line in the air and on the ground and made good distribution decisions.

Quote from: Count Flapula on March 01, 2026, 10:40:19 PMOne thing I've learned about ESR over time is he doesn't drive forward with the ball as much as I'd hoped, but he thrives off of quick 1-2s and/or beating players with his first touch. He's not a player who will run a game but will also up his level when he has good players to bounce off of / combine with for things like 1/2s. We now have a lot of better/clever and dynamic technical players around him so I think his game will improve too.

Think that's an astute analysis. I would add that last season he was also very good at the 'right place right time' skill. We've seen that less this year, probably as a result of Marco coaching.

If you give ESR time, unfortunately he's unlikely to do anything with it. He is instinctual and doesn't have the ability to finish like a sess does

Quote from: Deeping_white on March 01, 2026, 11:46:01 PM

Quote from: KentFulham on March 01, 2026, 07:32:14 PM

Quote from: Deeping_white on March 01, 2026, 05:38:27 PMThought it was an interesting parallel of our hero JP up against Berge and Berge looked miles better on the day tbh. The system Spurs play makes poor Palhinha somewhat redundant, I often wonder what a midfield with a younger TC and prime Palhinha could've been capable of with them offsetting each others shortcomings.

Only slight concern for me is that we keep conceding via LB at the moment. Love Sess but unfortunately its the second week running where he's not covered himself in glory for the goal. Real shame because I thought our left side build up play between he, ESR & Bobb was superb at times.

Also think it's worth a convo of Diop v Andersen because for some reason I just feel safer with Diop at CB as he's more mobile. I know we lose the passing ability but from a pure "who would you prefer at CB to defend" question I think I'd have to go with Diop

Leno major fault for the goal, got lost like a Sunday league goalie leaving the goal wide open. Hr really is becoming sub par

What? He's covering the near post angle based on where the ball is in the box - if he was stood in the middle as I assume you're insinuating then he leaves the front post open for a snapshot he can't cover. Bassey & Sess should've been covering the back post better from marking the only 2 players there, and Sess is caught in no mans land in the end

I am 100% in agreement with you about the logic of what Leno's predicament was. However, for me, it's time and time again in how he gives into the drama of the moment rather than fight that extra bit with a save attempt. Instead, he just slides on his knees completely helpless. Again, it's a tough, point-blank, position to be in - but thinking like a striker who has a wide open goal with a floated ball coming to him from the opposite side - surely keepers have been taught to know it's going to be a near post header...be ready to fully dive towards it. Instead, Leno gives into the drama of the moment - and displays to everyone how helpless of a position he's been put in.

I'm not saying Leno does this 100% of the time either, because he absolutely makes some brilliant desperate saves, etc. I'm just genuinely pointing out that some goals we have conceded have been questionable from Leno relative to extra effort vs dramatics. While he's no statue standing Fabri, there is definitely a pattern there that concerns me.

Thought 2-1 flattered Spurs yesterday. Good team performance along with solid contributions from Diop Bassey Tete Berge and Iwobi. Good that we saw a game out as well.
On a slightly negative slant for me was Muniz contribution when he came on. I'll go with his still way off full fitness as being the reason.

Quote from: onecupsoon on March 02, 2026, 03:30:33 AMI liked the press in the first half, particularly ESR but they all contributed.  I liked that we mixed up the playing out and the long balls, it never looked like we couldn't play through Spurs as there were great runs being made with passing to find them.  The long balls were also paying some dividends.  Also good to see we were playing much quicker, better teams than Spurs would have struggled to handle that 1st half performance. Leno also looked better at corners, was that to Diop's credit?  Berge was class and Iwobi also had a great game but special mentions could go to many.  My MOTM was Diop, bossed the Spurs forward line in the air and on the ground and made good distribution decisions.

Totally agree, the press was very effective and spurs were having trouble getting out. I can remember any game in recent history that we pressed so high for so long. It was good to see and clearly worked in this match

Quote from: JimmyConway on March 02, 2026, 11:49:52 AMThought 2-1 flattered Spurs yesterday. Good team performance along with solid contributions from Diop Bassey Tete Berge and Iwobi. Good that we saw a game out as well.
On a slightly negative slant for me was Muniz contribution when he came on. I'll go with his still way off full fitness as being the reason.

Think he needs starts to be honest, did ok but not great when he came on. Definately needs minutes after being out for so long so hopefully he gets that against Southampton as when he's fully match sharp we know what he's capable of.

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Quote from: FFC007 on March 01, 2026, 05:05:52 PMI wouldn't mind giving three points to Spam if it helped sending Spurs down!

Jinxed us!