As two goals in 98 seconds setup Brentford for Craven Cottage nightmare

By Ed Emeanua

Midfielder Alex Iwobi, scored once, then assisted another goal all inside 98 seconds, to setup Fulham’s commanding 3-1 comeback victory over Brentford at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Mikkel Damsgaard’s 20th minute goal off Josh King’s stray pass, all but roiled Fulham’s side of the 26,113 fans in attendance, fueling The Cottagers into a rage.

Iwobi then equalizes for Fulham on 38′ off Rodrigo Muniz assist, then sets up Harry Wilson to score two minutes later, rounding off a 2 goals in 98 seconds comeback blizzard for Marco Silva’s side.

Brentford’s nightmare at Craven Cottage was truly complete when Ethan Pinnock turns the ball into Brentford’s net to secure Fulham’s lead.

.The Bees’ defeat took Fulham’s wins in the season to two, and the Cottagers are now on 8 points, to lie in 7th on the table.

The visitors’ sole win of the campaign was against Aston Villa who they beat 1-0 on August 23.

Calvin Bassey continues his indispensable form form in Fulham’s defense line with several record of critical interceptions against the Bees attack line, the entire match.

At the end of the match, Silva was full of praise for his wards for their brand of total football to slaughter Brentford on their west London derby showdown. “We were the best team on the pitch,” Silva said.

“Our first-half was top level from the first minute. Front foot, very aggressive on and off the ball, building up our moments in the right way, causing them many problems with the positions of Alex Iwobi, Josh King and Saša Lukić.

His counterpart and Brentford manager Keith Andrews, expressed his thoughts after Saturday’s game at Craven Cottage.

“I’m bitterly disappointed,” he said. “I know what this game means to the fans.

“We started the game well. The approach from the players, around the game and the occasion, was outstanding.

“We took the lead, and then the manner of their two goals, and the timing of them, was really disappointing.

“We need to learn from this as a group. It’s a young squad and we need to analyze that period.”

Damsgaard stated his frustration after team’s 3-1 defeat at Fulham.

The Danish midfielder scored his fist goal of the season with a cool delivery at the halfway line of the first half.

“It’s very disappointing,” said Damsgaard. “We were lacking a bit of fight in a derby game.

“You have to find a way to turn it around, and we weren’t good enough to do that today.

“It was too late that we started stringing together some passes and finding some momentum. We need to do that quicker – it’s not good enough.”