Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon has claimed the Royal Caribbean Legend of the Match accolade after his decisive display against Aston Villa.
The use of our full-backs in attacking areas was a key tactic in our 1-0 victory over Champions League-chasing Villa, with the winning goal a prime example.
After a beautiful Timothy Castagne delivery picked out the head of Saša Lukic and his effort was parried by Emi Martinez, Sessegnon was on hand nice and high up the pitch to slam home the rebound with the composure we’ve seen time and again from our Academy graduate over the years.
He also played his part in a resolute defensive performance that limited our opponents to just one shot on target during the 90.
“What another great game from him,” Marco Silva said afterwards. “As a player, he can give me many different things – he's so versatile, he's a good football player.
“Improved a lot in his defensive process – that was important for him. And I'm very pleased. Of course, nice to see him to score the winner after we renewed the contract.”
Sess was the overwhelming winner of Legend of the Match with 45.2 per cent of the vote, putting him ahead of Lukic (18.9%), Castagne (10.7%) and Joachim Andersen (10.5%).