Fulham : Bettinelli, Hoogland, Bodurov, Hutchinson, Amorebieta, Parker, Tunnicliffe, Kavanagh, Ruiz, Rodallega, McCormack
Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Francis, Elphick, Cook, Daniels, Ritchie, Arter, Surman, Pugh, Pitman, Wilson
Bournemouth have returned to the top of SkyBet Championship by thrashing West London club at Craven Cottage. The win is very crucial for the Cherries as they look to gain direct promotion to Premier League after failing in their past three attempts via playoffs.
The visitors opened the game brightly and took an early lead via Brett Pitman who scored a brace along with a brace from Matt Ritchie. Defender Steve Cook bagged on a late goal to complete the rout as Fulham looked hapless throughout the evening.
They are now top of the table on goal difference above Middlesbrough who has led the league for majority of the season. Bournemouth have dramatically risen from fourth to the top of the league in space of two weeks as the back to back wins has propelled them right into the direct qualification mix up.
Fulham were reduced to 10 men as Fernando Amorebieta saw red for clipping Cherries’ top scorer Callum Wilson. The hosts failed to capitalize on the bright start and paid heavily for their sloppy defending. Fulham are at the moment eight points off the drop zone and are struggling to hold onto their Championship status after being relegated from Premier League less than a year ago.
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