Millwall VS Fulham: Match Report

7:45pm GMT Kick Off, The Den, Championship

A Late Scare Threatened Marco Silva’s Team, But They Were Able To Hold Onto The Three Points.

Two quick early goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho gave Fulham a great advantage. However a late goal from Benik Afobe put pressure of Fulham for the last five minutes, but the Whites keep hold of their lead as they go joint top of the Championship

Just after the second minute, Aleksandar Mitrovic gave Fulham the lead. Fabio Carvalho ran down the line, and pulled the ball back across the box. The Serbian was there to fire The Cottagers into an early lead.

Things went from bad to worse for Millwall, as Fulham doubled their lead in the 8th minute, coming from Carvalho. Fulham broke forward, and the 18-year-old split the defense open. Neeskens Kebano played the ball into Carvalho and he did the necessary job.

Millwall finally began to get a foot into the game after the second goal, as they tried to press the Fulham midfield and defense into mistakes, but the Fulham defense wouldn’t break down as they dictated the play.

Fulham should have got another goal in the 30th minute. Carvalho once again, playing a vital role before playing Ivan Cavaleiro one-on-one with Bartosz Bialkowski. He looked certain to give them a third but somehow missed the target.

As the second half kicked off, Fulham had two chances to add to their goal tally. The initial effort was from Mitrovic, which was well saved by Bialkowski. Carvalho was there for the rebound, but the Pole was quick to react as he pushed it behind for a corner.

Fulham should have found the back of the net once again. Andre Zambo Anguissa beat a man and made his way into the Millwall box. He pulled it back to Carvalho on the six yard line but it was blocked on the line by Daniel Ballard.

Fulham continued their control of the match, as they pushed and pushed for a third. Kebano did well to beat a man as he looked to pick out Anguissa in the box. However, his cross turned into a shot which Bialkowski did well to deal with.

Fulham went close once again. Carvalho takes it down and slots the ball into the path of Kebano. He hits a powerful shot goalward, which strikes the side netting.

The first real chance of the game for Millwall came in the 82nd minute. A ball was whipped into the box, which was met by Matt Smith. Smith headed it goalward, but it was just over the bar.

In the 87th minute, Millwall did find the back of the net. A long ball finds Smith who heads it down to Benik Afobe. The ball bounced off his head, which finds the corner of the net.

Millwall had a great chance at the dead, as Jed Wallace crossed the ball into a dangerous area which was met by Jake Cooper. Paulo Gazzaniga missed the ball in the air, but the ball looped over the net, which was the last chance Millwall could get of salvaging a point.

Man Of The Match: Fabio Carvalho

The young midfielder has had an impactful start to the season for Fulham and continued that tonight with a brilliant performance at The Den

He grabbed himself a goal and assist, and could have had many more goal contributions. It looks like it will be a big campaign for the 18-year-old.

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