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Fulham have been eagerly waiting for their promotion back to the Premier league after four years in the Championship and after they beat Aston Villa in the Premier League qualifying match their wait was over.
With top tier football back in Craven Cottage, Fulham didn't waste time and made their intentions to stay in the Premier League pretty clear when they spent heavily in the transfer window and made some quality signings. Only Liverpool and Chelsea spent more than them. Even Paul Scholes considered Fulham as the surprise package this season.
After losing to Crystal Palace in their opening game at Craven Cottage, there was some pressure to deliver considering the amount of money they spent and the expectations that the fans had.
The London derby against Tottenham at Wembley would have been the perfect place to open their account in the Premier League.
Here are the five talking points from the London derby.
#1 Lucas Moura shows his class
The Brazilian has loads of talent which was not fully explored at PSG. During his time with the French outlet, he would often cut a frustrated figure spending most of his time at bench.
When Spurs saw the opportunity to sign him in the last season's January transfer window, they didn't waste any time to get his services.
He looked good throughout the match making quality runs through the right flank. His efforts were soon paid off, when he curled a shot with his left foot from outside of the box giving Fabricio Agosto Ramírez no chance at all. It was a wonderfully finished goal.
#2 Harry Kane does score in August
For Harry Kane, to score in August. That has been the expectation of the Spurs fans whenever they play in August. Their best striker, Harry Kane seems to wear his goal scoring boots from the month of September only.
But not anymore. Yes! Harry Kane finally scores in the month of August. There were shouts of penalty when Harry was tackled inside the penalty box in the first half, but the referee paid no heed. He even hit the crossbar in the second half.
His efforts finally paid off in the second half when he found the bottom corner with a beautiful low finish leaving the hapless goal-keeper only to watch and despair.
#3 Kieran Trippier carries his World Cup form
Kieran Trippier was one of the best right backs at the World Cup. Stats shows that he created the most number of chances in Russia. He makes good runs from the right back position and can deliver top quality crosses too.
But he had no intention to leave his form, back in Russia. His free kick goal against Croatia was one of the best of the World Cup and having such a skill at your disposal is a blessing for any right back.
He proved once again that his World Cup goal was not a fluke when he produced similar kind of brilliance against Fulham to give spurs a 2-1 lead at a time when Fulham had the upper hand. This completely changed the complexion of the game and Fulham fell apart after that.
