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Fulham earn promotion to the Premier League
Last updated on Aug 05, 2020, 01:01 pm
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After being relegated in the 2018-19 season of the Premier League, Fulham have earned a promotion to England's top-flight football division.
Joe Bryan's two extra-time goals helped Fulham beat Brentford in the Championship play-off final.
This will be Fulham's 15th campaign in the Premier League.
They joined Leeds United and West Brom in earning promotion.
Here are further details.
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Play-off final
How did the match pan out?
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The match ended 0-0 in normal time and Bryan got the opener after a stunning free-kick from 40 yards which David Raya failed to save.
Bryan burst forward and combined with Aleksandar Mitrovic before stabbing past Raya to gain a crucial 2-0 lead with three minutes remaining.
Henrik Dalsgaard pulled a goal back for Brentford, who had actually finished third in the table.
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Passage
Both teams had earned respective 3-2 semi-final wins
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Fulham had overcome Cardiff City in the semi-final earlier on basis of a 3-2 aggregate score.
In fact, Fulham had lost the second leg 1-2 at Craven Cottage.
It was their 2-0 win in the first leg that helped them earn a ticket to Wembley.
Meanwhile, Brentford had overcome Swansea City 3-2 on aggregate.
Their 3-1 win in the second leg made the difference.
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Records
Brentford vs Fulham: A look at the notable records scripted
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Brentford have now failed to earn promotion in all nine of their play-off attempts in the Football League .
Fulham are only the second side to win promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs twice in the space of three seasons.
Fulham's Bryan registered a brace for the first time in his professional career.
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Do you know?
Premier League: Fulham had a dismal 2018-19 campaign
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Fulham were relegated from the Premier League after a horrible 2018-19 campaign. They finished 19th in the table after earning just 26 points from 38 games. They had registered a staggering 26 losses, besides conceding 81 goals (highest).
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Promotion
Fulham join Leeds United and West Brom
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Leeds, who finished atop in the Championship 2019-20 season, earned promotion with two games to spare.
After finishing third in the Championship last season, Leeds suffered a dramatic 4-3 play-off semi-final defeat against Derby to miss out.
This season saw Leeds ending up with 93 points from 46 games.
They were joined by West Brom, who picked up 83 points.
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Twitter Post
The perfect end!
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THE PERFECT END TO A WILD SEASON! 🏆 #FULFORCEpic.twitter.com/VcIsxJOt9Y
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 4, 2020