Cairney seals winning finale for Fulham against Newcastle as doubts grow over Silva

Fulham gave Marco Silva a triumph successful what could beryllium his last lucifer successful complaint arsenic Tom Cairney’s second-half wonderment extremity sealed a triumph complete Newcastle astatine Craven Cottage.

The head is owed to meet pinch nan nine level adjacent week having promised he would make a determination aft nan play had concluded connected whether to widen his five-year enactment aliases to depart.

Much could dangle connected whether arsenic expected Benfica make an connection for him to switch nan Real Madrid-bound José Mourinho. Fulham person offered a three-year hold but having many times declined to perpetrate himself either publically aliases successful private, it appears progressively apt Silva has led his broadside for nan past time.

This will person been a fitting send-off. Issa Diop’s header aft Kevin’s free-kick deed nan barroom sewage nan shot rolling, Cairney gave nan play a rollicking finale pinch a beautiful onslaught for nan second, but, whether Silva stays aliases goes, Fulham spell into nan summertime pinch overmuch to bespeak upon and regret.

Issa Diop puts Fulham up successful nan first half. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Both teams had already had their ambitions for nan run frustrated, Newcastle arsenic acold backmost arsenic February erstwhile a tally of 1 triumph successful 7 efficaciously ended their Champions League hopes.

For Fulham their play held committedness arsenic precocious arsenic their astir caller location game. Had they beaten Bournemouth connected 9 May, this consequence against Newcastle would person been capable for them to decorativeness sixth.

They were beaten 1-0 by 1 of their main rivals for Europe, and yet it is an inability to grind retired results consistently that has costs them. Since nan move of 2026 they person won back-to-back matches successful nan convention only once, and it is this that whitethorn yet enactment arsenic a awesome for Silva that it is clip to go.