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Fulham cruise to promotion but must sharpen up for Premier League survival | Ben Fisher
Marco Silva’s entertainers have dominated the Championship but thoughts will quickly turn to ending yo-yo status
So there we have it. An unnervingly satisfying and problem-free season for Fulham has culminated just how near enough everybody thought it would, with warm congratulatory messages and celebrations after a leisurely return to the Premier League.
In the end it was not quite the serene stroll over the finishing line most envisaged but they were rarely troubled, always well-stocked – they have only failed to find the net in four Championship games this season – and with the procession complete and promotion boxed, the question is whether Fulham will round things off by blitzing their way to a century of goals (they have 98) in the remaining four games and, more pertinently, can they shed their reputation as a yo-yo team on return to the top table? The brutal reality is that Marco Silva’s attention will soon turn, if it has not already, towards becoming at least the 17th best team in the country.
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