Afrigather LONDON (AP) — Joao Palhinha’s late objective gave Fulham a 2-1 win over Southampton on Saturday, leaving the guests stranded on the backside of the Premier League.
James Ward-Prowse thought he had secured a primary level underneath new Southampton supervisor Nathan Jones after making up for an own-goal within the first half by equalizing from a free kick within the 56th minute.
However Palhinha struck a minute from time with a far-post header to go away Southampton in final place, regardless of Fulham’s prime scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic then lacking a stoppage-time penalty.
The win meant Fulham climbed above west London rivals Chelsea and Brentford into seventh place.
It was Fulham’s first dwelling match for the reason that demise of 1966 World Cup-winning fullback George Cohen, and a tribute was paid earlier than the sport with former supervisor Roy Hodgson and Cohen’s son Anthony laying down wreaths.
Pele was additionally remembered earlier than kickoff, and Saints striker Che Adams instantly tried to emulate the Brazil nice with a shot from close to the midway line as Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno was out of his objective. Similar to Pele’s well-known effort towards Czechoslovakia, the ball drifted vast.
Fulham’s Brazilian, Willian, was then teed up by Andreas Pereira and fizzed a first-time shot into the side-netting.
Fulham took the lead within the thirty third minute.
Willian lifted a nook to the sting of the penalty space from the place the lurking Pereira hit a volley which deflected off Ward-Prowse’s shin and looped into the online.
Pereira nearly doubled the lead after the break when he met Bobby Decordova-Reid’s cross on the close to publish, however he couldn’t steer it on the right track.
As an alternative Southampton equalized after Decordova-Reid fouled Adams within the good vary for Ward-Prowse.
The England worldwide curled an excellent effort from 22 yards over the wall and previous the diving Leno.
Kenny Tete might have put Fulham again in entrance after a spill by Saints keeper Gavin Bazunu, however the full again shanked his shot vast.
Each groups pressed for a winner, and it was Fulham that scored it when Tete headed on Pereira’s nook and Palhinha nodded it dwelling.
Dan James was then fouled within the space in stoppage time however Bazunu stored out Mitrovic’s spot kick.
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