Fulham boss Marco Silva hailed a crucial win after Fulham returned to form with an impressive 3-1 away victory over Sunderland.
Travelling to the Stadium of Light looking to turn around a difficult run of Premier League results, a brace from Raúl Jimenez and a breakaway goal from Alex Iwobi produced a clinical display to claim three points.
“A big win,” Marco said. “We knew that it was going to be another crucial game for us - very important.
"We came into it with some not good results for us in the Premier League, of course, after an incredible run during December and January. We wanted to bounce back at a place that has been very difficult for other teams to play, against Sunderland.
"It's a tough place to come with incredible support, they are capable of pushing them forward and making life difficult for the opposition. It's been working well for them and we knew it.
“Of course, the pitch wasn't perfect for both sides. We knew that this game needed certain types of characteristics and we did it. We knew that we had to keep the organisation and the composure, and we had to be aggressive."
Fulham made their moments count in front of goal, with Raúl's first goal coming from a well-worked set-piece, before the advantage was doubled from the penalty spot.
“We were clinical. A very good goal from a corner, very well-prepared and executed very well. We prepared that moment for Raúl and he scored. After that, a clear penalty and we score to make it 2-0.
“After the 2-1 is the moment that pleased me. We ended really well despite the pressure from the stadium buzzing in that moment. There were no chances from them until our third goal, and we scored the third goal in an incredible moment from us.
“Credit to Sunderland for the way they made life difficult for us, as always. But overall I think we deserved the three points. It's a big win for us.”
Marco also used his press conference to give an update on Kevin, who was forced off with an injury just before the half-time whistle.
“It doesn't look good unfortunately, but I cannot be 100 per cent sure as it's too soon. Probably tomorrow or in two days time we're going to know more about it and hopefully it's nothing serious, but right now the feeling is not the best. We have to wait.”