Neil Warnock has his say on Fulham’s run-in following Cardiff defeat
Football league
Wednesday 25th April 2018
Neil Warnock has had his say on Fulham’s run-in, with the Cardiff City boss admitting he can’t see Sunderland beating Slavisa Jokanovic’s side at the weekend.
Last night Warnock watched his Cardiff side throw a lead away against Derby County, losing 3-1 at the Pride Park Stadium and leaving the race for second in the Sky Bet Championship wide open.
It appears that it is a race between Cardiff and Fulham to join Wolves automatically in the Premier League, with Warnock turning his attention to Slavisa Jokanovic’s side’s run-in following last night’s defeat.
Fulham will face Sunderland at Craven Cottage on Friday, before travelling to Birmingham City on the final day of the season.
When quizzed by the BBC on whether relegated Sunderland could beat Fulham at the weekend, Warnock said: “Not really, no. You don’t want to be going to Fulham when you’re already relegated, but Birmingham won’t be easy.”
Despite last night’s defeat, promotion still remains in Cardiff’s hands, with the Bluebirds sitting second, a point ahead of Fulham.
Cardiff travel to Hull City on Saturday for their penultimate game of the season, when Warnock’s side will already know Fulham’s result.
Reading will be Cardiff’s opponents on the final day of the campaign.
The Verdict
Warnock has touched on Fulham’s remaining fixtures, but he will be fully focused on helping his side bounce back in the remaining two games.
Cardiff know that two victories will secure promotion by the end of the season, which makes things simple for Warnock.
Warnock is more than experienced enough to know what he is doing at this stage of the season and he will be confident of edging Fulham in the race for the Premier League.