Half-time: Fulham 1 Leeds United 0

Moussa Dembele’s 24th-minute goal put Fulham ahead at Craven Cottage.

Dembele went past Leeds captain Sol Bamba and fired underneath keeper Marco Silvestri – the striker’s fourth goal of the season.

Fulham had looked dangerous early on and Ross McCormack, playing against his former club, fired wide of the near post.
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At the other end, Joe Lewis, playing in place of the injured Andy Lonergan, was called into action to keep out a shot from former Brentford midfielder Stuart Dallas.

Leeds, in their first match under new manager Steve Evans, had plenty of possession after going behind but struggled to create clear-cut chances before finishing the half strongly.

Lewis Cook tried his luck with a long-range effort which on-loan keeper Lewis comfortably held.

Lewis produced another save two minutes before the interval, this time to deny Gaetano Berardi.

And in the final seconds of the half, Bamba missed a chance to equalise when he headed over at the far post from Luke Murphy’s right-wing free-kick.

Fulham: Lewis, Richards, Stearman, Burn, Garbutt, Christensen, Tunnicliffe, O’Hara, Pringle, McCormack, Dembele.
Subs: Rodack, Hutchinson, Fredericks, Parker, Kacaniklic, Husband, Woodrow.