Fulham super-sub Harry Wilson stepped off the bench to score two incredible goals in stoppage time and grab a sensational 2-1 comeback win over west London rivals Brentford amid remarkable scenes at Craven Cottage.
Marco Silva’s side looked set to be beaten by Vitaly Janelt’s stunning first-half effort and had been repeatedly repelled by their local rivals. But by the end it was Wilson being held aloft by team-mates as the home fans revelled in what appeared an unlikely victory over their near-neighbours going into added time.
The game was in the 92nd minute when Wilson came up with a goal-of-the-season contender to get Fulham back into it. Adama Traore found his fellow sub with a cross from the right and Wilson ingeniously flicked the ball with his heel up and over Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken to huge roars. “I was just trying to help it on really,” he revealed later.
Fabio Carvalho – booed on his return to Fulham – almost restored Brentford’s lead with a close-range effort but Bernd Leno produced a huge moment of his own to block the shot.
Seconds later, Wilson was jumping through the Monday night sky to head in Antonee Robinson’s centre with 90+7 on the clock. Off his shoulder? Certainly. But no one supporting Fulham inside the stadium cared one bit about that.
Fulham – who threatened down the left through Robinson, Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe in the first half and repeatedly tested Flekken from distance while camped in Brentford territory in the second period – leapfrog their rivals into ninth.
Brentford, meanwhile, slip to 12th, having blown a league-high 14 points from winning positions this season.
