Fulham come from behind to secure fourth-round place
Fulham 3Wilson (60′)
Smith Rowe (77′)
Kevin (90’+3)
Middlesbrough 1Hackney (30′)
Fulham’s substitutes helped them come from behind to secure a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Harry Wilson continued his brilliant form by equalising soon after coming on, cancelling out Hayden Hackney’s first-half opener.
Emile Smith Rowe then put the Whites ahead and Kevin’s first Fulham goal sealed the win in stoppage time.
Championship side Middlesbrough went ahead on the half-hour mark when a nice move culminated in Sam Silvera pulling the ball back from the right for Hackney to score from close range.
Jorge Cuenca was denied before the interval by a clearance off the line by former Fulham loanee Matt Targett as the hosts pushed for an equaliser.
But they laboured after the restart, prompting boss Marco Silva to make a triple substitution early in the second half, sending on Wilson, Tom Cairney and Raul Jimenez.
And within a couple of minutes, Wilson found space on the right of the penalty area and delivered what appeared to be intended as a left-footed cross towards Jimenez, who did not get a touch and the ball ended up going into the far corner of the net.
Boro continued to threaten, though, and almost regained the lead when Tom Conway’s strike hit the top of the bar.
Fulham responded, with Kevin firing just wide before Smith Rowe hit the target.
Two of the substitutes were involved in the build-up, with Cairney linking up with Wilson to set up Smith Rowe, who found the bottom corner.
And Kevin fired home to open his Fulham account, again after good work by Wilson, who found him at the far post.
Fulham: Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Cuenca, Sessegnon (Robinson 66), Reed (Cairney 56), Lukic, Smith Rowe (Berge 860, Traore (Wilson 56), Kusi-Asare (Jimenez 56), Kevin.
Subs not used: Leno, Andersen, Amissah, Ridgeon
