Ryan Sessegnon scored a 92nd-minute winner as Fulham hit again to beat Southampton 2-1 and maintain their hopes of European qualification alive.
Lowly Southampton seemed set to surpass the record-low Premier League factors tally of 11 they share with the Derby County staff of 2007-08 because of an early objective from Jack Stephens.
Stephens flicked on Ryan Manning’s set-piece supply within the 14th minute to place the Saints forward, two minutes after Willian got here shut with a stunning, curled effort that drifted simply broad of the put up.
But Southampton’s wait to elevate themselves off 11 factors must go on as they suffered a late capitulation, sparked by Marco Silva’s substitutions.
The energetic Adama Traore teed up Willian, who hit the woodwork, however fellow sub Emile Smith Rowe pulled Fulham degree with a deflected strike within the 72nd minute.
Smith Rowe and Raul Jimenez each went shut for the guests as they probed for a late winner, but it surely was Sessegnon who lastly delivered within the second minute of added time, planting an outstanding diving header into the bottom-left nook off Traore’s centre.
The win leaves Fulham in eighth place on 51 factors, the identical as ninth-place Brighton and two forward of Bournemouth, who tackle Manchester United on Sunday.
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Knowledge debrief: Silva’s subs placed on a late present
After Smith Rowe’s equaliser, Fulham have now scored 15 Premier League objectives by way of substitutes this season — the joint-most by any staff in a single marketing campaign, alongside Arsenal (2009-10), Manchester Metropolis (2011-12), and Liverpool (2015-16).
In truth, late drama has been a recurring theme for Silva’s facet. Saturday’s winner marked Fulham’s third Ninetieth-minute objective within the Premier League this season, greater than some other staff.
On the flip facet, Southampton’s late-game woes continued. They’ve now conceded 11 objectives after the Ninetieth minute this season — equalling the Premier League file set by Burnley in 2018-19.
However Fulham had been full worth for the win on Saturday, producing a wholesome anticipated objectives (xG) worth of two.16, in comparison with Southampton’s modest 0.56 xG.
