"When he stood over a free-kick in the 92nd minute against Brighton last Saturday there was a hush over Craven Cottage and a strange sense of inevitability in the air. He stepped up, curled the ball into the top corner of the Brighton goal and turned a draw into a win. Delivering in big moments has become Wilson's signature; without his contributions Fulham would be 12 points worse off this season."
"Of those 12 goal involvements, 10 have come in his last 11 league appearances (six goals and four assists). His eight goals have all been masterclasses in ball striking: from an audacious effort from the touchline at Spurs to his outside-of-the-boot finish against Palace that earned him December's goal of the month. He has scored eight goals with an xG of just 3.81, giving him a +4.19 xG difference the second highest in the league."
Harry Wilson spent his first three seasons at Fulham mainly as a substitute, making 89 league appearances with 48 from the bench and being taken off 34 times. He scored just 12 league goals across three years and was nearly transferred to Leeds. He now starts 20 of Fulham's 22 league games and has 12 goal involvements this campaign, with 10 of those in his last 11 league appearances (six goals and four assists). He scored a 92nd-minute free-kick to win against Brighton. His eight goals have an xG of 3.81, yielding a +4.19 xG difference, the second highest in the league. Igor Thiago moved from bricklaying in Brazil to Brentford in summer 2024 to replace Ivan Toney, but two knee injuries limited his first season and he returned to fill a striker void after departures.
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