Match Verdict

BOTH these teams have qualities that can see them into the Championship play-offs. But it is unlikely, on this evidence, that either will be able to overhaul the present top two, both of whom are far more consistent. Fulham seemed to have come out of a slump with four successive victories, but they took far too long to hit their stride here. And by the time they found any rhythm, they were a goal down. Their late surge might have brought a goal, either in free play or from a penalty, but it was too little, too late.
Bristol City’s second goal was...