Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Craven Cottage
Fulham revived their battle against relegation when Aleksandar Mitrovic dramatically scored in stoppage-time to secure a vital 1-0 victory over Huddersfield.
The visitors had lost their last six matches and again struggled to impress at Craven Cottage when they gifted Fulham a potentially season-defining penalty in the 81st minute, but Aboubakar Kamara resisted Mitrovic to take the spot-kick - only to see Jonas Lossl save his effort.
He appeared to have cost the hosts two crucial points against a rival for relegation, but Mitrovic rescued him as Fulham attacked on the counter to lift them to 18th and, more significantly, increase the pressure on both 20th-placed Huddersfield and those above them in the Premier League.
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Team news
Ranieri has no fresh injury problems, though the manner in which Fulham faded in the latter stages against Wolves will be a concern to the coach.
Ranieri was also frustrated by how many chances Fulham wasted, with Aleksandar Mitrovic the chief culprit as he squandered seven goalscoring opportunities in the first half alone.
"I'm a little disappointed because I think we deserved more in the first half," said the Italian.
"In the second half after we scored they found a solution, but I'm satisfied with our performance. We were solid, we worked hard against a good team.
"Mitrovic had the chance to win the match, but in this moment we have to stay together and be positive.
"When a team is bottom everything goes against this team. We are stronger than this, we want to react in every match and if we continue to fight it will get better.
"If you continue to fight you change it. If you lose hope you lose everything. I believe in my players and I think we can make something good this season."
TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will not be televised live in the UK.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The sides have only previously met once in the Premier League, with Huddersfield winning 1-0 at home in November.
