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Fulham vs Norwich City. Carabao Cup Round 3.

Craven CottageAttendance12,831.

Fulham 2

  • C Alves Morais (12th minute)
  • A Iwobi (72nd minute)

Norwich City 1

  • B Sainz (75th minute)

Fulham 2-1 Norwich: Carlos Vinicius and Alex Iwobi goals see Fulham into Carabao Cup fourth round

Match report and free match highlights as Carlos Vinicius opened the scoring for Fulham; Alex Iwobi scored his first goal for the club to double the hosts' lead; Borja Sainz scored the reply for Norwich; Fulham will face Ipswich in the fourth round

Alex Iwobi scored his first Fulham goal to double his team's lead
Image: Alex Iwobi scored his first Fulham goal to double his team's lead

Fulham advanced into the Carabao Cup fourth round after they fought hard to beat Norwich 2-1 at Craven Cottage.

Goals from Carlos Vinicius and Alex Iwobi were enough for Marco Silva's men who responded well after the weekend's lacklustre 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

They will now face a trip to Ipswich in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, with ties set to be played on the week commencing October 30.

Fulham found success early on down the left flank through Willian and Fode Ballo-Toure, who created a 10th-minute chance for Vinicius that the striker headed over.

He justified a run out after his winner against Luton two weeks ago. Willian's floated delivery found Iwobi at the back stick and he headed it across goal to Vinicius who tapped home.

Fourth-round draw

Ties to be played w/c October 30
Mansfield vs Port Vale
Ipswich vs Fulham
Man Utd vs Newcastle
Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Blackburn
West Ham vs Arsenal
Everton vs Burnley
Exeter vs Middlesbrough

Silva had called for more chances to be created during games and Fulham did just that through Harry Wilson, Willian and Tom Cairney.

Norwich responded and fluffed a golden chance to level against the run of play in the 19th minute when Przemyslaw Placheta's driven cross fell kindly to Tony Springett, who dragged his shot wide.

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Minutes later Norwich's whipped corner found the head of towering centre-back Jaden Warner and Marek Rodak saved.

Carlos Vinicius scored Fulham's opener at Craven Cottage
Image: Carlos Vinicius scored Fulham's opener at Craven Cottage

A neat switch from Wilson in the 39th minute resulted in the ball being played back in the other direction to Vinicius who should of doubled his tally from six yards.

The tide changed after half-time and it was Norwich's turn to put pressure on the hosts.

It started with Sam McCallum who beautifully slalomed through white shirts before firing wide.

In the 51st minute, Kellen Fisher let fly from outside the box but his effort clipped the outside of Rodak's post as Norwich were denied any rewards for their attacking flurry.

Borja Sainz scored the reply for Norwich, but could not find a late equaliser
Image: Borja Sainz scored the reply for Norwich, but could not find a late equaliser

Craven Cottage demanded more and on the hour Silva's men threw numbers forward in an effort to firm their grip on the tie.

Willian, who was the standout player for the hosts, delivered a floated corner which fell to the unmarked Wilson who sweetly volleyed past goalkeeper George Long before Adam Forshaw managed a last-ditch clearance off the line to keep it at 1-0.

But Fulham doubled their lead in the 72nd minute.

Alex Iwobi scored his first Fulham goal to double his team's lead
Image: Alex Iwobi scored his first Fulham goal to double his team's lead

Iwobi drove forward with the ball and combined with Wilson before the Nigerian guided the ball into the bottom corner to open his Fulham account.

But typical of the end-to-end game, Norwich equalised after 75 minutes through Borja Sainz.

The explosive Adam Idah burst away on a counter-attack and found Sainz whose first attempt was denied by Rodak before he managed to bundle the ball into the net to give the Norfolk side hope.

Despite Norwich's best efforts Fulham held their nerve during five minutes added time to seal victory.

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