In the fifth round of the English Championship, Fulham hosted Brentford at their home ground. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the opening minutes of the match, a mistake by Joshua King created a good opportunity for Mikkel Damsgaard, who did not miss the chance and opened the scoring – 0:1. In the 38th minute, Sasha Lukich's shot hit a defender, but Rodrigo Munis passed the ball to Alex Ayobi, who equalized the score.
Moreover, two minutes later, the hosts scored a precise shot from the penalty area, with Harry Wilson bringing the score to 2:1. At the beginning of the second half, Ethan Pinnock sent the ball into his own net, increasing the score to 3:1.
Munis came close to scoring again, but after a review, an attacking foul was detected, and the goal was disallowed. Thus, Fulham, with 8 points, shares the same points as Chelsea and occupies sixth place in the league table.
Brentford, meanwhile, is positioned just above the relegation zone with only one point difference. In the Fulham lineup, Leno, Tete, Andersen, Ugelumba, Sessenyion, Lukich, Berge, Wilson, King, Ayuobi, and Munis took the field.
On the bench were Timothy Castagne, Benjamin Lecomte, Adama Traore, Samu Chukwueze, Caoimhin Kelleher, Sepp Van der Berg, Nathan Collins, and others. Brentford's squad included Pinnock, Kayode, Kinn Lewis-Potter, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Jordan Henderson, and other players.
The match took place at the "Craven Cottage" stadium in London, where the home team secured an important victory. This result marks a good start for Fulham in the competition.
