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Championship round-up: Fulham pile pressure on West Brom and Leeds as Stoke boost survival hopes after putting fellow strugglers Charlton to the sword

Daily Mail | February 9, 2020

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Fulham took full advantage of Leeds’ slip and closed the gap to the automatic promotion places with a 1-0 win at Blackburn.

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 20th league goal of the season fired them into third place in the division, only trailing second-placed Leeds on goal difference.

Fulham manager Scott Parker called it ‘a perfect away performance’.

Aleksandar Mitrovic struck the only goal as Fulham took a crucial win at Ewood Park
Aleksandar Mitrovic struck the only goal as Fulham took a crucial win at Ewood Park
The captain led from the front as Fulham beat Blackburn to keep pace at the top of the table
The captain led from the front as Fulham beat Blackburn to keep pace at the top of the table

‘I thought we grew into the game, we had our moments in the first half without putting our mark or control on it,’ Parker said.

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