Wilson comes off bench to attain dramatic past due double as Fulham stun Brentford

Harry Wilson scored two times in stoppage time to supply a exceptional comeback win for Fulham in opposition to Brentford in a west London derby at Craven Cottage.

Brentford had led for the reason that twenty fourth minute when Vitaly Janelt’s rocket of a shot picked out the ground nook in opposition to the run of play.

And all of Fulham’s enterprising play appeared set to depart them with not anything because the clock ticked into six mins of added time.

However exchange Wilson had different concepts, equalising with a deft near-post flick that looped over the goalkeeper and into the a long way nook to attract the house facet stage.

And it was once Wilson who received it proper on the dying, as he stooped to show house Antonee Robinson’s move to spark jubilant scenes at the banks of the river Thames. There was once fortune in regards to the function, with Wilson taking a look to go the ball into the a long way nook, handiest to peer it come off his shoulder and into the close to nook.

The win strikes Fulham above Brentford and up into 9th position within the Premier League.

Fulham have been the easier facet during, racking up 26 makes an attempt within the fit to Brentford’s 5, with handiest two of the ones efforts from the guests being not off course in comparison to Fulham’s 12.

Supervisor Marco Silva can have been annoyed by means of his facet’s loss of ruthlessness, and will likely be prepared to seek out extra of a innovative heading into a hectic a part of the season.

However the high quality of his crew’s build-up play was once extremely encouraging, with Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe in particular spectacular.

Fulham’s American full-back is a constantly spectacular performer, and he performed a large function all evening down a left flank the place a lot of the sport’s perfect soccer was once performed.

His link-up with Nelson and Smith Rowe brought about Brentford issues all evening, and defensively he did a very good process holding Bryan Mbeumo quiet.

Even into the 96th minute Robinson was once prepared to push ahead, and it was once his run and move that arrange the profitable function.

Fulham: Leno 8, Tete 7, Andersen 7, Bassey 7, Robinson 8, Berge 7, Pereira 6, Smith Rowe 8, Iwobi 6, Nelson 8, Jimenez 6. Subs: Traore 7, Muniz 6, Castagne 6, Wilson 8, Cairney 6

Brentford: Flekken 8, Roerslev 6, Pinnock 6, Collins 7, Van Den Berg 7, Norgaard 6, Janelt 7, Damsgaard 6, Lewis-Potter 5, Mbeumo 6, Wissa 5. Subs: Jensen 6, Carvalho 6, Schade 5, Mee 5, Yarmolyuk 6

24’ – GOAL! FULHAM 0-1 BRENTFORD (JANELT)

Oof, that could be a shocking hit. Brentford win the ball again throughout the Fulham part and paintings it to Janelt, who has a crack from distance and sends a bullet flying into the ground nook from miles out. The travelling enthusiasts can slightly imagine it, that’s outrageous. 1-0.

90+2’ – GOAL! FULHAM 1-1 BRENTFORD (WILSON)

After all Fulham have the leap forward! They deserve it, however it was once starting to glance love it wouldn’t come. The function itself is absolute elegance, with Traore’s move from the fitting met by means of essentially the most audacious of back-heeled flicks by means of Harry Wilson, who sends the ball looping over the ‘keeper to nestle into the a long way nook. Was once it on objective? He received’t care. 1-1!

Brentford just about seize it on the dying as Leno makes a sensational close-range prevent to disclaim Carvalho and his defenders scramble to disclaim the guests at the rebound. That’s the most productive likelihood The Bees have created all evening.

90+7’ – GOAL! FULHAM 2-1 BRENTFORD (WILSON)

Sensational scenes at Craven Cottage as Harry Wilson luggage his 2d function in stoppage time to for sure win it for Fulham! The very good Robinson bursts into the field down the left and clips in a move, and Wilson stoops to direct the ball past a sprawling goalkeeper and into the again of the web. The stadium erupts and Wilson is mobbed. What a second! 2-1!

• Fulham had 26 makes an attempt on function to Brentford’s 5, with 12 not off course in comparison to simply two from the vistiors.
• There has handiest been one later profitable function within the Premier League this season than Harry Wilson’s 97th-minute header for Fulham (Jordan Ayew for Leicester in opposition to Southampton within the 98th minute).