Sunday Fulham Stuff - 03/03/24...

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Sasa Lukic seriously impressed with 26-year-old Fulham teammate after Brighton win
Fulham midfielder Saka Lukic has hailed teammate Harry Wilson for his incredible performance against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon.

The Whites came away from Craven Cottage with a sensational 3-0 win that sees them extend the gap to the relegation zone and move within a point of Chelsea.

Posting on Instagram after the match, Sasa Lukic reserved special praise for the 26-year-old winger.

Lukic hails Wilson after Brighton win
Fulham appear to be Brighton's bogey team right now as they once again went unbeaten against the Seagulls in the Premier League.

After snatching a draw at the Amex through Joao Palhinha's goal earlier in the season, they fully deserved their three points on Saturday.

That follows up Manor Solomon's late winner last season that stunned Brighton but Marco Silva's side once again followed up last year's win against Brighton with another fantastic performance at the Cottage.

The Whites were once again without Palhinha as he saw out the second game of his ban but amazingly he once again wasn't missed.

Saka Lukic hasn't had the easiest start to life at Fulham, frequently being used off the bench where he couldn't really affect games.

However, Lukic was brilliant once again against Brighton but reserved special praise for Harry Wilson after the match.

The Welshman curled in a trademark goal with his left foot to open the scoring before setting up Rodrigo Muniz's fifth goal in five games.

With Willian sitting on the bench, he would have known he needed to put in a strong performance to convince Silva to keep him in the team.

He certainly did that and must be in contention to start against Wolves next weekend.

Wilson on song for Fulham once again
Posting on social media, Lukic said: "Another great team win," to which Wilson simply replied: "Machine" with an applause emoji.

Lukic loved what he saw from Wilson against Brighton and compared him to five-time Champions League winner Gareth Bale.

Fulham are in no danger of relegation now having reached 35 points and opened up a considerable gap to the bottom three.

The aim with 11 games to go is to see whether they can climb into the top half of the table and potentially challenge for a top seven spot.

Silva has demonstrated his talents as a manager, and his ability to improve players and sides as a whole.

He's got the perfect opportunity to kick on and make a memorable campaign for the Whites even better.



https://www.fulham.news/2024/03/03/sasa-lukic-seriously-impressed-with-26-year-old-fulham-teammate-after-brighton-win/

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Five-star Fulham U18s thrash Norwich
A brace from Aaron Loupalo-Bi helped Fulham's under 18s to a thumping 5-0 win over Norwich City at Motspur Park yesterday.

Ali Melloul's youngsters hit the front inside seven minutes as the in-form striker fired an unerring finish in the bottom corner. Loupalo-Bi doubled his tally within four minutes after being set up by Tom Olyott before the winger put the Whites 3-0 up after 21 minutes by rifling a superb shot high into the net from the acutest of angles.

The Canaries' miserable afternoon continued when striker Finlay Corke put through his own net to make it four six minutes before the break. Fulham continued to dominate proceedings after the break but could add only one further goal when two of Melloul's second half substitutes combined. Alfie White set up winger Seth Ridgeon, fresh from scoring twice as England's under 16s won the Football Federations Cup, to round off the scoring.

FULHAM UNDER 18s (4-4-2): Varney; de Jesus, Slade (Park 64), Amissah, Nsasi; Nwoko, Gofford (Ridgeon 54), Olyott, Ali Wahid; Iwhiwhu (White 64). Subs (not used): Kaiser.

GOALS: Loupalo-Bi (6, 10), Olyott (21), Corke (o.g. 39), Ridgeon (76).

NORWICH CITY UNDER 18s (4-4-2): Bullen; Mundle (Rowland 68), Owen, Ofori-Manteaw, Williams; Bracking, Chilvers, Simbai, Daley; Corke (Newman 61), Roberts (Okpiabhele 81). Subs (not used): Ruddy.

BOOKED: Ofori-Manteaw (90+3).

REFEREE: Lewis Smith.



https://hammyend.com/index.php/2024/03/five-star-fulham-u18s-thrash-norwich/

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[copthornemike]

Thanks to the excellent round up JC.
I would like to suggest  another.
The Guardian do an excellent match report of Fulham's games, but the highlight in the comments section is the accompanying report by a supporter known as ZeeZeeTopFulham.
Not short, but always a thoughtful analysis of the match and both teams.
Something to enjoy the morning after a Fulham win over a nice coffee or two
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/02/fulham-brighton-premier-league-match-report

Recommended- look at a few of ZeeZeeTopFulham's previous match reports. All good value.

[Kemosabe]

The Guardian do an excellent match report of Fulham's games, but the highlight in the comments section is the accompanying report by a supporter known as ZeeZeeTopFulham.

Recommended- look at a few of ZeeZeeTopFulham's previous match reports. All good value.

Agreed - I always look out for his reports which are insightful, well-drafted and only ever-so-slightly biased toward Fulham.  He is always happy to credit the other team for good play (in itself fairly Fulhamish, I think)

I don't think he posts on here (the style is pretty recognisable).  From the odd hint, I think he's a student, possibly studying sociology(?).