Fulham 7 – Luton 0: No reply from The Hatters, as The Cottagers net 7
Fulham ease to a comfortable 7-0 win at Craven Cottage. With both teams drawing in their previous fixtures, they were keen to pick up points. Fulham wanted to continue adding points after a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth while Luton are struggling for form following a draw in their last match. As the table looks today, Fulham and Luton currently occupy 1st and 6th spots in the league, with 90 points and 72 points respectively after 45 matches.
The Cottagers started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, with Tom Cairney opening the rout at the 29 minute mark. However they weren’t finished yet and Kenny Tete made it 2-0 at the 39 minute mark to see out the first half 2-0.
Fulham started strong in the second half and were able to dominate, with Fabio Carvalho finding the net, 54 minutes in. The Cottagers looked to have the game under control when they scored again and increased their lead, thanks to a goal from Aleksandar Mitrovic, 62 minutes in to establish a 4-0. Fulham looked to have the game under control when they scored again and increased their lead, thanks to a goal from Bobby Reid in the 65th minute to establish a 5-0. The momentum was now with Fulham, who then scored again through a goal from Jean Seri, 79 minutes in to establish a 6-0. Fulham then scored once more and increased their lead thanks to a second effort from Aleksandar Mitrovic just before the final whistle with a final score of 7-0.
Both managers used all available substitutions. For Fulham, Jean Seri, Neeskens Kebano and Rodrigo Muniz, came on for Harrison Reed, Fabio Carvalho and Tom Cairney, Luton brought on Peter Kioso, Admiral Muskwe and Jordan Clark to replace Fred Onyedinma, Cameron Jerome and Robert Snodgrass.
There were bookings for Harry Wilson and Aleksandar Mitrovic from Fulham. For Luton, Danny Hylton, Tom Lockyer, Robert Snodgrass, Henri Lansbury, Dan Potts and Admiral Muskwe saw yellow.
Fulham will next play Sheffield United away, with Luton facing Reading at home.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Fulham: | Marek Rodak, Harry Wilson, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Kenny Tete, Fabio Carvalho (Neeskens Kebano, min.78), Bobby Reid, Tom Cairney (Rodrigo Muniz, min.86), Harrison Reed (Jean Seri, min.72), Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream and Tosin Adarabioyo |
| Luton Town: | Tom Lockyer, Amari Bell, Dan Potts, Matt Ingram, Kal Naismith, Danny Hylton, Robert Snodgrass (Jordan Clark, min.67), Cameron Jerome (Admiral Muskwe, min.64), Reece Burke, Henri Lansbury and Fred Onyedinma (Peter Kioso, min.31) |
| Stadium: | Craven Cottage |
| Goals: | Tom Cairney (1-0, min. 29), Kenny Tete (2-0, min. 39), Fabio Carvalho (3-0, min. 54), Aleksandar Mitrovic (4-0, min. 62), Bobby Reid (5-0, min. 65), Jean Seri (6-0, min. 79) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (7-0, min. 90) |
