by Substitute Harry Wilson scored two late goals as Fulham came from behind to beat west London rivals Brentford 2-1 in a Premier League thriller.
The visiting Bees first stung their hosts through Vitaly Janelt’s goal before Wilson came off the bench to score twice in stoppage time and sort things out at Craven Cottage.
This dramatic outcome allowed Marco Silva’s men to end a series of three matches without a victory.
Reiss Nelson came into the starting XI at the expense of Adama Traore and the Arsenal loanee was in the thick of the action as he almost gave the hosts the lead in the opening minutes.
Nelson, operating on the left, was slipped in by fellow Arsenal academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe, and after his initial effort towards the near post was denied by Mark Flekken, the Brentford keeper did well to get up and perform a double stop.
The quality of Smith Rowe was on full display under the lights and the Cottagers’ club record signing was at the heart of a wonderful play that almost resulted in a goal in the 16th minute.
The midfielder started a one-touch move between Nelson and Antonee Robinson where he was slipped in, his shot heroically blocked by Nathan Collins, who stopped his effort from curling into the bottom right corner.
Brentford survived Fulham’s early storm and Janelt then gave their side away with a thumping strike.
The visitors’ press finally paid off as they won the ball high, allowing Janelt to fire a left-footed shot past Bernd Leno and into the corner of the net.
Silva turned to the bench after an hour when Traore came on looking to impact the game with his explosive pace down the right.
At this point, Thomas Frank’s side were sitting in a low block, but Traore fancied himself against Bees left-back Sepp Van Den Berg, with his first action creating a cross for Raul Jimenez, the Mexican striker in form failing to get enough. purchase or precision behind his head attempt.
Fulham did not go down easily and Brentford had to defend valiantly. Traore continued to see the ball down the right flank and after his first shot was blocked by Ben Mee, the centre-back rushed forward and put his body on the line to obstruct a powerful half-volley which looked destined for the aim. .
The Cottagers continued to look for an equalizer and Traore created it in the second minute of added time.
The speedy Spaniard surged down the right and spotted Wilson, whose creative shot looped over Flekken and into the far corner.
The Welsh international, frustrated by his lack of starts for the Cottagers, was not done. Five minutes later, he showed a striker’s instinct to attack Robinson’s cross and head in the winning goal, to the delight of the home fans.
