Relegation Escape for Fulham?

Can you say clutch performance? That is what Fulham has delivered in the past two weeks in their fight to stay in the Premier League. A remarkable 3-2 comeback win against Manchester City last week and a 2-0 victory over fellow bottom dwellers Birmingham City have moved the Cottagers out of the drop zone for the first time since Christmas.

Yesterday Brian McBride headed home the go ahead goal and Erik Nevland sealed the win for Fulham. With Reading losing, Fulham leap-frogged up to 17th place. Next week Fulham plays Portsmouth which should prove to be a challenging last match. But to put it bluntly, Fulham has no other option except for victory if they want to secure another season of top flight football. Here are the other fixtures that will have implications in the relegation battle in the EPL:

• Birmingham City v Blackburn
• Reading v Derby County
• Chelsea v Bolton

It finally seems as though Roy Hodgson has Fulham playing quality football. Now if they had only started to find their form a bit sooner....