Fulham came back to the Premier League following a four-year nonappearance as Tom Cairney scored the champ in a 1-0 triumph over Aston Villa in the Championship playoff last at Wembley on Saturday, the wealthiest diversion in world football.
Cairney’s first-half objective was conclusive as Fulham, claimed by US extremely rich person Shahid Khan, clutched their limited lead regardless of having safeguard Denis Odoi sent off following 70 minutes as tempers frayed on a sultry evening.
The win secures the west London club a bonus of in any event £160 million ($212.91 million) as they anticipate joining Championship title victors Wolverhampton Wanderers and second-put Cardiff City in the best trip next season. Fulham, who neglected to guarantee programmed advancement when losing to Birmingham City on the last day of the consistent season as they completed third in the table, celebrated with their cheerful fans as they fixed a lucrative place among the world class.
“After we passed up a great opportunity for advancement (in the playoffs) last season, many individuals kept in touch with us off. We got a considerable measure of stick. Be that as it may, football won today. Football was the champ,” Cairney said. With the stakes so high, it was nothing unexpected that the match was a frantic issue in the opening stages.
Fulham, whose style of play under Serbian chief Slavisa Jokanovic earned approvals this season, were the first to settle and scored from the diversion’s first bit of value football. Young person Ryan Sessegnon got the ball halfway inside Villa’s half, sidestepped a handle, and swung to play a through ball that Cairney smoothly opened past attendant Sam Johnstone.
Villa RESPOND
Villa, drove by previous England and Chelsea safeguard John Terry, were loathsome in the primary half yet they restored after the break. Jack Grealish abruptly got associated with the diversion and he constrained a spare from goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli after a magnificent slaloming spill through the Fulham protection. Manor additionally had a punishment advance turned down yet Grealish was fortunate to get away from a red card with a careless handle on Cairney.
Odoi’s ungainly endeavor to win the ball off Grealish earned him a moment yellow card and left Fulham to survive the most recent 20 minutes and five minutes of stoppage time with 10 men. Estate tossed everything forward in the nail-gnawing shutting stages yet Fulham hung on without an excessive number of alerts.