LONDON (AP) — Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz scored twice as Tottenham missed out on the possibility of shifting into fourth place within the Premier League after shedding 3-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Muniz’s double got here both aspect of Saša Lukić’s first aim of the season and took the Brazilian’s top-flight tally to seven objectives in his final seven appearances.
Fifth-place Tottenham would have climbed above Aston Villa into fourth for one evening a minimum of. Villa visits West Ham on Sunday.
Fulham seemed to strike an early blow by the in-form Muniz, who was freed right into a pocket of house. After his preliminary shot was blocked by Cristian Romero, Andreas Pereira’s rebound narrowly missed Guglielmo Vicario’s right-hand publish.
The hosts’ momentum continued and after Romero was referred to as into motion once more to dam Pereira’s close-range try, Muniz proved to be a handful when he outmuscled Radu Dragusin along with his again turned to aim, setting the tone for a bodily encounter.
Spurs rode the storm and started to create probabilities of their very own.
Future Udogie exploited house to run down the left and his cutback discovered James Maddison on the sting of the realm. The England worldwide’s physique place steered he was going for the far publish however he opted to go close to, dragging his effort vast as a substitute of the open internet which Fulham keeper Bernd Leno left unoccupied.
Fulham scored the opener within the forty second when left again Antonee Robinson broke away and delivered an ideal ball throughout the face of the realm to the harmful Muniz. The Brazilian ahead took a contact and powered dwelling a end into the left-hand nook.
The Cottagers doubled their lead when proper again Timothy Castagne marauded ahead and despatched in a cross that hit the thigh of Lukic, who had made a late surge into the field. The ball flew previous the helpless Vicario for a second time.
Muniz’s spectacular run of type took one other flip. The ahead was properly positioned within the field to scrap for the free ball and declare his second within the 61st earlier than he was serenaded with a standing ovation when he was substituted minutes later.
Joao Palhinha thought he added a fourth but it surely was dominated out for offside on account of interference from substitute Raul Jimenez.
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