Marco Silva says ‘magic’ Harry Wilson is in best form of his career

Fulham manager Marco Silva praised “magic” Harry Wilson after his goal earned a 2-1 win over 10-man Chelsea at Craven Cottage, as incoming Blues boss Liam Rosenior watched from the stands.

Wilson has been Fulham’s man in form this season and, fresh from scoring his sixth of the campaign against Liverpool on Sunday, he struck the winner here, feinting his way past defender Jorrel Hato before finishing into the corner.

It was the 28-year-old, who also had a goal ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside in the first half, who was hauled down in the 21st minute by Marc Cucurella, the Chelsea defender red-carded for denying a goalscoring chance.

“He’s been incredible,” said Silva. “Right now everything he touches becomes something magic, something that will have an impact. You just have to try to take the best from him.

“It’s the best moment of his career definitely. He’s enjoying and he’s worked very hard. His numbers are top, incredible. Very humble, a hard worker always.”

One of Rosenior’s first tasks when he starts work officially on Thursday morning will be how to address his new team’s disciplinary issues.

This was the seventh red card they had received this season and the third time in the league they had gone down to 10 in the first half, though equally concerning for Rosenior will have been the sight of three Chelsea players talking themselves into a booking over their protests.

Interim boss Calum McFarlane, who now returns to his job with the under-21 side, rejected suggestions the team is struggling with discipline.

“Any red card affected the game massively,” he said. “We were just getting into our rhythm in that moment, starting to have a feel for what the solutions were. It came at a really bad time for us.”

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