Mitrovic hat-trick gives Fulham key win over promotion rivals West Brom

30-Oct-2021 13:36:46 | The Guardian

How fitting it was that Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You blared over the speakers as Aleksandar Mitrovic, clutching the match ball, stood in the centre circle wrapping up his post-match media duties. A core of worshipping Fulham supporters stuck around to serenade the striker as he conducted his own victory lap, fresh from a hat-trick that fuelled a comprehensive win and took his tally to an almost ludicrous 18 goals in 15 games.

Mitrovic makes this Championship lark look easy. He scored 26 en route to promotion two years ago and is as a close as it gets to a goal guarantee in the division. He will surely prove key to whether this slick Fulham team return to the Premier League at the first attempt and the frightening thing for opposition defences is that there are seven months of the season to play.