A rousing West London derby swung decisively in Fulham’s favour as Alex Iwobi delivered a goal and an assist in a 3-1 comeback win over Brentford at Craven Cottage. The visitors struck first when Mikkel Damsgaard seized on an errant pass from 18-year-old Josh King and finished calmly, but Fulham responded with conviction and control.
Iwobi levelled before threading a delicious pass for Harry Wilson to turn the game on its head inside 98 seconds, and an Ethan Pinnock own goal early in the second half gave Marco Silva’s side breathing room. Rodrigo Muniz’s thunderous fourth was later scrubbed by VAR for a foul in the build-up, yet Fulham were already in command. The result marked Fulham’s second Premier League victory of the season and lifted them to seventh, while Brentford slipped to 17th amid a worrying run of dropped leads on the road.
A 98-second whirlwind that redrew the derby
Fulham’s equaliser owed something to persistence and Brentford’s hesitancy. After Sasa Lukic’s effort ballooned into a crowded box, the loose ball sat up for Iwobi, who stayed composed and drove a low finish that skidded through the legs of Brentford captain Nathan Collins and beyond Caoimhin Kelleher.