Mohamed Al Fayed toasts Fulham survival

Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed was jubilant after today's victory at Portsmouth secured his side's Barclays Premier League survival.

The Cottagers won 1-0 at Fratton Park - their third straight away victory - to finish above Reading on goal difference.

Al Fayed, who promised his players caviar and Viagra if they beat relegation rivals Birmingham last weekend, said: ``It was a difficult game but they had determination and they fulfilled their promise to me, which is fantastic. A great result today.''

He also paid tribute to manager Roy Hodgson, adding on Setanta Sports: ``We have a fantastic guy, full of humour and conscience. The result today was fantastic.

``I think he will stay for us and I hope we will (stay up) all the time!''

premiership michael dawson fa cup wrap up wrap andranik teymourian win team news steed malbranque tottenham chris smalling facup bristol rovers jimmy bullard sir alex ferguson england defeat andranik juventus roy hodgson mark schwarzer simon davies man utd paul konchesky sunderland bobby zamora injuries damien duff paul trollope chris baird wayne brown alberto zaccheroni europa league iranian draw amauri harry redknapp aaron hughes john paintsil football rumours giorgio chiellini stephen kelly