Fulham promoted to Premier League after play-off win over Aston Villa

26 May 2018 17:56
Fulham have been promoted to the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Tom Cairney scored the goal that returned them to the top flight four seasons after relegation, after 23 minutes, but they had to hold on for 20 minutes with 10 men after Denis Odoi picked up a second yellow card in a match marred by a number of ugly tackles.Fulham’s Ryan Fredericks was lucky not to be sent off for stamping on Jack Grealish, who had his own escape later, before being the player fouled when Odoi was sent off. Related: Aston Villa v Fulham: Championship play-off final – live! Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian