Fulham news: Late drama punctuates a ‘rollercoaster’ season

Never leave a Fulham game early.

Ryan Sessegnon’s late winner on Saturday means Fulham have won the third-highest number of points from a losing position this season.

This, coupled with the fact we have lost the second-highest number of points from a winning position, has defined this campaign.

They have given us the highs and lows that have punctuated this rollercoaster ride.

Just as games like Chelsea last week felt like sucker punches, late goals like Sess’s against the Saints, his strike against Spurs, and Harry Wilson’s injury-time double against Brentford have sent Fulham fans into raptures – and mean that we are still in the hunt for a European berth next term.

Many of our late goals have come from substitutions. In fact, they have contributed 15 of our 50 strikes this season. One more of those would be a Premier League record, a testament to Marco Silva’s ability to shuffle the deck.

There are just four games of the season left – and each one feels like a cup final, as cliched as that sounds. Currently, it is in our own hands, but we have some tough fixtures ahead.

We travel to Villa Park next weekend to face an Aston Villa side desperate to squeeze into the top five. Then we host Everton, before a West London derby at the Gtech Stadium; we have picked up just one point there since Brentford moved in.

And, to top it all off, Manchester City visit Craven Cottage on the final day. We will all be praying for a bit of daylight between us and the chasing pack by that point, or we could be suffering some late heartbreak once more.

But, with Fulham it is never over until the final whistle. So, stay in your seats for the end of this tale.

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