Fulham

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: It is tempting to ask exactly how much time Leicester City spent on the defensive side of the game during the ...

Mitrovic had just had lengthy treatment following a heavy challenge on his ankle by Ndidi, but he had recovered in time to control Willian’s cross and guide home his 11th goal of the season from close range. ‘It’s a small squad and when we have a few injuries we are short in terms of the number we want. Tielemans looked the Foxes’ most likely source of inspiration and curled just wide from 20 yards. Vardy runs as hard as ever but turns 36 later this month and is struggling to find the old spark. After their rapid improvement before the World Cup, these are troubling times again for Leicester, who have still not beaten a team in the top half this term. ‘There's not a lot of money but maybe there is some to do what we want to do.

The striker fired Marco Silva's side to a third-straight win after a 1-0 Premier League victory at the King Power Stadium. It left Fulham seventh in the ...

Fulham rode their luck but Harry Wilson had the chance to make it comfortable in injury time only to prod wide after sprinting clear. They had improved from a poor start but were still jeered off at the break while Fulham looked comfortable. Willian shot over inside the opening five minutes and he had another close effort soon after, curling just wide after Kenny Tete's break.

Wednesday's soccer news rounds up the USMNT players in Europe, starting with Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson's Fulham winning 1-0 at Leicester City.

Fenerbahce converted a penalty in the 62nd minute. Espanyol equalized in the 53rd, sending the game to extra time. We started the game dominant, playing in the opposition half for most of the time. Also in the Copa del Rey, Yunus Musah subbed on in the 70th minute of Valencia’s 3-0 win at La Nucia. “I thought that in the first-half, especially the first 25 minutes, we were brilliant. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the 17th minute with Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno making six saves.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his 11th Premier League goal of the 2022/23 season as Fulham edged past Leicester City to move up to seventh.

Fulham rode their luck but Harry Wilson had the chance to make it comfortable in injury time only to prod wide after sprinting clear. The striker peeled off the back of Faes, the defender caught ball watching, and he had time to control and finish neatly past Danny Ward. The striker fired the Cottagers to a third straight victory as they boosted their European charge.

Fulham showed resilience in abundance as they won at Leicester to move onto 28 points - they are now looking up the table, not down.

His role in Fulham’s recent form cannot be overstated and his signing from [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) last summer, [for an initial £3million](https://theathletic.com/3472057/2022/08/02/fulham-bernd-leno-signing-transfer/), looks like the bargain of the year. We are here to work really hard to achieve important things for the club and, right now, the main thing for us is to remain in the Premier League.” [Newcastle](https://theathletic.com/football/team/newcastle-united/) on Boxing Day, with two goals scored inside the first seven minutes, meant any early signs of home frailty would be met by groans on the terraces. The striker made no mistake, taking his season tally to 11 league goals — that matches his best-ever single-season return in the Premier League and we aren’t even at the halfway point of this one. “He was impressive — he has been all season,” Silva says of the Germany international. “I think this shows the quality in some moments, and after the organisation and the resilience that we have to show at this level.” [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) in five seasons. “I have to highlight the way we started the game,” Silva says. He would repeat it at half-time to his players, as [Fulham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fulham/) held a 1-0 advantage and braced themselves for a wave of pressure from their hosts. They showed a willingness to adapt, and saw out the final 20 minutes, including stoppage time, with a back five of their own. They sifted through the book of dark arts to prolong the home side’s agony. It was the quality that would be required on a testing night in the East Midlands.

Fulham have already equalled their points tally from their last top-flight campaign.

I can’t fault the players after that in terms of their effort. It was another decent performance but we didn’t get the result. “It’s a small squad. “We are here to work really hard to achieve things for the football club. The Foxes improved and Jamie Vardy shot at Leno with Tielemans curling wide. “From then we were much better and in the second half we were able to sustain the attacks.

On Tuesday evening Fulham won a third successive Premier League game to go level on points with Liverpool. Marco Silva's side have already garnered the same ...

The Portuguese struck us as a brooding figure who never wore a coat and looked as if Marco Silva’s side have already garnered the same number of points they managed for the whole of their 2020-21 season when they finished 18th and were relegated. The supporters regularly serenade Silva while being derogatory about Scott Parker, his predecessor.

Start as you mean to go on. Fulham did the business in their first outing of the new year and Cam's got all the glorious details in full.

It was never a yellow, a foul by today’s deplorable guidelines, maybe, but it is a harsh punishment and now we’re without our main attraction when the media circus comes to town. If it were a straight red, I’m correct in thinking we would’ve been authorised to spare him for our tip to Hull in the FA Cup instead, no? Our recruitment during the summer was considered, we laud Joao Palhinha’s exploits, we’re warming to Issa Diop’s presence although Leno also been an incredible addition and we are seriously reaping the benefits of having a goalkeeper that’s both completely committed and genuinely extraordinary. As if we didn’t know it already, Willian is still a certified baller and he’s reacquainted himself to the toughest domestic division in existence in style. Absolutely nothing was going to pass him, his exertions were exhausting but this isn’t a man that rests when the going gets tough. To beat an opponent such as Leicester amid an onslaught is hugely significant, as it proves without debate that Fulham trust what they’re striving to achieve, and while our primary objective is to survive, we have to appreciate the magnitude of our performances of late because they belong in the big-time, and perhaps even beyond. The German heroically halted Harvey Barnes, he thwarted a sharp-shooting Jamie Vardy, his charge downs were immediate, his reflexes were elastic and his bollocks are forever forged in steel. It really was edge-of-the-seat stuff and after 18 games, with 28 beautiful points in hand, the Whites are flirting with European football and I’d say we’re very good value for it. Leicester will be livid; they’d smashed woodwork, dominated territory and yet, the Whites made it three wins on the spin, leaving everything out on the turf and that is an essential hallmark of a true Premier League side. It was nervy, it was horribly frantic but we had enough – just – to keep the Foxes from the door. The weeks ahead of us aren’t for the fainthearted, however the Whites will know what they’re capable of, and so will our opponents. We’re seventh and we’re punching well above our weight, but this is the season of the underdog and hopefully 2023 will be another magnificent year for all things Fulham.