It was the same scoreline when the two sides met in the league a fortnight ago but the difference was, we never really hit our usual standards in this Under-18 Premier League Cup tie as the Cottagers largely prevented us from playing out from the back.
Sunny Hilton gave Fulham a fourth-minute lead at the Training Centre and although we had a spell in the ascendency in the second half, which included an equaliser from Rayan Clarke just a minute after coming on as a substitute, the visitors regained the lead from the penalty spot when Brooklyn Lyons-Foster – the only member of our side who started the UEFA Youth League victory over Real Madrid Under-19s in midweek – was penalised for a challenge in the box and Nicolas Santos Clase fired home.