Aleksandar Mitrovic is Fulham's top scorer this season with eight goals

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a stoppage-time winner as Fulham secured what could be a priceless victory against bottom side Huddersfield.
Mitrovic slid the ball low past Jonas Lossl for his eighth goal of the season after being played in by substitute Ryan Sessegnon following a swift counter-attack.
Just minutes earlier, Aboubakar Kamara saw his spot-kick saved by Lossl with eight minutes remaining after Chris Lowe had been penalised for handball.


The win, Fulham's first in seven matches, moves Fulham above Huddersfield and to within one point of safety. Huddersfield remain bottom after a seventh successive defeat, equalling a club record set in 1955.
The most relieved player on the field will be Fulham striker Kamara, who refused to give the ball to Mitrovic for the Cottagers' late penalty, leaving the Serbian striker furious.
Thankfully for Kamara, he did not regret that miss for long, with Mitrovic's late goal earning what could be a hugely significantly victory at the end of the season.
The late drama was at odds with what had been a largely dour game lacking in quality in front of goal.
Mitrovic had Fulham's best opportunity when his powerful near-post header from Joe Bryan's cross was well saved by Lossl.
Huddersfield, meanwhile, failed to truly test Sergio Rico in the Fulham goal, with the game rounding off a truly miserable December that has yielded seven straight defeats for the Londoners.
More to follow.

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Fulham

    25Rico

    4OdoiBooked at 44mins

    26MawsonSubstituted forLe Marchandat 45'minutes

    13Ream

    22ChristieBooked at 64mins

    5Chambers

    24SeriBooked at 25minsSubstituted forKamaraat 45'minutes

    23Bryan

    10Cairney

    19ViettoSubstituted forR Sessegnonat 77'minutes

    9Mitrovic

Substitutes

    1Bettinelli

    3R Sessegnon

    11Ayité

    14Schürrle

    20Le Marchand

    44Cissé

    47Kamara

Huddersfield

    1Lössl

    25M Jorgensen

    26Schindler

    5Kongolo

    37Durm

    33Hadergjonaj

    6HoggBooked at 69mins

    8Billing

    15Löwe

    21PritchardSubstituted forKachungaat 65'minutes

    24MounieSubstituted forDepoitreat 65'minutes

Substitutes

    7Bacuna

    9Kachunga

    11Diakhaby

    12Hamer

    18Mbenza

    20Depoitre

    27Stankovic

Referee:

Kevin Friend

Attendance:

24,423

Match Stats

Home TeamFulhamAway TeamHuddersfield

Possession

Home44%

Away56%

Shots

Home14

Away9

Shots on Target

Home5

Away5

Corners

Home4

Away3

Fouls

Home12

Away10

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Match ends, Fulham 1, Huddersfield Town 0.Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
Posted at 90'+5'
Offside, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Sergio Rico.Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt saved. Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Hadergjonaj with a cross.Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt missed. Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Goal!Posted at 90'+1'
Goal! Fulham 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon following a fast break.Posted at 88'
Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Calum Chambers.Posted at 88'
Attempt blocked. Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.Posted at 87'
Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 87'
Foul by Calum Chambers (Fulham).Posted at 87'
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Zanka.Posted at 87'
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.Posted at 83'
Foul by Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town).Posted at 83'
Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 82'
Penalty saved! Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.Posted at 81'
Penalty conceded by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.Posted at 79'
Offside, Huddersfield Town. Philip Billing tries a through ball, but Laurent Depoitre is caught offside.Posted at 78'
Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Luciano Vietto.Posted at 73'
Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 73'
Foul by Calum Chambers (Fulham).Posted at 72'
Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).Posted at 72'
Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Posted at 71'
Offside, Fulham. Tim Ream tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.Posted at 70'
Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a headed pass.BookingPosted at 69'
Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Posted at 69'
Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).Posted at 69'
Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 66'
Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.Posted at 66'
Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).SubstitutionPosted at 65'
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Elias Kachunga replaces Alex Pritchard.SubstitutionPosted at 65'
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Laurent Depoitre replaces Steve Mounie.BookingPosted at 64'
Cyrus Christie (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Posted at 64'
Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.Posted at 64'
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).Posted at 63'
Foul by Zanka (Huddersfield Town).Posted at 63'
Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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