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The Independent
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Marco Silva praises ‘important' Harry Wilson after Fulham winner at Brentford
Marco Silva says Harry Wilson will 'want to play Brentford every week' after he stung the Bees for a second time this season with the winner in Fulham's 3-2 west London derby victory at the Gtech Community Stadium. Wilson, who had his contract extended until next summer this week and also scored a stoppage-time double in Fulham's 2-1 win over Brentford in November, replicated his heroics with a stunning long-range strike in the 70th minute. Raul Jimenez's opener put the visitors ahead before Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo both scored their 19th goals of the Premier League campaign. Mbeumo had a chance to claim his 20th but his first-half penalty was saved by Bernd Leno. Tom Cairney came off the bench to nod in the equaliser moments before Wilson added the Cottagers' third. 'He's an important player and a very good player for us,' Silva said of Wilson. 'Of course the feeling for him against Brentford is fantastic and he's probably thinking right now, 'why don't I play against Brentford every week?'. 'We knew we could do it today in a special game and in a derby. Their frontline has nearly 50 goals in the Premier League. We knew we had to be strong to be in control of the situation.' Both sides' European hopes were dented on Saturday by Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory over Manchester City, which means eighth spot will no longer secure a Conference League place. Fulham's win over their neighbours means their 54-point tally is a new club record in the Premier League. 'It's something this group must be proud of, it was one of our goals of the season,' Silva added. 'It's something we wanted to achieve two seasons ago when we were close, we have different goals but that was one of the main ones because we knew that if we broke the record then we would be in a position to fight for things.' Defeat ended Brentford's four-match winning run. Asked whether his side deserved more, boss Thomas Frank said: 'Yes, definitely but unfortunately it's football.' 'Our first half was one of our better from this season. We controlled the game and had some good chances and had half opportunities when winning it high and going for the kill. 'I don't think there was two goals in it in the second half. It's small margins, they're two deflected crosses which landed perfectly on Jimenez and Cairney's head.'
BreakingNews.ie
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Harry Wilson scores Fulham winner against Brentford for second time this season
Harry Wilson haunted Brentford once again as Fulham scored twice in two minutes to come from behind and claim west London bragging rights in a 3-2 win at the Gtech Community Stadium. Wilson scored a stoppage-time brace in November's reverse fixture to snatch victory for the Cottagers and his 70th-minute effort, moments after Tom Cairney equalised, proved decisive. Advertisement Raul Jimenez had opened the scoring for the visitors before Bryan Mbeumo – who had a first-half penalty saved – and Yoane Wissa both netted their 19th goals of the campaign. Cairney, who is yet to be offered a new deal at Craven Cottage with his contract expiring in the summer, forced parity before fellow substitute Wilson repeated his heroics. Both sides have been vying for an eighth-place finish and a Conference League spot in recent weeks but those ambitions were extinguished after Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory on Saturday, meaning the Eagles will be the side embarking on a European tour next season instead. Wissa squandered a golden chance from a one-on-one at one end moments before Fulham converted in the 16th minute. Advertisement Adama Traore, whose contract at Craven Cottage was extended by a year this week, whipped in a looping delivery and Jimenez produced enough power on his header to prevent Mark Flekken from keeping the ball out. The crowd was playing their part in a feisty affair with both sides opting to go end to end. But it was Brentford who pounced not long after Jimenez's goal to level the scores in the 22nd minute. Traore went from hero to villain when he had his pocket picked in midfield and Wissa linked with strike partner Mbeumo on the right-hand side of the box before the latter drilled his effort with his weaker right foot into the bottom-left corner. Minutes later Joachim Andersen brought Kevin Schade down in the area but Mbeumo saw his penalty saved by Bernd Leno. Advertisement Brentford's persistence was eventually rewarded, however, with their physical advantage paying dividends off a set-piece. Fulham failed to deal with a long throw and Bees skipper Christian Norgaard was on hand at the back post to nod his effort through the palms of Leno before Wissa prodded the ball over the line. Fulham forced a 68th-minute leveller through substitute Cairney, who nodded home from close range. Two minutes after Fulham's equaliser, shouts of 'shoot' from the away fans rung around the Gtech Community Stadium, with Wilson obliging with a curved effort from distance which left Flekken rooted to the spot. Advertisement
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Brentford 2-3 Fulham: Cottagers show spirit to keep alive slim European hopes
Fulham had picked up only three points out of a possible 15 going into Sunday's west London derby with in-form Brentford, but they showed tremendous spirit after falling behind to come away with all three combination play between Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez caused the home side all sorts of problems in an entertaining first half, in which the Mexican twice went close to opening the scoring before his 16th-minute header squirmed under goalkeeper Mark Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both scored their 19th Premier League goals of the season to hand the initiative back to Brentford, who would have gone into half-time 3-1 up had Mbeumo managed to beat goalkeeper Bernd Leno from the penalty spot in the 28th Fulham responded brilliantly in the second half as Tom Cairney – whose contract is set to expire this summer – nodded in his second goal of the season to restore parity once Silva's side weren't done yet, though, as Harry Wilson – who scored twice in stoppage time to earn Fulham victory in the reverse fixture – curled a sumptuous strike into the corner two minutes later to complete the qualification may be out of the Cottagers' hands, but a top-half finish remains within their grasp. Fulham had picked up only three points out of a possible 15 going into Sunday's west London derby with Brentford, but they showed tremendous spirit after falling behind to come away with all three combination play between Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez caused the home side all sorts of problems in an entertaining first half, in which the Mexican twice went close to opening the scoring before his 16th-minute header squirmed under goalkeeper Mark Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both scored their 19th Premier League goals of the season to hand the initiative back to Brentford, who would have gone into half-time 3-1 up had Mbeumo managed to beat Bernd Leno from the penalty spot in the 28th Fulham responded brilliantly in the second half as Tom Cairney – whose contract is set to expire this summer – nodded in his second goal of the season to restore parity once Silva's side weren't done yet, though, as Harry Wilson – who scored twice in stoppage time to earn Fulham victory in the reverse fixture – curled a sumptuous strike into the corner two minutes later to complete the qualification is out of the Cottagers' hands, but a top-half finish remains within their grasp.
The Independent
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Harry Wilson clinches victory for Fulham in five-goal thriller at Brentford
Harry Wilson haunted Brentford once again as Fulham scored twice in two minutes to come from behind and claim west London bragging rights in a 3-2 win at the Gtech Community Stadium. Wilson scored a stoppage-time brace in November's reverse fixture to snatch victory for the Cottagers and his 70th-minute effort, moments after Tom Cairney equalised, proved decisive. Raul Jimenez had opened the scoring for the visitors before Bryan Mbeumo – who had a first-half penalty saved – and Yoane Wissa both netted their 19th goals of the campaign. Cairney, who is yet to be offered a new deal at Craven Cottage with his contract expiring in the summer, forced parity before fellow substitute Wilson repeated his heroics. Both sides have been vying for an eighth-place finish and a Conference League spot in recent weeks but those ambitions were extinguished after Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory on Saturday, meaning the Eagles will be the side embarking on a European tour next season instead. Wissa squandered a golden chance from a one-on-one at one end moments before Fulham converted in the 16th minute. Adama Traore, whose contract at Craven Cottage was extended by a year this week, whipped in a looping delivery and Jimenez produced enough power on his header to prevent Mark Flekken from keeping the ball out. The crowd was playing their part in a feisty affair with both sides opting to go end to end. But it was Brentford who pounced not long after Jimenez's goal to level the scores in the 22nd minute. Traore went from hero to villain when he had his pocket picked in midfield and Wissa linked with strike partner Mbeumo on the right-hand side of the box before the latter drilled his effort with his weaker right foot into the bottom-left corner. Minutes later Joachim Andersen brought Kevin Schade down in the area but Mbeumo saw his penalty saved by Bernd Leno. Brentford's persistence was eventually rewarded, however, with their physical advantage paying dividends off a set-piece. Fulham failed to deal with a long throw and Bees skipper Christian Norgaard was on hand at the back post to nod his effort through the palms of Leno before Wissa prodded the ball over the line. Fulham forced a 68th-minute leveller through substitute Cairney, who nodded home from close range. Two minutes after Fulham's equaliser, shouts of 'shoot' from the away fans rung around the Gtech Community Stadium, with Wilson obliging with a curved effort from distance which left Flekken rooted to the spot.
CNA
18-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Wilson stunner sinks Brentford in 3-2 comeback win for Fulham
LONDON :Fulham beat Brentford 3-2 away in a roller-coaster Premier League encounter on Sunday to complete the double over their West London rivals after Harry Wilson came back to haunt them with yet another winner. Fulham went ahead in the 16th minute when Raul Jimenez grabbed his 12th goal of the season with a towering header before Bryan Mbeumo equalised after a fine one-two with Yoane Wissa. Mbeumo missed a penalty soon after but Wissa made it 2-1 before halftime. However, Fulham scored twice in two minutes, first through a Tom Cairney header before Wilson's curling strike from range turned the game on its head. Wilson had also scored twice in added time in a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture in November and Sunday's victory moved Fulham up to 10th in the standings with 54 points, a point behind Brentford who remain in eighth place.
