Fulham 1 Huddersfield 0: Aleksandar Mitrovic hits precious late winner after Aboubakar Kamara penalty miss

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Joe Krishnan29 December 2018

Aleksandar Mitrovic struck in stoppage time to secure a vital win for Fulham as they beat Huddersfield 1-0 at Craven Cottage.

The Serb struck a powerful low effort under Jonas Lossl to snatch all three points in the last minute of normal time.

Aboubakar Kamara had earlier seen his penalty saved but Mitrovic's goal ensures the Cottagers climb above Burnley into 18th.

In what was billed as the first relegation six-pointer of the season, Fulham were just a point above Huddersfield as the Premier League's two bottom teams met in west London.

In the first half the Cottagers really struggled to get anything going in terms of an attacking threat with Huddersfield controlling possession.

The home fans had to wait until the 15th minute for their first half-chance, when Luciano Vietto's cross just evaded Cyrus Christie at the back post.

But when coach Claudio Ranieri made a double change at the break, the tide turned. Fulham came forward at pace and in waves of attacks, and Lossl was forced into a fine save when turning away Mitrovic's header.

Fulham were awarded a penalty in the final 10 minutes when Chris Loewe handballed in the area. Kamara insisted on taking it but saw his spot-kick saved and it looked as if Fulham had blown their opportunity for all three points.

But when substitute Ryan Sessegnon found Mitrovic with a clever pass on the counter, the towering striker made no mistake with a typically venomous effort to snatch all three points and leave Huddersfield two points adrift at the bottom of the table.

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