Fulham 1-2 Town - Match Report

Freddie Sears and Brett Pitman were on target as Town beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage to win a fourth away league game on the trot for first time in more than 11 years. Sears netted after 16 seconds as the Blues made an explosive start, before Cottagers’ skipper Ross McCormack equalised with a freekick in the 14th minute, but Pitman secured the points when he turned in Sears’s cross on 57.

Town’s starting XI was unchanged for the fourth successive game, while Kevin Bru and Tommy Oar returned to the bench after hamstring and groin injuries respectively, but David McGoldrick dropped out due to injury. Jay Tabb also missed out on a place in the 18. For Fulham, former Blues loanee Richard Stearman started on the right of a back three.

In last season’s corresponding fixture, Town went in front after five minutes. This time around they needed only 16 seconds to grab the lead.