Onomah on target as Fulham halt Leeds’ unbeaten run

Nigeria born England junior international Josh Onomah made the difference on Saturday as he scored his first goal since December 2017 to raise the hope of Fulham for promotion to  elite division.

Fulham earned a 2-1 win over leeds at the Craven Cottage.

The former Spurs ace clinical finish moved Scott Parker’s side to within nine points of their opponents and halted Leeds’ 11-game unbeaten run.

Fulham climbed to third thanks to the win, courtesy of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s seventh-minute penalty and Onomah’s second-half strike, either side of Partick Bamford’s 10th goal of the season.

Leeds are second, three points behind leaders West Brom who drew at Brentford.

The first goal was always going to be vital and after Helder Costa had sent a first-minute volley into the arms of Marek Rodak, it went to the home side.

There seemed little danger as a cross came into the Leeds area, but Ben White needlessly pushed Bobby Decordova-Reid in the back. The striker fell and Fulham were awarded a penalty.

Leeds keeper Kiko Casilla guessed the right way and even managed to palm away Mitrovic’s spot-kick, but unfortunately for the Leeds keeper, the ball struck the inside of the post before rebounding over the line.

Onomah has represented England up to under-21 level. In May 2014, Onomah was part of the England squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing the full 90 minutes in the final against the Netherlands.

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In 2015, Onomah scored the equaliser against Croatia U-19 in a 1–1 draw. During the elite round of 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, held in March 2016, Onomah scored in wins against Georgia and group hosts Spain as England qualified for the final tournament by winning the group.