Fulham secured promotion to the Premier League on Tuesday evening. The Cottagers won 3-0 against Preston North End in their own stadium and are therefore certain of a place in the first two of the Championship. Aleksandar Mitrovic was once again the big man on Fulham’s side with two hits, taking his season total to forty.
Fulham has shuttled up and down between the Championship in the Premier League in recent years: promotion in 2018 via the play-offs was successively followed by a relegation, a promotion and a relegation. Fulham have been rocking this season, thanks in large part to Mitrovic. The Serbian striker – only accurate three times in the Premier League last season – already crowned himself the all-time top scorer of the Championship in February, by breaking the record of Ivan Toney (31 goals on behalf of Brentford in the 2020/21) season. shoot.
Mitrovic was also the big man on Fulham’s side on Tuesday night. With nine minutes on the clock, Fábio Carvalho found the top scorer in the penalty area, where he passed goalkeeper Daniel Iversen with a deft foot movement. Before halftime, Fulham took away all hopes for Preston North End. After more than half an hour, Neeskens brought Kebano into position via an opponent Carvalho, after which the attacking midfielder departing for Liverpool placed the ball in the far corner.
The final chord of the first half was provided by Mitrovic, who took a pass from Harry Wilson and quickly shot an effective shot inside the penalty area. That margin was no longer in danger after the break, but Fulham also failed to increase the margin any further. Mitrovic was the closest to scoring: the crossbar prevented his third goal of the evening.
Fulham have a 13-point lead over number three Huddersfield Town with four games to play. There is a good chance that the Londoners will also take the title in the Championship, as closest pursuer Bournemouth has nine points and one game less. If things continue like this in the rankings, Bournemouth will take the second Premier League ticket and Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United will play the play-offs for promotion.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | † | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 86 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 41 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 73 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 71 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 70 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 43 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 66 |
| 7 | Millwall | 43 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 65 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 63 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 63 |
| 10 | QPR | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 63 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 62 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 60 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 59 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 58 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 43 | 14 | 16 | 13 | -6 | 58 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 56 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 49 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 49 |
| 19 | Hull City | 43 | 13 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 47 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 43 | 11 | 12 | 20 | -24 | 45 |
| 21 | Reading | 43 | 13 | 8 | 22 | -28 | 41 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 43 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -45 | 34 |
| 23 | Derby County | 43 | 13 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -31 | 30 |
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