Marco Silva saluted Fulham for their “fantastic numbers” after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Peterborough.A sixth consecutive victory for Silva’s men came complete with a fifth clean sheet in a row and was earned by heroes at both ends of the pitch.Championship top-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic headed his 20th goal of an incredible season when converting a Neeskens Kebano cross in the ...Full Story »

Marco Silva praised Fulham’s “winning mentality” after they inflicted a 7-0 thrashing on 10-man Blackburn.The free-scoring Cottagers were two goals up within 20 minutes through Neeskens Kebano and top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 19th goal of the campaign. Jan Paul Van Hecke’s dismissal for a reckless challenge ended the game as a contest after 30 minutes.Fulham rut...Full Story »

Marco Silva admits Aleksandar Mitrovic can do no wrong at the moment after the Fulham striker’s hat-trick secured his side a 3-0 Championship victory over West Brom at Craven Cottage.Mitrovic made the most of a controversial penalty decision and a poor back pass from Robert Snodgrass to put Silva’s side two up at half-time in a game that ended with both sides reduced to 10 men.He wra...Full Story »

Marco Silva hailed Sky Bet Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic after the Serbia striker scored a brace in Fulham’s 4-0 thrashing over Nottingham Forest.The 27-year-old notched his 14th and 15th goals of the season in a second-half brace either side of Neeskens Kebano’s first Fulham goal since January.Former Fulham schoolboy Djed Spence had set Fulham on their way inside the f...Full Story »

Fulham head coach Marco Silva insists Tom Cairney’s comeback goal was reward for the midfielder’s efforts in battling back to fitness after a 10-month absence.Cairney has been sidelined since last December with knee problems but took just 12 minutes to make his mark after coming on at the start of the second half to put the Cottagers on course for a 2-0 win over Cardiff.Aleksandar Mi...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva believes his team has discovered a steely resolve which will help their promotion challenge.The Cottagers’ final result before the international break was a 4-1 defeat at Coventry after leading at half-time.And against west London rivals QPR at an expectant Craven Cottage, they led 1-0 again before conceding an equaliser. This time, though Silva’s team rous...Full Story »

Former Manchester United defender Marcus Rojo has been handed a five-game ban an £18,000 fine for his part in an ugly tunnel brawl last July. Rojo had been at the heart of a brawl that featured players and staff from both Boca Juniors and Brazilian outfit Atletico Mineiro. The pair had just played out a controversial draw at the Estádio Mineirão in the Last 16 of South America's...Full Story »

Foden closing in on new Man City deal Phil Foden is closing in on a new deal at Manchester City, according to Gazzetta Dello Sport. The 21-year-old’s current contract is not due to expire until 2024, but the Premier League champions are eager to tie him down for an extra three years. Foden missed the start of the new season through injury, but has scored twice in six outings across all ...Full Story »

Marco Silva heaped praise on Aleksandar Mitrovic after the striker hit a first half hat-trick in Fulham’s 3-1 win over Swansea at Craven Cottage.Mitrovic took his season tally to 10 goals in 10 league games with three clinical finishes which put the Cottagers on course for victory before the break.But Fulham boss Silva also insisted the Serbia striker’s performance was also a reflect...Full Story »

Fulham have no new injury concerns but head coach Marco Silva will be without four players from his first team squad against Swansea on Wednesday.Tom Cairney remains sidelined with a long-term knee injury and has only managed one session since Silva’s arrival in the summer, and is not yet fit enough to take part in team training.Fabio Carvalho has returned to team training this week althou...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva was adamant that Kasey Palmer netted Bristol City’s point-saving goal from an offside position.While he conceded that failure to take numerous scoring chances cost his side victory after taking the lead, Silva was furious that Palmer’s leveller was allowed to stand.Aleksandar Mitrovic headed the visitors into a 50th-minute lead after Harry Wilson nodded a cros...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says he wants his fringe players hungry ahead of their clash with Real Mallorca. One of the questions put to Ancelotti was about Marco Asensio, after reports of his frustration due to a lack of playing time and a contract that expires in 2023. "It's normal that those who aren't playing aren't happy," Ancelotti said. "If Marco Asensio or Isco or Luka Jovic a...Full Story »

Marco Silva hailed Aleksandar Mitrovic’s all-round contribution to his team after the Serbian’s brace helped Fulham to an impressive 4-1 win at Birmingham.Mitrovic took his seasonal tally to six, taking him up to second in the Sky Bet Championship scoring charts.But his manager was eager to stress that there is a lot more to the striker’s game than putting the ball in the net.&...Full Story »

Reports stemming from Spain have credited Liverpool with an interest in Real Madrid's Marcos Asensio. Asensio's Real Madrid stint Marcos Asensio would join Real Madrid in 2015, departing fellow Spanish side RCD Mallorca for a fee reported to be around £3.51m. Then, after a loan spell with Espanyol for the 2015/16 campaign, Asensio has spent the remainder of his career on the books of Los...Full Story »

Marco Silva insists there is more to come from his Fulham side after sweeping aside Stoke to maintain their unbeaten start to the Championship season.Silva’s side completed a comfortable 3-0 victory with goals from Harry Wilson, Bobby Decordova-Reid and Aleksandar Mitrovic.And the manager admitted the margin of victory should have been even greater.Silva said: “It was a very good per...Full Story »

Marco Silva says he is trying to build a winning mentality throughout his entire Fulham squad after his much-changed side reached the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 win at Birmingham.Jay Stansfield’s 26th-minute goal on his full debut and one from his replacement Antonee Robinson in time added on gave the Cottagers a routine victory to secure their spot in tomorrow night’s...Full Story »

Marco Silva believes Fulham were not at their best despite disposing of Hull 2-0 at Craven Cottage.The west London side sit on top of the early Championship table after two goals in the first half from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho.Despite a performance that saw them dominate throughout, despite Tim Ream, Carvalho and Kenny Tete all being forced off through injury, the Portuguese head c...Full Story »

Marco Silva felt his Fulham side got exactly what they deserved as they thumped Huddersfield 5-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the ninth minute at the John Smith’s Stadium after defensive errors from Ryan Schofield and Sorba Thomas.Josh Onomah and Fabio Carvalho then scored two more in the last nine minutes of the first half after further defensive b...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva was frustrated not to see his team take all three points from the 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough, his first match in charge.However, the former Hull, Watford and Everton manager denied that the physicality of the Sky Bet Championship had been a shock to him after the Craven Cottage stalemate.It looked as though Harry Wilson’s goal after 29 minutes of his debut...Full Story »

Marco Silva’s first match in charge of Fulham ended in a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage.Silva’s side squandered chances to add to a 29th-minute opener from debutant Harry Wilson, a £12million signing from Liverpool.However, as so often last season, when Fulham were relegated from the Premier League, they were unable to convert their attacking...Full Story »