Marco Silva makes numerous Championship title claims amid potential Fulham and AFC Bournemouth battle

Fulham manager Marco Silva believes his side deserve to be at the top of the Championship table as things stand but says they haven’t won anything yet, issuing caution as he spoke to his side’s media team.

The Cottagers have been the most consistent team in the second tier so far this season, enduring a five-game winless run between November and December last year but managing to recover well since then as they have stolen a march on the likes of AFC Bournemouth and Blackburn Rovers.

This comes as no real surprise with the west London outfit investing a considerable amount of summer in their squad during the summer despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on finances, with Harry Wilson arriving permanently from Liverpool in a £12m deal.

Not only did they recruit Wilson, but also the likes of Nathaniel Chalobah and Paulo Gazzaniga, both of whom have Premier League experience at their disposal with the former playing an integral part in the second-tier side’s first team recently.

They also have the league’s top goalscorer at their disposal in Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has scored 34 goals in 31 league appearances this season and has been a big reason why the current league leaders currently have the best attacking record in the division.

But despite all the factors in their favour and the fact they currently have a nine-point lead over Bournemouth, who have two games in hand over Silva’s side, the Portuguese boss has stressed the fact there’s still a long way to go.

Speaking after yesterday afternoon’s 1-0 victory away at Cardiff City, he said: “We are playing well and as a group we are fighting when we should fight, playing well when we should play well.

“We are playing with quality. This is the main thing for me. Not