Oscar Bobb's late goal lifts Fulham out of the relegation zone at Coventry
Oscar Bobb scored in the 80th minute to earn Fulham a Premier League win at Coventry on Saturday. The result lifted Álvaro Arbeloa's side clear of the relegation zone, the bottom three places in the table that send clubs down to the second tier at the end of the season.
The win was Fulham's first away victory in nine attempts, a run that stretched back to February. It came a week after they ended their slow start to the league campaign by beating Hull 1-0.
For Bobb, it was his first Premier League goal for Fulham. It was also his second goal for the club since his £27m move from Manchester City in January. The Guardian reported the goal as the decisive moment of the match.
Fulham had come close earlier. Josh King hit the post with a shot in the 18th minute, and the chance passed without a goal.
The defeat left Frank Lampard's Coventry side second-bottom. Coventry had beaten Newcastle 4-1 in their previous home game, so this result is a hard one to take for a club that had just shown what it could do in front of its own supporters.
Both clubs have busy weeks ahead. Fulham are due to host Crystal Palace in a cup tie on 28 October. Coventry return to their own ground to face Sunderland on 31 October, with a 3pm kick-off.
