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Sunday Fulham Stuff - 12/01/20...

Started by WhiteJC, January 11, 2020, 03:27:29 PM

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Results


Saturday
Brentford
3-1
QPR
Barnsley
2-1
Huddersfield
Blackburn
1-1
Preston NE
Charlton
2-2
West Brom
Hull
0-1
Fulham
Leeds
0-2
Sheff Wed
Luton
1-2
Birmingham
Middlesborough
2-2
Derby
Reading
1-1
Nottm Forest
Stoke
0-0
Millwall
Wigan
0-2
Bristol City

WhiteJC

Hull City 0-1 Fulham


Ivan Cavaleiro (right) has scored in his past two league appearances for Fulham

Fulham closed the gap on the automatic promotion places with a narrow victory at Hull City.

Ivan Cavaleiro, who made his loan switch from Wolves permanent this week, gave the visitors the lead with a fine finish from distance.

The home side nearly grabbed an equaliser in six minutes of time added on, with Jarrod Bowen seeing a shot clawed away from goal by Marek Rodak, before Tom Eaves was denied on the rebound by defender Alfie Mawson.

Victory for Scott Parker's side, coupled with Leeds United's home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday, moved them to within seven points of the second-placed Whites.

Cavaleiro's goal, a superb curled effort from the edge of the area, was the only real moment of quality in a game that was hampered by strong winds.

Parker's delight at bouncing back from defeat by Reading in their previous league game will have been tempered by seeing Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic taken off on a stretcher with 10 minutes to go.

Hull were not lacking in endeavour but aside from their stoppage-time opportunities struggled to create anything of note.

Fulham host improving Middlesbrough on Friday, while the Tigers travel to Derby County on Saturday.

Hull City manager Grant McCann told BBC Radio Humberside:

"I thought it was a bit of a scrappy game really. They probably started better than us, our tempo was a bit slow, we took too many touches on the ball.

"Second half we were better, we huffed and puffed, we weren't great and a moment of quality has won the game.

"I thought we got what we deserved today. The moment of quality won the game, if it had of been a 0-0 it would have probably been a fair result but look we are no the wrong end of it.

"We pride ourselves on entertaining the paying public, today we didn't give them any reason to cheer."



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50990357

WhiteJC

Cav's Curler Seals The Points

Main Action:

A piece of Ivan Cavaleiro brilliance lit up the KCOM Stadium as Fulham edged out Hull in a scrappy affair on Saturday afternoon.

The start was a positive one made by Hull. Some confusion in the back-line caused by a raised flag from the linesman in a different phase of play meant Jarrod Bowen could slide in Tom Eaves who poked wide.

The majority of the first half of the first period was a frustrating one for the Whites. This was epitomised when Bobby Decordova-Reid earned a stern talking to for a trip when he felt he should've been awarded a free kick earlier in the move.

Huge shouts for handball followed as Bowen fizzed a ball across that struck Kevin McDonald's upper body inside the area. Nothing given.

The ball was being surrendered in the wrong areas from a Fulham point of view. McDonald's pass was intercepted which set Kamil Grosicki away, but he dragged his shot wide.

The moment of quality that had been lacking was provided by our newest permanent signing on 28 minutes. Trademark Cavaleiro cut inside to float a curler into the top corner to break the deadlock.

The goal rattled the hosts as their ball retention deserted them which was echoed by the fans. The remainder of the half suited Scott Parker's men amply as they headed in with a lead.

The opening minutes of the half saw the crowd grow frustrated at the time the visitors had on the ball. Eaves won a foot race against Michael Hector and squared for Bowen whose pass was read by Denis Odoi.

The Tigers needed a goal and a pass between the lines was collected by Jackson Irvine on the turn whose curling cross evaded Eaves by the smallest of margins. The Whites responded. A beautiful kick from Marek Rodák started a move that allowed Anthony Knockaert to pull back. The dummy by Decordova-Reid evaded Aleksandar Mitrovic's wavelength.

Josh Onomah had little to show for his shift in the engine role, but it was him that powered through the middle to launch a shot a few yards over the top.

Mitrović had few scraps to feed on and he was carded for a raised arm with the clock ticking down. Hull became more direct into the closing stages with a looping cross finding the head of Eaves which Rodák watched wide.

The big Serbian was then stretchered off in an altercation with Eric Lichaj into the closing ten-minutes. Rodák's first meaningful save was needed deep into injury time as he clawed out Bowen's glancing effort. The KCOM descended into delirium as a shot found its way into the net via a sea of bodies but for the linesman's flag.


What That Means:

Fulham remain fifth with Nottingham Forest scoring late at Reading, and seven points from Leeds who lost to Sheffield Wednesday.

Notable Talking Points:

    Aleksandar Mitrović, Bobby Decordova-Reid and Tim Ream returned to the XI after the FA Cup win at Aston Villa.

    Jay Stansfield featured on the bench for the first time in the league.

    Ivan Cavaleiro scored just four days after his permanent transfer was confirmed.




http://www.fulhamfc.com/first-team/2019_2020/league/away/hull-city


WhiteJC

Head Coach press conference

Scott Parker saluted the grittiness of his side in a challenging match-up against Hull City and provided an update on Aleksandar Mitrović.

On the Hull City game:

"I thought in the first-half we played pretty well. I felt we had a control about us. We worked a lot this week in training to play against a Hull side who are probably the best counter attacking team in the division and we limited their counter opportunities very well, their wide players have vast quality and we worked to nullify that.

"The second-half turned into a typical Championship game, which lacked massive quality. If there's one negative from me, it's that it wasn't a vintage Fulham display from us by any stretch of the imagination, but we've learnt from our previous game against Hull. [Ivan] Cavaleiro's goal was a worthy winner. We dug in and showed massive character.


On grinding out results:

"Our aim is to continue picking up as many points as we can. Saying that, we realise how tough this division is. We've shown how brilliant we are at times this season, and on the flip-side, we've been a little inconsistent.

"Today wasn't that game where we'll come away and think we were brilliant, but we got the result and showed another side to us, which was key. We are where we are. This team still's relatively young and we need to keep building.

"Ultimately, we need to grind out results and we've done that. We've got to keep picking up points. There are a few teams in and around it, but we've got to worry about ourselves.

I need to keep banging home what we need to do in this division to win points and try to get promoted."


On Ivan Cavaleiro:

"He's a matchwinner. With his quality, give him a slight opportunity, give him a yard and he'll put it in the back of the net."

On Aleksandar Mitrović:

"It doesn't look great. He's injured himself pretty badly. It looks like he's twisted his ankle and he's struggling at the moment.

"We'll scan him tomorrow and see where we are. When you lose your talisman, someone who puts the ball in the back of the net, it's never going to be easy, but I have full faith in this squad.

"We'll see what happens overnight and we'll find out the full extent of his injury tomorrow."



http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2020/january/11/head-coach-press conference-hull

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Fulham star Mitrovic's injury 'doesn't look great'

Ivan Cavaleiro's stunning winner boosted Fulham's promotion hopes but the crucial victory at Hull was marred by an injury to Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Cavaleiro struck just before the half-hour mark, cutting in from the left and sending a glorious shot into the far corner.

The 1-0 triumph took Scott Parker's side up to fourth in the Championship table.

However, there is concern for Whites striker Mitrovic, who was stretchered off with 10 minutes remaining with what appears to be a serious ankle injury.

And boss Parker admitted that the initial signs are not good.

"It doesn't look great at this present moment in time," Parker said.

"It's too early to say. We'll scan him and see where we are, but he's injured himself pretty badly.

"Lose someone who's scored 18 goals and it's never going to be easy."



https://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/fulham-win-mitrovic-injury

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Hull City lose to Fulham, fluffing their lines once again with a play-off spot within touching distance


Hull City defender Matthew Pennington gets to the ball ahead of Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic during Saturday's Championship clash at the KCOM Stadium. Picture: Getty Images

Not for the first time this season, it's a case of two step forwards, then one back for Hull City.

A pair of hard-earned away victories meant that the top-six was within touching distance ahead of Saturday's Championship showdown with fellow promotion-hopefuls Fulham.

Yet, just as they've done on a couple of occasions in recent weeks, having put in the hard yards, the Tigers fluffed their lines with a play-off spot beckoning.

It's a familiar story for manager Grant McCann, who is getting plenty out of a team that he only took over last summer, but whom consistency eludes.

Rewind to late November when a 4-0 mauling of Preston North End - then third in the table - left City nicely positioned behind the cluster of sides in and around the promotion places.

A trip to rock-bottom Barnsley was next on their agenda, yet they they conspired to lose that game 3-1, becoming the first team to suffer defeat at the hands of the Tykes in 19 league matches.

Then, having again got themselves right back in contention courtesy of an impressive 3-0 success over Birmingham City just before Christmas, McCann's men produced a lacklustre Boxing Day display at home to Nottingham Forest and were turned over.

They showed their mettle during back-to-back triumphs on the road at QPR and Sheffield Wednesday, yet despite going into their latest fixture knowing that victory would draw them level on points with the Cottagers - fifth at the start of play - they were once again unable to produce when it mattered.

As a result, City find themselves 11th, three points shy of a play-off spot, instead of seventh and breathing down the necks of the teams in fourth, fifth and sixth.

So near, yet, at the same time, also so far from where they aspire to be.

There wasn't too much wrong with the way Hull started proceedings at the KCOM Stadium, and indeed they could have been ahead with just four minutes on the clock.

Referee Matthew Donohue ignored an offside flag raised by one of his assistants and allowed play to continue as Jarrod Bowen picked out Tom Eaves inside the Fulham box.

However, with just Marek Rodak to beat, he pulled a poor finish well wide of the mark.

Eaves then released Kamil Grosicki down the Hull right where he skipped past Michael Hector with ease, only to then drag an effort past the near post.

With the half-hour mark approaching, the visitors had offered almost nothing, and the Tigers were playing the better football.

Yet, a 29th-minute moment of magic by Ivan Cavaleiro was to check the hosts' momentum.

The initial danger looked to have been dealt with when a cross into the box was cut out, however the loose ball broke to the Portuguese winger on the left-hand edge of the home area and he curled a beauty past a motionless George Long and into the far corner.

City struggled to offer anything by way of a response having fallen behind, though they began the second period with something of a flourish.

Eaves sprinted down the the left-hand channel and reached what initially looked like a lost cause, pulling back for Grosicki in a dangerous position inside the box, however his terrible attempt at a pass to Jarrod Bowen was easily intercepted.

A flying Eaves then just failed to get on the end of Jackson Irvine's delicious cross from the right, but aside from one tame header by Hull's number nine, chances remained at a premium with Fulham appearing very comfortable protecting a one-goal lead.

Indeed, it took until the 92nd-minute for City to finally ask a question of visiting custodian Rodak.

The big Slovakian was forced to claw away Bowen's effort, before Eaves saw his goalbound follow-up expertly blocked by Alfie Mawson.

With just seconds remaining a mini spell of pressure ended up with George Honeyman's strike being diverted into the back of the away net by a team-mate, however the raising of the assistant referee's flag quickly curtailed the home celebrations.

Hull City: Long, Pennington, Burke (Lewis-Potter 70), De Wijs, Lichaj, Lopes, Kane (Honeyman 61), Irvine (Bowler 84), Grosicki, Bowen, Eaves.

Fulham: Rodak, Christie, Hector, Ream, Odoi, McDonald, Onomah, Knockaert (Mawson 90), Decordova-Reid, Cavaleiro (Arter 86), Mitrovic (Bryan 80).

Referee: Matthew Donohue.

Attendance: 11,347



https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city-lose-to-fulham-fluffing-their-lines-once-again-with-a-play-off-spot-within-touching-distance-1-10196219


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Result: Cavaleiro the difference as Fulham defeat Hull

Ivan Cavaleiro's first-half goal gave Fulham a 1-0 victory at Hull and a first ever success at the KCOM Stadium.

The home side could have been forgiven for welcoming this fixture, with the Cottagers not having tasted victory in East Yorkshire since 1996.

Yet Scott Parker's men battled to the three points and impressively strengthened their place within the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.

Parker will, however, be indebted to Cavaleiro, whose moment of quality settled a scruffy game that was blighted by stiff gales.

The Portuguese, who this week signed a permanent four-and-a-half-year contract from Wolves, showed his class with a controlled strike from just outside the penalty area.

Hull had their moments in the second half, but they rarely looked close to claiming a victory which could have taken them above Fulham in the Championship.

Parker's satisfaction at the performance will, though, be tempered by the loss to injury of talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic, who was stretchered off the pitch after 80 minutes.

With Mitrovic and Hull winger Jarrod Bowen in opposition, two of the most expansive teams in the league might have been expected to have served up an attacking game of football from the outset.

Yet it was not until the 22nd minute that the first meaningful chance of the game was created.

Hull winger Kamil Grosicki at first did well to create a pocket of space towards the left of Fulham's penalty box.

But he dragged his shot wide of Marek Rodak's right-hand post, when it perhaps looked easier to have at least hit the target.

Grosicki's half-chance seemed to have a galvanising effect upon the visitors.

Fulham had hitherto been efficient and swift in possession – without being especially potent up front.

That was until the 29th minute when Cavaleiro scored a beauty with his right boot.

Head coach Grant McCann will have been unhappy with Hull's weak attempts to clear the football to safety from a fairly innocuous position.

That said, neither goalkeeper George Long nor City's back-four could do a thing about the goal as Cavaleiro delivered a magnificent, curling strike from the left of Hull's penalty box.

Long could only watch on as the ball was flighted into the top-right corner of the net with surgical precision.

Hull improved after the restart with Grosicki, who had a clear sight of goal, guilty of complicating matters by electing to pass to a non-existent team-mate inside the box.

Jackson Irvine's skilful cross from the left flank later went within inches of finding the outreached right boot of Tom Eaves, while Hull also had a goal disallowed at the death for offside.

But that was as good it got for the hosts who were, for the most part, kept at arm's length by a well-disciplined Fulham back four.

And even in spite of Mitrovic's enforced departure – he twice went down injured before being replaced by Joe Bryan – Fulham still won at a relative canter.



https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/fulham/result/result-cavaleiro-the-difference-as-fulham-defeat-hull_385784.html

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Hull 0-1 Fulham: Ivan Cavaleiro strikes winner at the KCOM
Report and highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash at the KCOM Stadium

Ivan Cavaleiro's first-half goal gave Fulham a 1-0 victory at Hull and a first success at the KCOM Stadium.

The home side could have been forgiven for welcoming this fixture, with the Cottagers not having tasted victory in East Yorkshire since 1996.

Yet Scott Parker's men battled to the three points and impressively strengthened their place within the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.

Parker will, however, be indebted to Cavaleiro, whose moment of quality settled a scruffy game that was blighted by stiff gales.

The Portuguese, who this week signed a permanent four-and-a-half-year contract from Wolves, showed his class with a controlled strike from just outside the penalty area.


Fulham players celebrate Ivan Cavaleiro's goal

Parker's satisfaction at the performance will, though, be tempered by the loss to injury of talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic, who was stretchered off the pitch after 80 minutes.

With Mitrovic and Hull winger Jarrod Bowen in opposition, two of the most expansive teams in the league might have been expected to have served up an attacking game of football from the outset.

Yet it was not until the 22nd minute that the first meaningful chance of the game was created.

Hull winger Kamil Grosicki at first did well to create a pocket of space towards the left of Fulham's penalty box.

But he dragged his shot wide of Marek Rodak's right-hand post, when it perhaps looked easier to have at least hit the target.

Grosicki's half-chance seemed to have a galvanising effect upon the visitors.

Fulham had hitherto been efficient and swift in possession - without being especially potent up front.

That was until the 29th minute when Cavaleiro scored a beauty with his right boot.

Head coach Grant McCann will have been unhappy with Hull's weak attempts to clear the football to safety from a fairly innocuous position.



https://www.skysports.com/football/hull-city-vs-fulham/report/409665

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Cavaleiro strikes to give Fulham first win at Hull since 1996

Ivan Cavaleiro's first-half goal gave Fulham a 1-0 victory at Hull and a first ever success at the KCOM Stadium.

The home side could have been forgiven for welcoming this fixture, with the Cottagers not having tasted victory in East Yorkshire since 1996.

Yet Scott Parker's men battled to the three points and impressively strengthened their place within the Sky Bet Championship play-offs.

Parker will, however, be indebted to Cavaleiro, whose moment of quality settled a scruffy game that was blighted by stiff gales.

The Portuguese, who this week signed a permanent four-and-a-half-year contract from Wolves, showed his class with a controlled strike from just outside the penalty area.

Hull had their moments in the second half, but they rarely looked close to claiming a victory which could have taken them above Fulham in the Championship.

Parker's satisfaction at the performance will, though, be tempered by the loss to injury of talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic, who was stretchered off the pitch after 80 minutes.

With Mitrovic and Hull winger Jarrod Bowen in opposition, two of the most expansive teams in the league might have been expected to have served up an attacking game of football from the outset.

Yet it was not until the 22nd minute that the first meaningful chance of the game was created.

Hull winger Kamil Grosicki at first did well to create a pocket of space towards the left of Fulham's penalty box.

But he dragged his shot wide of Marek Rodak's right-hand post, when it perhaps looked easier to have at least hit the target.

Grosicki's half-chance seemed to have a galvanising effect upon the visitors.

Fulham had hitherto been efficient and swift in possession – without being especially potent up front.

That was until the 29th minute when Cavaleiro scored a beauty with his right boot.

Head coach Grant McCann will have been unhappy with Hull's weak attempts to clear the football to safety from a fairly innocuous position.

That said, neither goalkeeper George Long nor City's back-four could do a thing about the goal as Cavaleiro delivered a magnificent, curling strike from the left of Hull's penalty box.

Long could only watch on as the ball was flighted into the top-right corner of the net with surgical precision.

Hull improved after the restart with Grosicki, who had a clear sight of goal, guilty of complicating matters by electing to pass to a non-existent team-mate inside the box.

Jackson Irvine's skilful cross from the left flank later went within inches of finding the outreached right boot of Tom Eaves, while Hull also had a goal disallowed at the death for offside.

But that was as good it got for the hosts who were, for the most part, kept at arm's length by a well-disciplined Fulham back four.

And even in spite of Mitrovic's enforced departure – he twice went down injured before being replaced by Joe Bryan – Fulham still won at a relative canter.



https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/cavaleiro-strikes-give-fulham-first-win-hull-1996


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Cavaleiro curler clinches Fulham win

Ivan Cavaleiro's mangificent curling strike sealed Fulham's first win at Hull City in nearly a quarter of a century as Scott Parker's side held on for a scrappy win on Humberside.

The Portuguese winger celebrated making his loan move from Wolverhampton Wanderers permanent earlier this week with the game's only genuine glimpse of quality – bending a brilliant finish around goalkeeper George Long and into the far corner from the left angle of the penalty area after Reece Burke had slid in to halt a surging run from Anthony Knockaert. The visitors had to clung onto Cavaleiro's sixth goal of the season – as the second half became increasingly bitty and the three points were marred by an ankle injury to Aleksandar Mitrovic, who was stretchered off with with ten minutes to go.

The hosts, who grew in believe the longer their deficit remained so slender, almost grabbed an equaliser in a gripping six minutes of stoppage time. Marek Rodak made an excellent save to deny the dangerous Jared Bowen and then substitute Alfie Mawson blocked Tom Eaves' follow-up. Hull did have the ball in the net with virtually the last kick of the game but George Honeyman's effort was touched home by Keane Lewis-Potter, who was a couple of yards offside.

Parker's surpising line-up, which saw Tom Cairney remain on the bench throughout his return to his former club and Kevin McDonald preferred to Harry Arter as Fulham's holding midfielder, started slowly. They survived a loud home shout for handball against McDonald before Eaves did brilliantly to slide Kamil Grosicki in behind the visiting back-line, but the Polish international dragged his shot disappointingly across goal as he advanced on Rodak.

Fulham, who had offered very little prior to Cavaleiro's beautifully-taken goal, saw far more of the ball as the half game to an end, but they were immediately under pressure at the start of the second period. Eaves showed commendable endeavour to chase down a through ball that Michael Hector looked favourite for and somehow squeeze in a cross, but Grosicki elected to try and find a team-mate rather than shoot first time and the danger rather petered out.

The classy Jackson Irvine lifted a cross to the back post that narrowly eluded Eaves, whilst Fulham's threat on the break was somewhat sporadic. Bobby Decordova-Reid saw a snapshot deflected wide, whilst Josh Onomah drove forward from central midfield but skied his shot horribly over when things opened up for him. The game then got a bit feisty as the clock ticked on, with Mitrovic fortunate to only receive a yellow for swinging an arm at Bowen. The Serbian striker so incensed the home fans after delaying proceedings twice in quick succession that they booed him off when he was eventually stretchered from the field.

By this time, Grant McCann had dispensed with his earlier caution and gone to three at the back in an attempt to grab an equaliser. Jordy de Wijs, comfortably Hull's best performer on the day, swung in a deep cross for Eaves at the far post, but the tall could only head into the side netting. Parker's decision to send on Joe Bryan and Mawson as the clock ticked down told you everything about his desire to claim only Fulham's third away clean sheet of the season.

That they managed it represents significant progress on their recent Championship showings – although Hector and Tim Ream will have far sterner examinations than this. Fulham's first win at Hull since their 3-0 victory at Boothferry Park by Micky Adams' promotion winning side in December 1996 was certainly short on quality, but contained plenty of grit. It narrowed the gap to the top two after both West Brom and Leeds surprisingly dropped points, but automatic promotion still seems an awful long way away.

HULL CITY (4-2-3-1): Long; Pennington, Lichaj, Burke (Lewis-Potter 70), de Wijs; Da Silva Lopes, Kane (Honeyman 61); Bowen, Grosicki, Irvine (Bowler 81); Eaves. Subs (not used): Ingram, Tafazolli, Batty, Fleming.

BOOKED: Bowen.

FULHAM (4-3-3): Rodak; Christie, Odoi, Hector, Ream; McDonald, Onomah, Decordova-Reid; Knockaert (Mawson 90), Cavaleiro (Arter 86), Mitrovic (Bryan 80). Subs (not used): Norman, Johansen, Cairney, Stansfield.

BOOKED: Cavaleiro, Mitrovic, McDonald, Christie.

GOAL: Cavaleiro (29).

REFEREE: Matt Donohue (Manchester).

ATTENDANCE: 11,347.



https://hammyend.com/index.php/2020/01/cavaleiro-curler-clinches-fulham-win/

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Parker fearful after 'pretty bad' injury to Mitrovic

Fulham manager Scott Parker expressed concern for talisman Aleksandar Mitrovic after he was stretchered off in the 1-0 win at Hull.

The Serbia international striker twice went down with an ankle injury before he was replaced after 80 minutes by Joe Bryan.

Parker said: "It doesn't look great, at this present moment in time.

"It's too early to say. We'll scan him (on Sunday) and see where we are. He's injured himself pretty badly.

"(If) you lose someone who's scored 18 goals, it's never going to be easy."

Mitrovic's injury was the only low point for Fulham, who had never before won at the KCOM Stadium.

Parker was, though, left grateful to a match-defining contribution from Ivan Cavaleiro, whose flash of magic after 29 minutes settled an otherwise lukewarm encounter.

The Portuguese, who this week signed a permanent four-and-a-half-year contract from Wolves, looked in a fairly innocuous position on the left of Hull's penalty box but Cavaleiro had other ideas and delivered a precise, curling strike with his right foot which ended up in the top right-hand corner.

Parker, whose side consolidated their position in the Sky Bet Championship play-off places, said: "Ivan's a matchwinner. He had one slight opportunity and he showed his brilliance."

He added: "The first half, I thought we played really well. We had a controlled way about us.

"Hull are probably the best counter-attacking side in the division and I thought we did really well to nullify that – even if it meant giving up a bit of possession.

"The second half turned into a typical Championship game – it was not vintage by any stretch of the imagination.

"We realise how tough this division is and at times we've shown how brilliant we can be this season.

"On the flip side, we can be a bit inconsistent but we showed another side to us here.

"We dug in and showed massive character. We've just got to keep picking up points. We ultimately need to worry about ourselves."

Head coach Grant McCann admitted Hull had under-performed.

With influential wingers Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki ineffective, McCann's men looked short of ideas going forward.

McCann said: "We didn't deserve anything.

"The game was scruffy, with two teams playing nowhere near their best.

"In the first half we were slow in our tempo and build-up play – the second half we were better.

"Both teams would have been quite happy with a draw but them taking the lead probably distracted us a bit.

"A moment of quality has won the game – it's as simple as that."

Hull also have play-off aspirations – they remain three points off the top six – but they have now lost back-to-back league games at home.

McCann said: "Jarrod was quiet, Kamil was quiet.

"The attacking players were a wee bit quiet in the game and Fulham scored a worldie to win the game.

"I don't think there was any rhythm in the game from minute one – it was a bit stop-start. The difference was that tremendous goal from Cavaleiro.

"The frustration is back-to-back defeats at home.

"We need to try and find a bit more consistency at home. What's important for us at home is to score first.

"We'll just keep going. With 19 games left, there's a long way to go. One thing about this group is that we can respond."



https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/parker-fearful-after-pretty-bad-injury-mitrovic

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Aleksandar Mitrovic: Fulham striker's injury 'doesn't look great', says Scott Parker


Aleksandar Mitrovic has gone three games without scoring for Fulham

The ankle injury that forced Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic to be carried off against Hull City "doesn't look great", says boss Scott Parker.

The 25-year-old Serbian left the field on a stretcher in the final 10 minutes of Fulham's 1-0 win on Saturday.

Mitrovic is the joint-leading goalscorer in the Championship with 18 in 26 appearances this season.

"It's too early to say," said Parker. "We'll scan him and see where we are. He's injured himself pretty badly."

Mitrovic signed a new five-year contract last summer following Fulham's relegation from the Premier League, having joined on a permanent deal from Newcastle United 12 months earlier.

"It doesn't look great at this present moment in time," added Parker, whose side are fourth in the second tier.

"(If) you lose someone who's scored 18 goals it's never going to be easy."



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51079866


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Mitrovic injury 'doesn't look great,' says Parker

Fulham boss Scott Parker says the ankle injury sustained by Aleksandar Mitrovic in the win at Hull City 'doesn't look great'.

The Serbian striker was stretchered off with ten minutes to play at the KCOM after seeming to twist his ankle when he went up for a header. Parker will await the results of scans on the injury in the coming week, but is not optimistic.

Fulham are without too many natural replacements for Mitrovic, who has scored 18 goals in 26 appearances in the Championship this season. Aboubakar Kamara replaced the former Newcastle forward in the one league campaign he has missed so far, whilst teenager Jay Stansfield was on the bench today after making his debut against Aston Villa in the FA Cup last week.

Parker told the press after the final whistle:

    'It's too early to say. We'll scan him and see where we are. He's injured himself pretty badly. It doesn't look great at this present moment in time. [If] you lose someone who's scored 18 goals, it's never going to be easy,'



https://hammyend.com/index.php/2020/01/mitrovic-injury-doesnt-look-great-says-parker/

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Fulham boss Scott Parker reveals major injury blow in promotion fight with Leeds United

Fulham boss Scott Parker has revealed a major injury blow to his side's promotion fight with Leeds United

Fulham boss Scott Parker has revealed his concern for star-man Aleksander Mitrovic after the forward was forced off through injury in their 1-0 victory against Hull City.

The result against the Tigers, accompanied by Leeds United's defeat in a Yorkshire derby against Sheffield Wednesday, blew the race for promotion wide open as just six points separate United from Fulham and Brentford.

However, Fulham could now be without Serbian striker Mitrovic for an extended period of time after Parker revealed a major injury blow to the forward, who has scored 18 goals in 26 league matches this season.

"It doesn't look great, at this present moment in time," Parker said after the match, confirming the worst fears for the Cottagers fans on a dramatic weekend.

"It's too early to say. We'll scan him (on Sunday) and see where we are. He's injured himself pretty badly. (If) you lose someone who's scored 18 goals, it's never going to be easy."

Fulham could now be forced into the transfer market for a striker, joining Leeds in the hunt for an addition who could provide the difference in the hunt for Premier League football next season.

Leeds host Fulham at Elland Road during a midweek fixture in the middle of March, having lost 2-1 to the Cottagers earlier this season.



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