Fulham 0-2 Bristol City: Robins keep up fine run at Craven Cottage

Bristol City's impressive away form continued as they stretched their unbeaten run on the road to seven games with a 2-0 win at Fulham.

The visitors, who have now won at Craven Cottage on their last four visits, went ahead after 29 minutes through Bobby Reid's ninth goal of the season and Korey Smith doubled their lead five minutes before half-time.

Any chance Fulham might have had of getting back into the game disappeared after 63 minutes when Aboubakar Kamara was sent off after a clash with City captain Bailey Wright.

Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic had called for an improvement in his team's home form, but they continue to struggle in front of their own fans, where they have not kept a clean sheet in 17 games.

Fulham tried to catch City out from an early free-kick when Tim Ream played the ball square for Stefan Johansen with the defence expecting a cross, but the midfielder's shot from 25 yards was a foot too high.

Callum O'Dowda had the visitors' first chance after seven minutes when he went through an alarming gap in the home defence, but Fulham goalkeeper David Button deflected his shot wide.

The kick was cleared and Floyd Akite broke away down the left, only for his cross to clear a trio of team-mates in front of goal.

The best move of the match up to that point should have brought Fulham the opening goal after 21 minutes. Johansen's first-time pass after receiving the ball from Kamara sent Ryan Sessegnon through the City back four, but his angled left-foot shot struck the crossbar.

Instead, it was City who took the lead eight minutes later. Smith began the move with a cross from the left, Josh Brownhill made ground beyond the far post and cushioned a volley back into the path of Reid for City's top-scorer to knock the ball past Button from eight yards.

And the visitors were two ahead in the 40th minute. O'Dowda charged down the right and pulled the ball back from the byline into the path of Smith, who rolled a first-time shot low past Button from 10 yards.

Fulham were jeered off at half-time and might have been three down soon after the restart as Reid crossed from the left, only for Sessegnon to block O'Dowda's shot. Jamie Paterson then ran past two home defenders but shot too high.

Things got even worse for Fulham when Wright stayed down after a challenge from Kamara, who was shown a straight red card. Even with 10 men, Fulham did their best to get back into the game, but Johansen blazed the ball high after Frank Fielding could only parry Kevin McDonald's effort and City held out for their third successive away win.

The managers

Slavisa Jokanovic: "Bristol played better football and at a different pace. I tried to change the shape (to 3-5-2) to try to find a clean sheet or be a little more solid at the back but it didn't work well. It's completely my responsibility. We looked confused in the first 45 minutes. In the second half we tried something different but after the sending off we lost any chance to come back.

"On the other hand we have only two points less than last season after 15 games, four points behind the top six and the challenge for us is to be brave and have confidence and I am sure we will come back and fight to be at the top of the table this season."

Assistant coach Jamie McAllister: "It's a tough division and every game is difficult. Fulham are a very good side with great quality and some good players so this was another great win, and another clean sheet, our eighth of the season.

"Our pressing was excellent and we scored two great goals. Both were really good moves. We play with high energy and work together as a unit, with no passengers. We're in a good place at the moment with good spirit and have bounced back well after the home defeat by Leeds."